15 November 2010 Devotion for Today "Mondays" Psalm 145

15 November 2010 Devotion for Today "Mondays" Psalm 145


I'm probably being anachronistic again, but I grew up listening to the Carpenter's singing words to a tune that goes

something likethis: "Hanging around, nothin' to do but frown. Rainy days and

Mondays always get me down!" Do you like Mondays? I can't remember at whose office I saw this

but perhaps you have seen it also: the Peanuts cartoon character,Snoopy, the famous black and white beagle, is depicted in

attitude for each day of the week. On Friday, Snoopy is happy and smiling.Saturday, Snoopy is in ecstacy and floating on air.

On Sunday, Snoopy is happy too, but he has one eye of concern as he looks toward the next day. Then Monday comes and

Snoopy is bleary-eyed, laying down almost lifeless, with a black cloud over his head. Does this sound like your Monday? It certainly seemed that way with my children this morning-they were so tired and grumpy they could not even lift their heads from the breakfast table to eat, griping: "Man, why do we have to go to school?" . I felt badly for them having to

start off the day that way. But really, Monday is not unlike any other day. Its just that western culture is just blessed to have normally two days off on the week-end. Even in some European countries this is not true. We learned in Italy last week that the children there go to school six days a week (it wasn't long ago that they did that here in Germany). I said to my son who made the remark, "How would you like to grow up in a country where they didn't have a "Saturday?" He said, that would be all right, just as long as they didn't have a "Monday!"


David did not use the calendar that we use today, nor did he even

havea concept of "Monday" as we do today. He treats each day as a blessing and as an opportunity to serve and commune with God. He writes "I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise

Your name forever and ever.Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable."

(verses 1-3).


Notice he says, "every day I will bless you"? David says this because he knows that even our Mondays have blessings in them, and something worthy to thank our Lord about. Some preachers don't do this, but I work on Mondays. And typically it is not any better a day for preachers than for most other people. I had a preacher friend tell me in jest-"I never take off on Mondays, why be miserable on your own time?" But seriously,

Monday is a good catch-up day-one to reflect upon what happened the previous day, how to do things better next week

and whatnot to do again. Its a good planning day, but most of all its another day to rejoice in what God has done in my life. If "rainy days and Mondays always get you down", as the song goes,

then you have a reason to smile today, because Jesus loves you and He has given you another day. Bless Him for it. Have a blessed Monday!