This is the day….

This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made…

I remember hearing Keith Green singing this many years ago.  It is a paraphrase of Psalm 118:24, by Les Garret, a New Zealander, who at one stage lived in Australia.

Now which day was the psalmist talking about?  Passover, that great day in the Hebrew year, where the children of Israel were redeemed for God, by the blood of lambs, and the Angel of Death passed over them, and they were delivered from slavery in Egypt.

Of course it’s almost Easter Sunday here, and the Christian church could be singing about the day of resurrection. Easter marks when the followers of Christ have been redeemed by the blood of the One Perfect Lamb of God, who alone was worthy.

Or perhaps Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came and gave courage to that very small band of Jesus’  followers, who then went out and converted thousands of people at a time.

Or perhaps Today.  Every day is the day that the Lord has made, and we should indeed rejoice in the Lord every day.  Plus the Lord appointed “Today” in Hebrews 4:7.

 

In Matt 11: 28Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”  The invitation has been given.  There is no time given for here, but today would be most appropriate.

To rest in Jesus  is rest indeed