Our house guest wasn’t nosey, accusing, or insulting but needed confirmation about the bottle on the coffee tray that resembled a well-known brand of whiskey—ours held agave. We all had a good laugh, but I knew it was my duty to find a new container for the sweetener. What if our visitor had not asked about the bottle’s contents and left disappointed in his friends? What if he was not someone who knew us well, left our home, and told others about the “whiskey” he saw?
You may think, That’s his
problem for making an assumption. Well, you are correct but also wrong. The
Bible teaches us not to judge others, but once I learned that others could easily
misconstrue the honey for a beverage, I felt it needful to act. Although whiskey
is not evil, its abuse is, and the Bible admonishes believers to avoid anything
that sets a bad example or gives reason for someone to stumble (or draw a wrong
conclusion): “Abstain from all appearance of evil” (1 Thessalonians
5:22). God holds us accountable for our thoughts, words, and actions. Our agave
now has an unmistakable container.
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