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Every society has great days which are remembered and celebrated. In like manner, there are some great days recorded in the Bible that deserve our attention and appreciation. What might be included in God’s list of “great days”?

    First, the day of man’s creation is a great day (Gen. 1:26-31). On this day, “the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Gen. 2:7). When God created man, He created: 1) One in His image (Gen. 1:27, 9:6; Jas. 3:9). 2) One with reasoning capabilities and a sense of morality (right and wrong). 3) One with an eternal soul (Ecc. 12:7). How great this sixth day of Creation was!

    Another great day was when God called Abraham to follow Him (Genesis 12:1-5). God called him to leave his father’s idolatry and serve Him alone (Gen. 12:1; Josh. 24:2). On this day, God declared His plan for salvation would be fulfilled through Abraham. He said that through Abraham, all nations would be blessed. The calling of Abraham required a tremendous amount of faith in God. This is because Abraham did not know where he was going, nor how long he would be gone. He cut off all ties from his homeland as well (Gen. 12:1). This great day when God called Abraham set him apart from all others, and because of Abraham, we are blessed today (Gal. 3:26-29)!

    It was a great day when Christ was born. On this day, God’s promise of a Savior had been fulfilled (Gen. 3:15; Isa. 7:14, 9:6; Lk. 2:29-30; Matt. 1:21). This day was great because of the great joy experienced by those who saw Christ. Of course, it goes without saying that Mary and Joseph experienced great joy at the birth of Christ! Also, when Christ was born, the angels sang joyful praises to God (Lk. 2:7-14). When Christ was born, the wise men rejoiced (Matt. 2:7-12). This day was great because a great One was born (Lk. 1:30-33) and salvation had come to man (Matt. 1:21, 25; Lk. 2:29-30; Jn. 18:37).

    The day Christ resurrected was a great day of victory. Christ’s resurrection came upon the first day of the week, three days after His death (Matt. 28:1-6; Mk. 16:1-6; Lk. 24:1-5; Jn. 20:1; Jn. 2:19, 21; Lk. 24:7). As was true concerning other aspects of His life, Christ’s resurrection was a fulfillment of prophecy (Ps. 16:10; Acts 2:9-32). The day Christ resurrected was a great day, for it was on this day that Satan was crushed (Gen. 3:15). It was this occasion that declared Jesus Christ “to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness” (Rom. 1:4). It is also by the resurrection that baptism now saves us (I Pet. 3:21). Yes, the day our Lord resurrected was a great day!

    Finally, the Day of Judgment is a great day yet to come. Therefore, we must prepare ourselves for that day. It is on this great day that all people will be judged according to what they have done, with God’s word as the standard of judgment (II Cor. 5:10; Rom. 2:6; Jn. 12:48). On this day, we will learn our eternal destiny, either Heaven or Hell. Those are our only options (Rom. 2:7-11; Matt. 25:46)!

    May we appreciate the great days that have gone, and may we prepare our souls for the great day we will experience one day — The Lord’s Judgment!

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