The Plumbline

Life Hack #16: Oh listen, dear child—become wise; point your life in the right direction. Don’t drink too much wine and get drunk; don’t eat too much food and get fat. Drunks and gluttons will end up on skid row, in a stupor and dressed in rags. (Proverbs 23:19-21) It might seem a little restrictive, but if you look at the reasoning behind each of these "hacks", there seems to be this theme of "safety", "well-being", and "overall protection". Is this a hard and fast rule to avoid the consumption of alcohol and rich foods? If we examine this in the context of the principles being taught,  we find this is a principle to guide us into choices which are "moderated" by wisdom and common sense in our lives. It isn't a debate over the merits or demerits of consuming alcohol as much as it is a call for us to make all decisions about these life choices with wisdom, guided by the Holy Spirit, and within the boundaries of moderation. The app

It might seem like the foundational principles we are to embrace in this life are a little restrictive at times, but if you look at the reasoning behind each of them, there seems to be this theme of "safety", "well-being", and "overall protection".  As we explore our fifteenth principle today, we could take this at face value and believe it is a hard and fast rule to avoid the consumption of alcohol and rich foods.  Yet, if we examine this in the context of the principles being taught throughout this entire passage we have been exploring, we find this is another principle to guide us into choices which are "moderated" by wisdom and common sense in our lives.  It isn't a debate over the merits or demerits of consuming alcohol as much as it is a call for us to make all decisions about these life choices with wisdom, guided by the Holy Spirit, and within the boundaries of moderation. Oh listen, dear child—become wise;   point your life in t