"In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the Lord."
Jeremiah 51:39
This is part of the punishment of Babylon's sins, and I thought it was interesting because drunkenness and sleep are things that are often welcomed as a way to escape the harsh realities of life... but here God shows us one perspective, that they are things that are separating us from life, and the more those escapist things fill our lives, the less we live.
I don't think that this means we can't be escapist sometimes... a normal amount of sleep is a super good idea, and reading a book, playing a game, or watching a movie can be enjoyable and help us take a step back and manage the stresses of life, reminding us that there are a lot of good things in our lives as well as the ones we don't really want to face that day. :) However, today let's keep in mind the idea here of perpetual sleep, which is akin to death, and make sure we are moderate in our escapist tendencies rather than going too far and truly seeking to check out of our lives.
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