An Ideal Day by Dr. Warren Wiersbe
Read Psalm 92:1-6
As we begin each day, we trust we'll still be around at the end of the
day. What happens in between depends on how we start in the morning
and how we end in the evening. Verses 1 and 2 describe an ideal day:
"It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your
name, O Most High; to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and
Your faithfulness every night."
That's how we ought to live each day. When you wake up in the morning,
remember His lovingkindness. Don't wake up grouchy, saying, "Oh my,
another day." Wake up saying, "Today the Lord loves me, and His
lovingkindness endures forever. God has my life in His hands. There's
nothing to be afraid of."
During the day offer praise and thanksgiving. "It is good to give
thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High."
Find every reason you can to praise Him--even for little things like
parking places, phone calls that bring a blessing to you or perhaps
news of a friend.
At the close of the day, remember God's faithfulness. In the morning
we look forward to lovingkindness. During the day we experience that
lovingkindness. And at the end of the day, we can look back and say,
"God has been faithful." No matter how difficult this day may be for
you, when you get to the end, you're going to be able to look back and
say, "Great is Thy faithfulness."
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Each day has its own set of burdens, blessings and challenges. How you
begin and end a day determines what kind of day you will have. Begin
your day with lovingkindness. Praise God and thank Him during the day.
In the evening, remember His faithfulness during the day. What a great
recipe for living a day at a time!
The Book of 1 Corinthians Chapter 01 1. ¶ Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2. Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: 3. Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 4. I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 5. That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; 6. Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: 7. So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 8. Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9. God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
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