Thank God It's Not Friday

Whew! It's hump day, only two more days until the weekend! Does your week seem to be filled with waiting for the weekend? Do you say things like, "If I could just make till Friday..."? We have Monday morning blues, hump day on Wednesday and then we declare TGIF at the end of the week. Why? What makes our weekends so much better? Is it just because we sleep late and don't have to work? If you're like me, you end up getting up early anyway and aren't our weekends just as busy as our week? We spend time looking forward, focused on tomorrow, forgetting to enjoy today so that by the time we get to the weekend we've missed opportunities all week to tap into God's goodness.
Twice the Bible tells us to 'sing and proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day' (1Chron. 16:23 & Psalm 96:2). Have you spent any time today singing and proclaiming the good news of His salvation? If we focus on Him then we'll know what He has for us today and we won't miss out. If we ask, the LORD is faithful to open our eyes to new and glorious things but we have to be willing to ask and we must 'be still and know I am' in order to hear His voice. Psalm 118:24 reminds us, "this is the day the LORD has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it." We've sung that verse dozens of times but how often do we do it? Did you thank Him that He gave you life today? Are you glad to be moving, breathing, living?
If you'll notice the verse says, we will rejoice which indicates that rejoicing is a choice, an act of our will. It's not something that just comes naturally or happens upon us. We have to apply ourselves! How many of you have ever woken up with a song running through your head? Listen the next time that happens. Zephaniah 3:17 says that, 'He rejoices over us with singing' but often, the only time we can hear Him is when we are sleeping. God wants us to be happy, whether our circumstances dictate it or not. He has saved us from the pit of hell! The Creator has given us life because He loves us. He has redeemed us and healed us because He loves us. He has provided for us, sanctified us and set us upon a rock because He loves us! I could go on and on for any one of those reasons would be enough reason to sing of His salvation but for most of us He has done so many things there is not room or time enough to list them all.
How much do you think your life would change if from this day forward you made it a point to rejoice each day and proclaim the good news of His salvation? How about a "Thank you Jesus I am alive today!"? You know what else Zephaniah said? He said, "God is in our midst." That's not very far away at all. Think about it. Be still and listen. He loves you with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3) - share it.