June 1: Day
Evening passed and morning came, marking the first day. Genesis 1:5 NLT
Was it really like that from the very beginning? Did light and darkness already take turns on the very first day of creation? Then it makes sense that my own life also moves through ups and downs, moments of bright blessing followed by seasons of shadow and loss. I shouldn’t expect it to always feel like spiritual high noon.
Sometimes, I’ll have to grieve the loss of past joys and search for Jesus in the quiet of the night. And I’m not alone in that. Every follower of Jesus has had to sing both sorrow and joy, feel both the pressure of trials and the relief of rescue, experience both weeping and happiness. That’s how God has designed life—for night and day to keep trading places in earth and in our spiritual lives until we reach the place the Bible says has “no night there.” Whatever God allows, I can trust it’s wise and good.
So what should you do, soul of mine? First, learn to rest in this rhythm God has set. Like Job, be ready to receive both good and hard things from His hand. Then take it a step further—let both your mornings and your evenings stir up praise. Thank God when joy rises like the morning sun, and worship Him when life dims into dusk. There’s beauty in both. Sing through both dawn and dusk, glorifying your God. Like the nightingale, lift up your voice no matter the hour. Trust that the night holds as much purpose as the day. Grace often falls the heaviest during life’s darkest hours. God’s promises shine like stars when grief makes everything else go dim.
Keep showing up to serve through it all. When the sun is shining, get to work. When it’s dark, stay on watch. Every hour has its duty. Keep going in your calling as God’s servant until Jesus returns in power and glory.
And when the evening of your life draws near, old age, weakness, and death, don’t fear it. It’s still part of the same day. And the Lord has promised, “I will protect him all day long.”