It is still before 6 a.m. this Lord’s Day. I’ve been up for a while, as is normal for me. The temperatures dropped into the upper 30s overnight, so I put all the ingredients for a chicken and rice soup in the crock pot to greet us after we get home from worship and Bible Class. Today I will be reading the Scripture lessons and singing with the Praise Team in the late service, but for the most part I will get to sit with my bride and worship our good and gracious God with all the others in attendance. In a few minutes I will do some exercises trying to strengthen my old, aching knees before going on with the rest of my day.

This is a good day. That thought kept going through my head this morning, as did the refrain of a song by Fernando Ortega. He recounts all the events of a normal day where he lives, and then sings this refrain:

This good day It is a gift from You.
The world is turning in its place
because You made it to.
I lift my voice
To sing a song of praise
On this good day.

 This is a good day. I live in the assurance that God, the one who made everything, is still in control. I have the certainty that Jesus, who came down to this earth to pay for my sins and conquer death for me and everyone else, is reigning in heaven. I know that the Holy Spirit is continuing to work in me to keep me in the faith and help me to live a holy life that shows my faith to others. This Lord’s Day is a good day.

Don’t think that I am saying my life is trouble free or without problems. I’ve got my share of woes. But I try to keep my focus on Jesus and all that He has done for me. Which reminds me that this is a very good day.

 Psalm 118:24 This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 122:1 I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

You can listen to the song I mentioned above here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7nZVtZFE0A