Luke 21:34 KJV
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
This is an important verse as our Lord tells us those things that we may get so caught up in that we are unaware when Christ returns.
Surfeiting -Barnes Notes defines this as,
Excessive eating and drinking, so as to oppress the body; indulgence in the pleasures of the table. This word does not include “intoxication,” but merely indulgence in food and drink, though the food and drink should be in themselves lawful.
Drunkenness -
Barnes Notes once again say,
Intoxication, intemperance in drinking. .... All nations have contrived some way to become intoxicated - to bring in folly, and disease, and poverty, and death, by drunkenness; and in nothing is the depravity of men more manifest than in thus endeavoring to hasten the ravages of crime and death.
Cares of this life
Because of the tenor of the two preceding issues, I would guess that this has to do with the over use of the things of life. We get ourselves over whelmed simply by getting too much of this life.
A person might have so much debt that it consumes their thoughts
A person might have so many possessions that they take too much time to maintain
A person might have so many plans that there is little time left over for the Lord or
A person might have so much money that they become preoccupied with the managing of it
Jesus said "....take heed to yourselves..." don't let this happen to you. You know it can happen, I have warned you of the dangers of it. Take heed and don't allow it to happen to you.
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
This is an important verse as our Lord tells us those things that we may get so caught up in that we are unaware when Christ returns.
Surfeiting -Barnes Notes defines this as,
Excessive eating and drinking, so as to oppress the body; indulgence in the pleasures of the table. This word does not include “intoxication,” but merely indulgence in food and drink, though the food and drink should be in themselves lawful.
Drunkenness -
Barnes Notes once again say,
Intoxication, intemperance in drinking. .... All nations have contrived some way to become intoxicated - to bring in folly, and disease, and poverty, and death, by drunkenness; and in nothing is the depravity of men more manifest than in thus endeavoring to hasten the ravages of crime and death.
Cares of this life
Because of the tenor of the two preceding issues, I would guess that this has to do with the over use of the things of life. We get ourselves over whelmed simply by getting too much of this life.
A person might have so much debt that it consumes their thoughts
A person might have so many possessions that they take too much time to maintain
A person might have so many plans that there is little time left over for the Lord or
A person might have so much money that they become preoccupied with the managing of it
Jesus said "....take heed to yourselves..." don't let this happen to you. You know it can happen, I have warned you of the dangers of it. Take heed and don't allow it to happen to you.
This was helpful.
ReplyDeleteToo cluttered lives leave us unable to deal
with the important things, such as giving
our all to God. I must go do some uncluttering.
Thank you!