Wine is Dangerous Stuff

Who hath woe? Who hat sorrow? Who hath contentions? Who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Proverbs 23:29-30

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Noah, as a fallen human being, had his weak spots as we all do. We do not know if Noah had a tendency to drinking wine or whether his drunkenness was a one-time event. In any case it set a number of things into motion. If he had not gotten drunk he would not have been in the position for his son Ham to see him naked and think bad thoughts about his father. There probably would have been a circumstance where Ham’s thinking would have come out but it would not have been because of Noah. None the less, because Noah showed human weakness it set in motion many issues and clarified the defective qualities of Ham and his descendents. This story also shows that God works with human beings even if they have defects of character. God knows us, He knows our weaknesses, and He wants to work with us.

Prayer for Today: Thank You Lord for loving us even though we are weak and erring. Even the best of us are sinners and have fallen short of Your plans for us. Yet You still want to work with us. It is amazing that You would want to do this with us. Help us we pray to trust that You have a plan, and that we can be a part of it. Help us to trust You and to believe that You love us.