No "Last Call" In The Kingdom
Most of us have been there. "Last call," yells out the weary bartender...good news for him, bad news for those party animals who've just gotten started.
It's a funny thing-- the more a man drinks, the more he wants to keep drinking. From sober to buzzed, buzzed to blurred, and finally blurred to blacked-out. Sometimes the drinks seem like they'll keep flowing all night long. Then...reality sets in, and that sobering "last call" almost sucks the alcohol right out of ya. It's true-- the bar always closes. The drunk skunk has to find his way home (or pass out in the bushes behind the bar).
It's ironic how much "wine" pops up in the Bible. Almost makes you wonder why numerous churches preach a "dry" lifestyle. Heck, Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine (and the finest fermentation, at that). Sadly, the church is commonly known for being a "party-pooper." Jesus was known for keeping the party going.
Jesus is a fountain and his love's better than wine. Fountains never go dry and wine makes people really smiley. Fountains are refreshing and wine makes people really bold. You get the point.
When Jesus turned water into such fine wine, he was demonstrating the reality of his intoxicating love. Anyone who's ever had a few drinks (or a lot more) knows that tingly feeling alcohol gives. You feel free as a bird! All the sudden, there isn't a care in the world. Worries are a distant memory and the bliss drowns out all sorrows.
The religious people called Jesus "a drunkard....a winebibber." He didn't care. He never promoted drunkenness, and contrary to what some denominations teach, he certainly didn't preach abstinence. Only religion would do such a thing.
This post has little to do with alcohol. However, it still should be said...those who feel they are gaining some sort of "holy standing" through abstinence, are putting their hope in what the apostle Paul called "dung." Human efforts cannot create or add anything to what the Real Gospel declares. All of humanity is as clean as a whistle, simply because our Papa says so (Acts 10). Sadly, not everyone realizes it...lots don't act like it-- but truth is still truth. Tell a girl she's bad, naughty things will manifest. Tell her she's a peach, sweetness will seep out and stick to everything!
Jesus told the woman at the well that his water would end her thirsty days. Just like his wine, his water over-delivers. His well never dries up. In fact, drinking from his well enabled this woman to be a well for others to drink from. She, who was once thirsty, became a thirst-quencher for her entire community.
The days of thirst are over! When the bartender yells out, "Last call," Jesus responds, "Come to my after-party. I have cellars full of wine from another realm!"
There's no, "last call" in the kingdom. Jesus offers an inebriation that Jack Daniels can't touch. And it's hangover-less. Drink up.
It's a funny thing-- the more a man drinks, the more he wants to keep drinking. From sober to buzzed, buzzed to blurred, and finally blurred to blacked-out. Sometimes the drinks seem like they'll keep flowing all night long. Then...reality sets in, and that sobering "last call" almost sucks the alcohol right out of ya. It's true-- the bar always closes. The drunk skunk has to find his way home (or pass out in the bushes behind the bar).
It's ironic how much "wine" pops up in the Bible. Almost makes you wonder why numerous churches preach a "dry" lifestyle. Heck, Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine (and the finest fermentation, at that). Sadly, the church is commonly known for being a "party-pooper." Jesus was known for keeping the party going.
Jesus is a fountain and his love's better than wine. Fountains never go dry and wine makes people really smiley. Fountains are refreshing and wine makes people really bold. You get the point.
When Jesus turned water into such fine wine, he was demonstrating the reality of his intoxicating love. Anyone who's ever had a few drinks (or a lot more) knows that tingly feeling alcohol gives. You feel free as a bird! All the sudden, there isn't a care in the world. Worries are a distant memory and the bliss drowns out all sorrows.
The religious people called Jesus "a drunkard....a winebibber." He didn't care. He never promoted drunkenness, and contrary to what some denominations teach, he certainly didn't preach abstinence. Only religion would do such a thing.
This post has little to do with alcohol. However, it still should be said...those who feel they are gaining some sort of "holy standing" through abstinence, are putting their hope in what the apostle Paul called "dung." Human efforts cannot create or add anything to what the Real Gospel declares. All of humanity is as clean as a whistle, simply because our Papa says so (Acts 10). Sadly, not everyone realizes it...lots don't act like it-- but truth is still truth. Tell a girl she's bad, naughty things will manifest. Tell her she's a peach, sweetness will seep out and stick to everything!
Jesus told the woman at the well that his water would end her thirsty days. Just like his wine, his water over-delivers. His well never dries up. In fact, drinking from his well enabled this woman to be a well for others to drink from. She, who was once thirsty, became a thirst-quencher for her entire community.
The days of thirst are over! When the bartender yells out, "Last call," Jesus responds, "Come to my after-party. I have cellars full of wine from another realm!"
There's no, "last call" in the kingdom. Jesus offers an inebriation that Jack Daniels can't touch. And it's hangover-less. Drink up.
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