You have all heard it: “Have a good day.” It is one of those things that gives me a problem sometimes. What kind of a day must one have to have a good day? Must it be free from any kind of difficulty? Do they know that Jesus wants to give them a good day? Do they know that a good day could be full of troubles? Well, we have the recipe for a good day in the Bible. First Peter 3:10-11, “For he that will love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good: let his seek peace and ensue it.”
It continues with this: “For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.” There we have it, how to have a good day! So when you wish a good day on someone, is it someone who is in line for a good day or is the face of the Lord against them? In this writing we want to think about what it takes to have a good day.
Keep thy tongue from evil
Jesus said; “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.” The heart is a container and it is full of something. Our heart is full of love for self and the world, or it is full of love for God and others. “Keep thy heart with all diligence: for out of it ar ...
