Memory Verse: Psalm 69:21 They put poison in my food; in my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.
Introduction: Obey Your Thirst (Sprite) In this Psalm, terrible things are plaguing David. He’s seeking the Lord, as he has that sinking feeling, that desperate thing of alienation and abandonment… and they try to poison him and give him vinegar - GROSS! How Vile! Sometimes when we’re sick, we have that sinking desperate feeling, we call out to God, we call out for healing.
Assignment: Tell us the most vile “remedy” you’ve ever had to consume in order to be rid of that “plague”. Was it something prescribed by a Medical Doctor? or was it an herbal remedy? We all know that Buckley’s commercial, it tastes awful, but it works. Would you take this remedy again? Did it work? Can you get your children to take it?
When I was about 7 years old, I had a terribly upset stomach. My mother gave me Peptobismal to help settle it and it tasted so bad, it made me vomit! I've never taken it again and never given it to my children.
The worst tasting stuff I've ever had was given to me in the hospital before my c-sections. It was bad enough the first time I had it but with my second baby I had to take it twice! It has to be taken a certain length of time before going into surgery. The nurse gave it to me and then there was a delay in taking me to surgery because of an emergency c-section being done so I had to take it again! YUCK!
