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THIS IS THE DAY!
BY
PASTOR JOHN MOTZ

THE SUMMER SEASON IS WINDING DOWN AND IS BEGINNING TO GIVE WAY TO THE NEW RHYTHM OF FALL. SCHOOL IS ABOUT TO START AGAIN; WE ARE HIRING A NEW STAFF MEMBER AND WE ARE PREPARING FOR NEW GROUPS AND MINISTRIES TO LAUNCH IN THE COMING MONTHS.
THE SUMMER WAS A GREAT SEASON AT NEW LIFE WITH NEW BABIES BORN INTO THE CHURCH FAMILY, NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED, THE NEW WORSHIP TIME, NEW POINTS OF CONNECTION LIKE THE LADIES LINE-DANCING AND NEW FAMILIES REACHED THROUGH OUR FANTASTIC VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! PLUS, WE ARE STILL GETTING READY FOR THE UPCOMING RIVER BAPTISM, NOW THAT WE ARE IN AUGUST. IT’S BEEN A GREAT SUMMER!
ALSO, THIS SUMMER, OUR SUNDAY MORNINGS HAVE FOCUSED ON THE PSALMS AND ALLOWING THEM TO HELP SHAPE AND GUIDE OUR PRAYER LIVES. ONE (OF MANY) THAT WE WILL NOT EXPLORE THIS SUMMER IS PSALM 118, WHICH BEGINS AND ENDS IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY: “GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD, FOR HE IS GOOD! HIS FAITHFUL LOVE ENDURES FOREVER.” (PS 118:1 & 29) THROUGHOUT THE PSALM, IT SPEAKS OF CHALLENGES WE FACE AND ALSO OF GOD’S DELIVERANCE. ONE OF THE KEY VERSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PRAYER STATES “THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE. WE WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT.” (VS 24) WHAT A GREAT REMINDER AS WE BEGIN EACH DAY, THIS NEW DAY IS THE GIFT GOD GIVES TO US, AND IT IS FILLED WITH HIS PRESENCE EVEN AS WE CONFRONT THE DIFFICULT ISSUES LIFE BRINGS OUR WAY. AND BECAUSE OF HIS GOODNESS AND HIS PRESENCE, WE CAN REJOICE EVEN IN THE FACE OF HARDSHIP.
IF YOU ARE FEELING PRESSED, TAKE A MOMENT, RECOGNIZE HIS GIFT IN THIS DAY, AND REJOICE IN AND BE REFRESHED BY IT!