Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Peasants used to drink sour wine. Even Jesus was offered some when hanging on the cross. This vinegar-like wine blunted the teeth and made it troublesome to eat. Smoke from a campfire also frustrates the sight. So is the sluggard, lazy, unfaithful person to him that sent him on a mission.
When our Lord sends us on a mission, we are to lay aside all other priorities. We are to solely focus and concentrate on the job He accorded us the privilege to do. When we allow other things to distract us, we are to His teeth as vinegar, and to His eyes as smoke.
Do we have a mission from Him? Is there a particular job He would have us accomplish during the vanity of our time on earth? Each of us has to answer this question for himself. But whether we have a special calling in this world or not, there is one mission He has sent us all to do, something that is part and parcel with our salvation. While in this world, we are to be as He is. As His people, we are to be the world’s luminaries shining with the exemplary light of His virtues. We are to show the world how life should and could be lived. We are to represent the character of Yehoshua the Messiah on earth.
When we fail in this mission, when our lives are distracted by the foolish elements of life, When we are lazy to accomplish this precious calling, we are like the vinegar that Jesus was given to drink at the cross, brew which he rejected. We also become like the smoke of a campfire that impairs His vision.
Let us now take this reflection to heart. Let us be to the One who saved faithful messengers of His light, diligent carriers of His Words, dependable representatives of His virtues.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Peasants used to drink sour wine. Even Jesus was offered some when hanging on the cross. This vinegar-like wine blunted the teeth and made it troublesome to eat. Smoke from a campfire also frustrates the sight. So is the sluggard, lazy, unfaithful person to him that sent him on a mission.
When our Lord sends us on a mission, we are to lay aside all other priorities. We are to solely focus and concentrate on the job He accorded us the privilege to do. When we allow other things to distract us, we are to His teeth as vinegar, and to His eyes as smoke.
Do we have a mission from Him? Is there a particular job He would have us accomplish during the vanity of our time on earth? Each of us has to answer this question for himself. But whether we have a special calling in this world or not, there is one mission He has sent us all to do, something that is part and parcel with our salvation. While in this world, we are to be as He is. As His people, we are to be the world’s luminaries shining with the exemplary light of His virtues. We are to show the world how life should and could be lived. We are to represent the character of Yehoshua the Messiah on earth.
When we fail in this mission, when our lives are distracted by the foolish elements of life, When we are lazy to accomplish this precious calling, we are like the vinegar that Jesus was given to drink at the cross, brew which he rejected. We also become like the smoke of a campfire that impairs His vision.
Let us now take this reflection to heart. Let us be to the One who saved faithful messengers of His light, diligent carriers of His Words, dependable representatives of His virtues.
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