Rejoice and Be Glad!

 

 

This is the day the LORD has made.

    We will rejoice and be glad in it.

 

—Psalm 118:24 (NLT)

 

 

One and Only Creator God,

 

You, O LORD, have made this day!  So, I choose to rejoice and be glad in it!

 

Before You created everything there is—before You placed it all in order and set it all in motion—You knew this day would come, You knew the good plans You had for me today!

 

Today, I get to choose whether to embrace Your plans with joy and gladness, or to resist Your plans—as if to think that I would know better than You what is best for me—and only reap a harvest of trouble and hardship for my efforts.

 

So, help me open my eyes to all that You have done for me, to rejoice, and gladly and obediently submit my will to Your sovereign plans for me.  Help me to see that You have called me and saved me for such a time as this. 

 

Grant me the faith to believe that You have already arranged to supply me with everything that I need to accomplish Your will for me today and that, in doing so, You have made it possible for me to live this day with deep peace and enduring joy!

 

You, O LORD, have made this day!  So, I choose to rejoice and be glad in it!

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

This is the Day!

 

This is the day the LORD has made.

    We will rejoice and be glad in it.

 

—Psalm 118:24 (NLT)

 

 

One and Only Creator God,

 

You, O LORD, have made this day!  So, I choose to rejoice and be glad in it!

 

Before You created everything there is—before You placed it all in order and set it all in motion—You knew this day would come, You knew the good plans You had for me today!

 

Today, I get to choose whether to embrace Your plans with joy and gladness, or to resist Your plans—as if to think that I would know better than You what is best for me—and only reap a harvest of trouble and hardship for my efforts.

 

So, help me open my eyes to all that You have done for me, to rejoice, and gladly and obediently submit my will to Your sovereign plans for me.  Help me to see that You have called me and saved me for such a time as this. 

 

Grant me the faith to believe that You have already arranged to supply me with everything that I need to accomplish Your will for me today and that, in doing so, You have made it possible for me to live this day with deep peace and enduring joy!

 

You, O LORD, have made this day!  So, I choose to rejoice and be glad in it!

 

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

This Day!

 

 

This is the day the LORD has made.
    We will rejoice and be glad in it.

—Psalm 118:24 (NLT)

One and Only Creator God,

You, O LORD, have made this day!  So, I choose to rejoice and be glad in it!

Before You created everything there is—before You placed it all in order and set it all in motion—You knew this day would come, You knew the good plans You had for me today!

Today, I get to choose whether to embrace Your plans with joy and gladness, or to resist Your plans—as if to think that I would know better than You what is best for me—and only reap a harvest of trouble and hardship for my efforts.

So, help me open my eyes to all that You have done for me, to rejoice, and gladly and obediently submit my will to Your sovereign plans for me.  Help me to see that You have called me and saved me for such a time as this. 

Grant me the faith to believe that You have already arranged to supply me with everything that I need to accomplish Your will for me today and that, in doing so, You have made it possible for me to live this day with deep peace and enduring joy!

You, O LORD, have made this day!  So, I choose to rejoice and be glad in it!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Rejoice and be Glad!

This is the day the LORD has made.
    We will rejoice and be glad in it.

—Psalm 118:24 (NLT)

One and Only Creator God,

You have made this day!  So, I choose to rejoice and be glad in it!

Before You created everything there is—before You placed it all in order and set it all in motion—You knew this day would come, You knew the good plans You had for me today!

Today, I get to choose whether to embrace Your plans with joy and gladness, or to resist Your plans—as if to think that I would know better than You what is best for me—and only reap a harvest of trouble and hardship for my efforts.

So, help me open my eyes to all that You have done for me, to rejoice, and gladly and obediently submit my will to Your sovereign plans for me.  Help me to see that You have called me and saved me for such a time as this. 

Grant me the faith to believe that You have already arranged to supply me with everything that I need to accomplish Your will for me today and that, in doing so, You have made it possible for me to live this day with deep peace and enduring joy!

You have made this day!  So, I choose to rejoice and be glad in it!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Filled with Joy and Gladness in You

But may all who search for you
    be filled with joy and gladness in you.
May those who love your salvation
    repeatedly shout, “The LORD is great!”

—Psalm 40:16 (NLT)

                                                                                                                

Great and Glorious LORD God,

May I forever be filled with the joy and gladness of being in Your Presence—as I search to find You at work in every moment of each new day!

Help me to seek You first and seek You always:

·        In praise and worship—as I boldly declare who You are and testify to the amazing things You have done for me, with joy and gladness.

·        In prayer—as I pour out the depths of my heart before You.

·        In reading and studying Your Word—as I search to know You more.

·        And in quietness before You—so that I might hear Your Spirit speaking to my spirit.

Let me repeatedly shout, “The LORD is great!” when I see Your love at work:

·        In me—as You change my heart and patiently mold me into who You designed me to be.

·        Through me—as You use me to minister Your salvation to others, filling my mouth with words of Truth and Grace, and causing all of my actions to be a reflection of Christ’s love for us all.

·        And all around me—as You show me how I can be a part of the work that You are doing in the lives of those You sovereignly place in my path.

May I forever be filled with the joy and gladness of being in Your Presence—as I search to find You at work in every moment of each new day!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.