“Do days have a voice?” In the book of Job we read of Elihu, one of Job’s “comforters,” who said, “Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom” (Job 32:7). Elihu’s statement rings true and very applicable to us today. Sundays come and go and “speak” to us saying,”This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24).
What is so special about Sunday? And why? For us, as Christians, Sunday has much greater significance than the rest of the week. What message do Sundays convey to us! Whereas each day speaks to us in some way, but Sunday, the Lord’s day, speaks best.
Sunday has “spoken” to us, hence we are present here today. To those who toil all week long, the dawn of this blessed Lord’s day seems brighter, fairer and fresher and more meaningful than any other day of the week. The Lord’s day beckons us away from a world of care and confusion, and invites us to “enter His gates with thanksgiving in our hearts and into His courts with worshipful praise and adoration. This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). Sunday speaks of gratitude with a call to worship and devote ourselves anew to Almighty God.
We come together in God’s house to commune with our great Savior and Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ who loved us and gave Himself for us. First Peter 1:8 tells us, “Though we have not seen Him, we love Him. Though we do not now see Him, we believe in Him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory.” Most interesting, in addressing christian suffering and conduct in view of our complete salvation, Peter writes “Unto you, therefore, who believe He [Jesus] is precious” (1 Peter 2:7). (Is He precious to you today and every day?).
Jesus is Precious because “He isthe brightness of God’s glory, and the express image of His person,” “He is the lily of the valley, He is the bright and morning star, He is the fairest of ten thousand to our souls.” That’s why He is worthy to receive glory and honor, and power. For He has created all things and for His pleasure they were created” (Rev. 4:11). For you are worthy, O, Lord.
The joys we experience in this precious time of worship and the fellowship we share, are second to none. Jesus is most worthy to receive adoration and praise, honor, power, and glory; much more than we can offer to Him, because of human limitation. Let us therefore crown Him with many crowns who died for us and hail Him as our King of kings and Lord of lords because He is Lord. He has risen from the dead. Let every knee bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:10,11).
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness,
bow down before him, his glory proclaim;
with gold of obedience and incense of lowliness,
kneel and adore him the Lord is his name.