Friday, May 1, 2009

Dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life.

I just read this passage from the NASB, Luke 21:34-35:

Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap; for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth.

The context of the passage is Jesus telling his disciples about His return. It's pretty obvious how "drunkenness and dissipation" can dull the senses and keep you unaware of important things around you. I suppose it's also easy to see how worry can distract you and keep you from being alert. But even the biggest worldly concerns are only temporary. Not exactly a groundbreaking revelation, but something about how it came across in this passage this evening struck a cord.