The term intoxicating often elicits a negative connotation. This state is achieved by allowing a foreign substance to enter your body. Alcohol is the most common drug used which tends to excite, stimulate or stupefy individuals. King Solomon provides a positive and negative example of intoxicating in the book of Proverbs.
A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love, Proverbs 5:19.
According to Solomon, love can be intoxicating. While the verse above may be graphic, sex in the context of marriage is suppose to bring pleasure to you and your soul mate. Unfortunately, some drift apart from their first love. When this occurs, lust can lead unsatisfied partners to become intoxicated with another person’s spouse. For those who wonder toward this dangerous place, intoxication can blind people from common sense.
Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife? Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman? – Proverbs 5:20
In the New Testament, the apostle Paul chooses the Greek work pharmakia in Galatians 5:20. This is where the English language gets the word Pharmacy. Whenever anyone allows a drug to enter their body, you become under the influence, like someone under a spell of witchcraft. Thus, be careful of becoming intoxicated or else you might lose your mind or something worse.
by Jay Mankus
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