A New Day
July 10, 2008 by Tony
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Psalms 3:5 (ESV)
5 I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
I have often struggled reading the Psalms in the past. Mostly because many are laments of David’s struggles and I often feel like I can’t relate to people wanting to kill me.
However, I’m getting better at appreciating God’s voice in these Psalms. This verse hits home for me. Everyday that I wake up is a new day God has given me. Why has God blessed me with a new day? So that He can work through me today for His good pleasure (Phil 2:13) which in turn blesses me with pleasure as well. One day it may be to face a horrific challenge. One day it may be to just enjoy the day that He has given me.
The point is, I went to bed and I awoke again, only by the grace of God for his good pleasure. How do I please God today so that I may join Him in His pleasure?
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There are certain things many people (including myself), always take for granted. Someone in bed might wonder “but why shouldn’t I get up in the morning? What deadly thing can really happen to me? Will I die just this night?
We take it as a right to see the next day. It is not long ago that I truely realised it is a favor. An undeserved favor
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Amen. Thanks.