When we think of Psalm 118:24 we often picture a beautiful scene that brings us to relaxation and peace. Yet when Jesus sang this hymn at the conclusion of His last Passover, He was looking toward a day of trial, scourging, and death on the cross. But He was able to face the obstacles before Him with a peace and satisfaction, knowing that He was doing the will of His Father. As we approach today, and each day, we need to remember that for the believer, life is about doing the will of the Father. May we be ready to follow the Lord no matter where leading Him will bring us. Remember He has promised to be with us, so that we never have to face anything alone. Draw strength from the promises of the Lord, and recognize that “This is the day the LORD has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it.”

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I am a fisherman, and as I go out and catch a nice fish, I like to put it back into the water, and then with a sense of satisfaction over the pleasure of the catch and release, I sit back and immediately get a sense that “I want another one!” All the fish I catch never seems to satisfy me; it only feeds the desire to get one more! Why is it so easy to become ungrateful? No matter what we have we seem to want more. Because of our perspective, we struggle to see the value of what is going on around us. Part of our struggle is that we see the world through the lens of what is best for ME! Ingratitude takes us places we were never designed to go, it makes us focus on ourselves, and causes us to believe that we deserve something better, or that we are somehow missing something that we need. How do we overcome ingratitude? We do so by intentionally directing our focus to what the Lord has done for us, and then remembering what He will do for us. Take some time today and read Psalm 118 from your … READ MORE