This is the day

This is the Day

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This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us be rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 ESV

As we began the Christmas season at Life Care Center today, I shared the message that Christmas is the day that the Lord has made (specially chosen). Not even Mary and Joseph knew the exact day, if they had, they would have left a few days earlier! For each of our lives, it is the same. Many days come along that challenge our faith, our joy and endurance. We sometimes stop and wonder how God could have allowed this to happen to us. But all the days, both happy and sorrowful are given to us by the hand of our loving Father. I hope you will be uplifted and encouraged by the message of this original song, “This is the Day”. 

This is the Day by Peter Caligiuri
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What Day is It?

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

No matter what the calendar says, or what is happening in our world, we can always join in with King David by saying, “This is the Day that the Lord has made!” I hope you will enjoy our sing along at the Life Care Center a few weeks back.

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This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 NKJV

That is a question that friends ask, doctors ask and that we all want to know. But whether we recall the date or not: no matter the season: This is the Day That the Lord Has made! I hope you enjoy this living little opening medley of two of our favorite choruses. This is the Day and Thy Loving Kindness seem to be big hits with the residents at Life Care Center and I hope that you will enjoy listening and maybe even sing along!

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Every Step of the Way

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Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15‭-‬16 NIV

On my morning walks I have been greatly enjoying watching one little brood of ducklings growing up as they waddle along with all their might after their mom. Their eager footsteps remind me of one of choruses we used to sing. “This is the Day that the Lord Has Made”. That was a song we sang with enthusiasm and hand clapping, focusing on the following line, “we will rejoice and be glad.” part of the verse. But even though we sang the words, usually we went out and lived the rest of the day, oblivious as to whom it truly belonged. We easily forgot that the day was not ours. When we just, “seize the day” as one popular saying urges us to, we will find ourselves on a pathway alone. That is because every day, not just the one we call, “The Lord’s Day” belongs to Him. Until He has redeemed it, we will miss His purpose. Until we put our time into His hands, we will miss the wisdom of my little web-footed friends, of following Jesus every step of the way!