November 11, 2011
“Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.”
Those in misery and hopeless situations often do not see a way out unless it happens to be by the bottle. I really do not understand why Bathsheba seemingly condones the use of intoxicating beverage to ease the pain of those suffering. It almost seems as though she looks down upon those in such a situation and says because Solomon is better than those people he shouldn’t be taking apart of those actions. Which reminds me of what Pastor G and Margaret have been reiterating all week, “Because we are Christians, we have the freedom to not drink”. Not saying we are better than those who have yet to accept God’s gift of eternal life, but we have a freedom they do not have. We are not enslaved by the snares and traps of addictions that litter this world with broken marriages, friendships, and lives. We have been purchased by the blood of Christ and all these worldly practices no longer have a grip on us.
In applying this I will never allow anything to possess my life in the form of an addiction seeing as it will only hinder my walk with God.
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