Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? - Proverbs 23:29
We are on about Day 15 or so of the current crisis, and what lessons have I learned by this point? 1: NFDM, non-fat dry milk, does not last forever, and woe to the one who sticks his nose into the bucket to check! It is also not wise to gasp in surprise when ones nasal sense is assaulted by spoiled NFDM. 2: I am not one to do a lot of going out normally and a stay-at-home order does not change that substantially. However, we are to love our neighbor, and for some this thing is huge.
Twice last night, I woke up to odd noises. Is cabin fever setting in already? While it is unlikely for myself, with my enduring only small changes, it may be so for others who are accustomed to being out and about nearly all the time. What might they turn to for solace in this time? The verse for today seems to have no point, although we can easily see a theme. The next six verses explain the point quite thoroughly, and it involves alcohol, as in too much wine and wanting more. Some will turn for comfort to the wrong things in this time. A time of testing that could be much better endured in Christ, they will turn into a time of woe as they seek the methods of the world's lusts.
For all of us, we must be careful how we pass a time of enforced solitude. Throughout God's word, woe comes as a consequence of sin. Let us have faith in the Lord Jesus, and keep this a time of testing.
Love to you in Christ Jesus, Bucky
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