Psalm 118:21-25 Revised Standard Version
21 I thank thee that thou hast answered me
and hast become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders rejected
has become the head of the corner.
23 This is the Lord’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save us, we beseech thee, O Lord!
O Lord, we beseech thee, give us success!
Word of God for the Children of God
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, amen.
Good morning this is the day the Lord has made!
Depending on how your day or week is going, you may not be too excited for me to give you this awesome welcome to a new day.
Still, as the scriptures do proclaim His truth; today is the day the Lord has made.
We all have days which rain down mixed blessings and Psalm 118 is all about finding the blessing in the midst of trials that bring those feelings of anxiety.
So let’s rejoice in the promises of God’s blessings and still remain glad in them.
How can our struggling countenance rejoice and be glad in our days when your life feels full of unlimited measures of both chaos, frustration and sadness?
What does it mean in Psalm 118:24 that this is the day that the Lord has made?
Psalm 118 is a very important Messianic psalm points directly to God whose goodness and grace lasts forever, and it identifies Jesus as Israel’s coming Messiah who has become their strength and stay.
And Jesus is our Redeemer as well. This is a psalm that rejoices over our great salvation and points directly to the Lord Jesus as our mighty Deliverer.
This is a song that is attached to the very core of God’s own heart, for it is referring to the scheduled day when the Lord Jesus Christ will sit upon His heavenly-ordained throne as David’s rightful heir in the holy city of Jerusalem.
THIS is the day the Lord has made.
THIS is the day of Christ.
THIS is the day of Israel’s redemption when His people cry out to the Lord Jesus: “Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna!”
THIS is the day when the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdom of our GOD and of His Christ.
This is the song of rejoicing and praise which Israel will sing on that thrilling morning when their long-awaited Messiah rides into Jerusalem in power and great glory at His second advent.
Then He will set up His eternal kingdom in the midst of His people Israel, as King of kings, Lord of lords, the Messiah of Israel and Savior of ALL.
What a day that will be.
When the psalmist says, “This is the day that the LORD has made,” it’s not just about sunny skies and good vibes. It’s a declaration that no matter what the day holds, it is still God’s.
It means that God’s love, mercy, and faithfulness are already waiting for you in this day. Even when life feels unpredictable, God’s love doesn’t waver or stop.
Rejoicing doesn’t mean pretending that everything is fine. It means choosing to trust the One who made the day—and who holds you in it.
Each morning brings a new opportunity to rest in God’s love, to find joy not in perfection but in God’s presence.
You don’t have to carry yesterday’s weight into today. God’s love is new each morning—and it will meet you again tomorrow.
What rejoicing will flood the earth for this is the great day towards which the Lord’s plan of redemption has been steadily moving for millennia.
This is the day when God’s favor towards mankind will reach its fulfilment.
This is the day when there will be a resounding chorus of great joy, as all God’s people unite together with one great chorus of praise, as we sing in unison:
“This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it. Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His mercy endures forever.”
At His first coming Jesus came to His own people, but they rejected Him; and yet He was the royal Son of David, the Anointed of God.
He was the Stone which the builders rejected, yet He is the One who became the chief Cornerstone.
The man who falls on the Stone will be broken to pieces (saved by grace through faith) BUT on whosoever that Stone falls (unbeliever) will be scattered like dust.
At His first advent, they disapproved of His birth.
They criticized Jesus because He was from Galilee.
They disapproved of His lack of formal education and were highly critical when He exposed their hypocrisy, religiosity and man-made traditions.
They condemned Him for being a friend of tax collectors, lepers, crippled, and of talking, drinking water with a Samaritan woman and eating with prostitutes.
They closed their ears to His teaching, their eyes to His miracles and their heart to His Truth, .
At His first coming, a Roman spear pierced His side, from which poured out redemption’s blood-red stream over the sinful race of fallen man – as a dying, sin-cursed earth, groaned beneath the weight of sin, waiting in fervent hope for this special day of redemption.
And the sharp, double-edged sword which proceeds forth from His mouth at His second coming will destroy the wicked in the day of wrath, and the earth will be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.
What does it mean this is the day that the Lord has made?
“This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Psalm 118:24.
Each day is an unmistakably rich and precious gift from God, with new grace and new opportunities.
Jesus says that we have only this one day, and we must not be anxious for the day tomorrow.
This will be a day of great rejoicing and much joy; a day of blessing and grace; of health and happiness; of righteousness, justice; prosperity; peace and pardon.
This is the day when crowds will gather at the glorious second advent of Israel’s long-awaited Messiah, all nations will join in the joyous celebrations to honor the Lord most high.
This is the day of Christ’s glorious exaltation, which began with His rejection and humiliation at Calvary’s cross, but will climax on His great coronation day.
How we look forward to that day, when together we will sing: “This is the day that the Lord has made. We WILL rejoice and be glad in it!”
How can I apply Psalm 118:24 today?
Psalm 118:24 infuses meaning into today to know that God has made the day and has a purpose for it. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. The God who made us made everything that’s around us on this day that we have to experience. He’s made this day, so let us all rejoice.
In the name of God, the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit …
Praying …
Psalm 103 Revised Standard Version
Thanksgiving for God’s Goodness
A Psalm of David.
103 Bless the Lord, O my soul;
and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the Pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who satisfies you with good as long as you live[a]
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord works vindication
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses,
his acts to the people of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor requite us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pities his children,
so the Lord pities those who fear him.
14 For he knows our frame;
he remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass;
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place knows it no more.
17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
upon those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children,
18 to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his commandments.
19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, O you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his word,
hearkening to the voice of his word!
21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts,
his ministers that do his will!
22 Bless the Lord, all his works,
in all places of his dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, amen.
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