Proverbs 23:20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Again, when it’s time to stand your ground on those occasions of social drinking, the Christian must not be pliable. If alcohol is being served on some festive occasion, and the Christian is prompted to indulge, for the sake of friendship, let a clearcut answer be given in favor of the truth, and the prompters will in most cases be reconciled to your firm principles.
Standing your ground also pertains to issues on the proper observance of the Sabbath, for there will be times when pressure will be brought against those who choose to honor God, by keeping holy the 7th day of the week. When employers might need work done urgently, they may attempt to get the Christian to violate his or her conscience, by working on the sacred hours just this once.
And it may seem unreasonable if the Christian in question doesn’t buckle under the load of pressure. The Christian in such circumstances must be able to stand their ground, and leave the results in God’s hands. Every year when daylight saving time comes around, and the hours are shortened there’s always that one thing that has to get done, or else. What we have all discovered over the years is that there can never be enough hours in the working day.
Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!