Christian can drink?

* Luís Alberto Alves

A very polite Christian traveled in the first class of a flight when a flight attendant came with a drink and offered him a dose. Seeing that it was an alcoholic beverage, this gentleman politely denied the drink.

The stewardess as soon as she returned with another drink, much more expensive, with olives and lemon ... The Christian man again denied, and said that he did not consume alcoholic beverages.

The stewardess was worried, and told the head of the flight attendant what had happened.

The head of the service then ordered her to prepare another drink with flowers and other decorations to make the drink even more attractive, but still that gentleman so polite denied the drink.

The shipmaster became worried and then came to that Christian and said,

"Do you see anything wrong with our services?" We are trying to make your trip more comfortable ... Please accept our offer, it's a courtesy!

At that moment, the man looked at both of them and said:

- I am a Christian and I do not drink alcoholic beverages.

The chief continued to urge you to accept the offer until the Christian then proposed that the flight attendant and the flight attendant go together to the cockpit and serve this drink to the first flight pilots.

The steward was frightened and replied that he could not give alcohol to the pilots on duty because if one of them drank anybody on that plane they would reach their destination. The chief of the service still said, "It is forbidden for them to drink on duty!"

The Christian man smiled and said,

"Just as they do not drink on duty to protect lives, I do not drink because I want to protect my faith. My flight is different: it is a journey of faith, where I need to be connected to the Holy Spirit all the time, remaining vigilant and praying without ceasing. I can not allow anything other than God to control my attitudes.

Then the flight attendant and the stewardess left that man, but words he heard from him and the testimony they saw of him will never leave the mind and heart of those two people ...

Maybe its temptation might be in other areas, or maybe it's exactly in the drink ... Maybe it's sex, maybe it's a fight of submission, anger, pride, clumsy words, gossip, betrayal ... No matter what the that you are tempted, but remember that each one of us is on duty and we are more than pilots, policemen, firemen or doctors ... We are agents of miracles fulfilling a service for the Great King! Continue steadfast, watchful, and being an example in every respect for believers and nonbelievers.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor