Just Another Day That the Lord Has Kept Me

Just Another Day That the Lord Has Kept Me

By Sherita Jones | The Anointing Grace

Yesterday, I woke up singing. My soul was overflowing with melodies to the Lord, creating new songs from the deep places inside me. All throughout the day, I sang. It was as if heaven opened, and my spirit poured out worship like water.

But today feels different. Today, I woke up in a hot room, my body tired, my chest aching under the weight of trials, tribulations, and storms. Sadness, sorrow, and weariness pressed on me the moment I opened my eyes. Even the simplest things, like washing my car, reminded me of my limitations, my lack, my reality.

And yet, in the middle of that heaviness, a song rose up in me:

“Just another day that the Lord has kept me…”

This song, made famous by Tessie Hill, is more than lyrics, it’s a testimony. Every word feels like the cry of my own soul right now, He kept me from all evil, My mind has been stayed on Jesus, Just another day, the Lord has kept me.

There is something holy about singing in the middle of sorrow. Yesterday, my song flowed easily, but today my song comes through tears. Yesterday, it was strength; today, it is survival. But either way, it is still worship.

When I sing “He kept me,” I’m testifying that the ache in my chest has not destroyed me. The storm has not swallowed me. My weariness has not silenced me. The Lord’s keeping power is holding me together when life feels like it’s falling apart.

That’s the beauty of this song, it doesn’t deny the struggle. It acknowledges that I am willing, and yet the Lord is still keeping me. It declares that in spite of all the battles, my mind is still on Jesus. And that is a miracle.

My heaviness is singing.

My sorrow is worshipping.

My weakness is testifying.

And in this moment, I realize something: the very fact that I can still sing is proof that the Lord has kept me.

So today, even with a hurting heart, even in the middle of lack, even when I don’t see the breakthrough yet, I choose to hum the melody, whisper the refrain, and let my spirit declare:

“Just another day that the Lord has kept me.”

Because being kept by God is not a small thing. It is everything.