Today’s Thought “Impropriety” G. Ward

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus *said to Him, “They have no wine.” John 2:1-3

Did Jesus go to the package store to purchase some fermented juice to enable His cousin Leroy to get drunk? Moreover, did He go against His word and for His first miracle allow intoxicants (cf. Pr.20:1, 21:17, Eph.5:18)? Here’s what’s actual; the percentage of alcohol in the bible (namely wine) had you drinking a gallon before drunkenness would ensue. Jesus, of Jewish descent created a Hebrew standard of mixed wine (a paste mixed with water). The Greeks were referred to as barbaric (Ro.1:14) because they allowed what was the ordinary practice of less than a week’s fermentation to become months, increasing the alcoholic content greatly. Distilleries didn’t come into fruition until one thousand years after the New Testament.

Are you a believer? Well, next time you take Jesus drinking, getting your buzz on, just tell HIM, “Holy Savior, you started it!”

Happy Wednesday!