This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it [Psalms 118.24]. This is the day which the LORD hath made. A new era has commenced. The day of Davids enthronement was the beginning of better times for Israel; and in a far higher sense the day of our Lords resurrection is a new day of Gods own making, for it is the dawn of a blessed dispensation. No doubt the Israelitish nation celebrated the victory of its champion with a day of feasting, music and song; and surely it is but meet that we should reverently keep the feast of the triumph of the Son of David. We observe the Lords day as henceforth our true Sabbath, a day made and ordained of God, for the perpetual remembrance of the achievements of our Redeemer. Whenever the soft Sabbath light of the first day of the week breaks upon the earth, let us sing, This is the day the Lord hath made, He calls the hours his own; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. We by no means wish to confine the reference of the passage to the Sabbath, for the whole gospel day is the day of Gods making, and its blessings come to us through our Lords being placed as the head of the corner. WE WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT. What else can we do? Having obtained so great a deliverance through our illustrious leader, and having seen the eternal mercy of God so brilliantly displayed, it would ill become us to mourn and murmur. Rather will we exhibit a double joy, rejoice in heart and be glad in face, rejoice in secret and be glad in public, for we have more than a double reason for being glad in the Lord. We ought to be specially joyous on the Sabbath: it is the queen of days, and its hours should be clad in royal apparel of delight. George Herbert says of it: Thou art a day of mirth, And where the weekdays trail on ground, Thy flight is higher as thy birth. Entering into the midst of the church of God, and beholding the Lord Jesus as all in all in the assemblies of his people, we are bound to overflow with joy. Is it not written, then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord? When the King makes the house of prayer to be a banqueting house, and we have grace to enjoy fellowship with him, both in his sufferings and in his triumphs, we feel an intense delight, and we are glad to express it with the rest of his people.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 05:48:24 +0000
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