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Monday... We take so much responsibility on ourselves and others


Psalm 118:23-24 (NLT), "This is the Lord's doing, and it is wonderful to see. This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it."

Monday... We take so much responsibility on ourselves and others.

Do you realize that God has made today, he has made this Monday? We look at situations and blame ourselves for what has happened. But "This is the Lord's doing." Now the response to it is our doing.


So how do we start this day that the Lord has made? Verse 1 says, "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever." But it is so easy to play the blame game. This day is my fault, this day is their fault. And yes, how we view it has a lot to do with our response to this day.

Again, "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever." And "This is the Lord's doing, and it is wonderful to see." and "This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it."

And the way we start each day shows our high opinion of ourselves and others.

Verses 5 & 6 says, "In my distress, I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?"

So let's get our view of this day in the right perspective.

Verses 8-9 says, "It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust people. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes." Or Republicans and Democrats. We put a lot of credit and blame there, don't we?

Verse 14, "The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory." So let's reach out and take it.

Verse 22 says, "The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone." This verse refers prophetically to Jesus the Messiah, but the ancient rabbis interpreted it as a reference to David. And that is a big difference. Let's get with it and put our trust in Jesus. And then verse 23, "This is the Lord's doing and it is wonderful to see." Our life is to be based on God through his son, Jesus our Messiah.

Verses 28-29 says, "You are my God, and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will exalt you! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever."

So that is how we start this day that he has made. Now it is very important to have a relationship with him to reap the benefits. So please give him your life, right now! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning


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