Another sign that society is deteriorating is the continuing legalization of marijuana use in various states. One big indication that you have crossed the border from Texas into Oklahoma is the proliferation of “head shops” where the drug can be purchased in various forms.
In Proverbs 20:1, the wise man wrote, “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray is not wise.”
Whether alcohol or marijuana, or any other drug which alters the mind and looses the natural inhibitions that govern sober decisions, it is foolish to imbibe.
It is disheartening for Christians to defend intoxicants as relatively innocuous. The reality is far different. They destroy families, scar society, and have ruined the lives and health of untold millions. No one denies this is true, but many foolishly think they are immune to the dangers, and that such warnings as Proverbs 20:1 is not needed for them. I wonder the percentage of those who social drink, but who have never gotten drunk? I imagine it is very small.
Consider carefully the words of Peter, “For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries” (1 Peter 4:3).
The Christian walk is one of sobriety and holiness. When we stoop to the moral practices of the ungodly, we compromise our ability to walk the path of righteousness as God requires.
