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"I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen." (Luther's Morning Prayer)
Thursday, July 18, 2024 - Day 200 (Through the Bible in a year readings for today: Psalm 28-30; Acts 21:1-14)
LOOK FORWARD TO JOY
Weeping may tarry for the night but joy comes with the morning. (Psalm 30:5b ESV)
The Psalmist gives hope to anyone lost in life’s long night of weeping. Disappointment, disillusionment, despair, and disasters of life come to all of us at some time, resulting in weeping. But the morning also comes with its joy.
“And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:4b)
“Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” (Psalm 51:12)
“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” Romans 8:18)
All the earth with joy is sounding:
Christ has risen from the dead!
He, the greater Jonah bounding
From the grave, His three-day bed,
Wins the prize:
Death's demise -
Songs of triumph fill the skies!
(“All the Earth With Joy Is Sounding,” Lutheran Service Book #462)
Lord Jesus, my Savior, thank You for being the joy of my life. Help me always remember this, especially when I find myself focusing on life’s long night of weeping. In Jesus’ saving name. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
Daily Bible Reading Chart covering the entire Bible in one year.
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