Re: Verse reading–1 Samuel 1:1-20 (day one)
“No, my lord, I am a woman deeply troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord.” (v 15) The Bible often compares spiritual life to being drunk. “Do not get drunk with wine but be filled with the Spirit.” (Ephesians 5:”But others were saying, ‘They are full of sweet wine’ ” (Acts 2:13–at Pentecost) Even Hannah is accused. Perhaps it is because drunkenness and spiritual life both displace or short-circuit the ego. In one case, we “lose control” to a negative influence. (alchohol). In the other, we “surrender control and choice” to a higher/better mind. (Spirit) In both cases, someone or something else takes over. One thing is clear, so long as my ego is in charge, the Lord cannot be. Something has to break my heart so that my soul pours out, my defenses leave and the Lord comes in to reign.
