The Distraction of Alcohol

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

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🗓️ 2 August 2018

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Throughout the Bible God commands those who desire holiness to abstain from alcohol. This is not just for leaders; this is for all of Christ's followers who want to avoid the distractions of this world. Everyone gives their strength to something. It is tragic to give your strength to something that will only make you weak. Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Enjoying the Journey broadcast with Scott Pauley.
0:11.3	For the next few moments, we look to God's Word to discover simple Bible principles that will help us to live the daily Christian life and to enjoy the journey.
0:23.6	When I say Proverbs 31, immediately people say, oh, you're going to talk to us about the virtuous woman.
0:29.9	But in fact, Proverbs 31 does not begin with a section on the virtuous woman.
0:35.4	It actually begins with a section on virtuous leaders.
0:39.1	It begins with a portion of scripture where a mother is speaking to her son.
0:44.8	In Proverbs 31, verse 4, we read,
0:47.5	It is not for kings, O Lemuel. It is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes, strong drink, lest they drink and forget the law and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
1:00.5	Give strong drink into him that's ready to perish and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
1:05.0	Let him drink and forget his poverty and remember his misery no more.
1:09.6	This is an interesting portion of scripture.
1:12.1	We've talked about the destruction of alcohol,
1:15.8	and we've talked about the description of alcohol.
1:18.7	We come now to the distraction of alcohol.
1:22.7	A mother who wants more for her son's life than he could ever want for himself
1:26.7	basically says to him,
1:29.0	alcohol is only going to serve to distract you from your purpose. It's going to keep you from real
1:33.8	living, and it's going to keep you from leading others like you ought to. A King Lemuel,
1:40.2	your mama says, alcohol is not for you. And not only is it not for you because of you, it's going to affect others if you drink wine.
1:49.0	Now some people are going to look at this same portion of scripture and they're going to say one of two things and both would be wrong.
1:55.0	Somebody's going to look at it and say, well, I'm sad or troubled and so I just need to drink.
2:00.0	That's what this passage says.
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