This is the Day which the Lord has Made!

By Hazel Holland

Imagine the scene. Knowing that He would soon suffer and die as the Passover Lamb, Jesus commanded His disciples to make the necessary arrangement for this special meal. Jesus wanted to eat the Passover lamb with His disciples before He became the Passover Lamb (Luke 22:15).

The Scriptures tell us that following the Passover meal they sang a hymn, and then went to the Mount of Olives (Matthew 26:30). Did you know that the hymn that they sang has been sung by Jews down through the centuries as they have celebrated the Passover? It’s called the “Great Hallel” and is taken from Psalm 118, verses 22 and 24.

The words of this song must have been a source of encouragement to Jesus and a vivid reminder that His death would not be in vain. Knowing that the time and place of His crucifixion was drawing near, Jesus joyfully sang, “This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it!” Can you hear His words of victory as they echo down through the corridors of time? “The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner!”

Jesus knew as He sang this song that He had a divine appointment with destiny.  He knew that He was born for such a time as this. Now His time had come. His approaching death would provide redemption for all those who would put their trust in Him. That is why He could sing in glorious triumph, just hours before His death, “This is the day which the LORD hath made.  We will rejoice and be glad in it.”

Are you rejoicing in His glorious triumph over death and the grave? You can you know! Ever since that day when Jesus chose to lay down His life for you and me, we have been forgiven of our sins and restored back into right relationship with the Father.  Will you allow God's goodness to break your heart so that you can now have an intimate relationship with Him through the Spirit?