this is real life…

another thing that noah did after he came out of the ark was he got drunk. that’s not how it’s supposed to end! he gets drunk.

genesis 9:20-24 (msg), noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. he drank from its wine, got drunk and passed out, naked in his tent. ham, the father of canaan, saw that his father was naked and told his two brothers who were outside the tent. shem and japheth took a cloak, held it between them from their shoulders, walked backward and covered their father's nakedness, keeping their faces turned away so they did not see their father's exposed body. when noah woke up with his hangover, he learned what his youngest son had done. he said, “cursed be canaan! a slave of slaves, a slave to his brothers!”

this is like rocky getting knocked out in the last round! like forrest gump leaving his friend in the jungles in vietnam! like john wayne waving the white flag! but this is real life. it’s not hollywood.

that’s one of the things i like about the bible. it tells us the real truth about GOD’s people. no punches pulled. and when i see this real truth, i know that GOD’s not lying to me about people’s lives. HE’s not painting fairy tales. here’s a man of incredible faith who made an incredible difference and also made an incredible mistake. any of you like that?

just a thought from the front porch…