A Weighted Down Heart
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Luke 21:34 But take heed to yourselves lest perhaps your hearts
be weighed down with debauchery and drunkenness and the
anxieties of life, and that day come upon you suddenly as a
snare. (35) For it will come in upon all those dwelling on the
face of all the earth
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Lord's word here is similar to that in 17:27: "They were
eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being
given in marriage, until the day in which Noah entered into the
ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all." The generation
of Noah was characterized by the indulgence of the lustful
self. Debauchery and drunkenness in 21:34 refer to the
indulgence of the lustful self in the excess of the enjoyment
of eating and drinking.
Those who indulge their lust in eating, and drinking and who
are weighed down with the anxieties of life will become
stupefied by their enjoyment and anxiety. Suddenly,
unexpectedly, "that day" will come upon them as a snare as a
net cast over them. This snare will come upon all those
dwelling on the face of all the earth.
I can testify that the trend, or the tide, among mankind has
changed a great deal over the years. Debauchery, drunkenness,
and the anxiety of life have never been as prevailing as they
are today. On the one hand, people are struggling for
enjoyment; on the other hand, they are suffering from anxiety.
Debauchery, drunkenness, and anxiety lead to different kinds of
disease. …consider how many people are struggling to indulge
their lusts. Many are competing with others to have better cars
and houses. But as they struggle for enjoyment, they suffer
from the anxiety of life. As a result, that day will come upon
them as a snare.
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry,
from Witness Lee, Life-study of Luke, pp. 413-414. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat
4/11/02)
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