Good Days

June 4, 2014
Dear City Calvary,

Do you remember the show "Happy Days" - with Richie, Potsy, the Fonz and the rest of the cast?  It was a good TV program and all but why did they call the show "Happy Days"?  Was it because life in the 1950s was happier - or - the teenage years (age of the main characters) are most happy?  Maybe happiness was found at "Arnold's Drive In".  What about other decades or the other stages of life, are they less happy?  What decade would the show "Sad Days" be about?  Would it be filmed at Leroy's Lounge?

The Bible doesn't talk about "happy days" but it does talk about good days.  In 1 Peter 3:10-11, Peter quotes David (Psalm 34) "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from deceitful speech.  He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it."  What makes this Psalm interesting is the timing of when David wrote it.  David is homeless and on the run for his life - being chased by King Saul.  He is alone in Gath (Goliath's home town) and having to pretend he is mentally insane in order to spare his life from the king there.  Those weren't happy days for David - but he calls them "good days" and writes about what it is to "love life".  Good days and loving life are not tied to a decade, age group, location, circumstances, or even our own personal happiness.  To love life and see good days comes from Jesus and having His character lived out in our lives.  Praise God for the wonderful hope we have in Jesus.  Be sure to re-read 1 Peter 3:8-12 as we see how to treat one another in the Body of Christ.

This Sunday, we will be talking about missions.  It's an important topic, seeing as all of us are called to full time mission work - wherever we go in our daily lives.

Blessings in Jesus,

Pastor John