One of Those Days

The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty! Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore. (Psalm 93:1-5 ESV).

Ever have one of those days where you go to bed and your mind is racing because of a situation that you can’t seem to stop thinking about it? You lay there hour after hour and now, not only are you thinking about it, but you are also thinking about the lack of sleep you are getting and the long day you have tomorrow. Ever have one of those days where you wake up exhausted before you’ve even started the new day? Ever had one of those days when nothing seemed to go the way you hope or expected? “We all seem to have one of those days at one time or another. At one time or another we all feel like Charlie Brown on the pitcher’s mound when a screaming line drive is hit right back at us! The question has to be, “So, what do you do when they come?” Let me make a few observations that are born out of the truth revealed in this season we are celebrating. First, do your best not to panic. We don’t need to panic simply because we can have faith in the grace of God. We can learn to lean upon the grace of God. God’s grace is mentioned over and over throughout the Bible. God’s grace is His love that offers us mercy, forgiveness and redemption. Jesus came to die for our sins and to redeem us from our sins. It’s His compassion. He knows what life is like. Jesus came and experienced its hardship. He can relate to you. He has compassion. His grace is also seen in His supernatural help in our life. It’s born out of His love and compassion toward us. It comes through our knowledge of His love toward us through Jesus Christ. From that love He gives “grace.” Grace is His ongoing supernatural help to you in every situation. Second, go quickly to the Lord with your plight. Tragically we often turn first to others and our own devices. Go to the Lord first. When I have one of those days, the first thing I do is ask God for His grace to be multiplied in my life. That’s where the real power is, not in ourselves or others. The writer of Hebrews put it this way: Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16 ESV). Come on, let’s take the mound again and pitch without fear. The Lord does reign!