Memorise: And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled
with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18
29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who
hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath
redness of eyes? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that
go to seek mixed wine. 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it
is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At
the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 33 Thine
eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 34 Yea,
thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that
lieth upon the top of a mast. 35 They have stricken me, shalt
thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when
shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
There are
many avenues through which demons can possess an individual. One of them is
alcoholism. Alcoholism is a subtle habit that introduces a man to demonic
possession and/or introduces demons to the alcoholic. It is a volatile avenue,
a broad avenue open to many categories of demons, violence, sexual immorality,
pride, folly, to mention but a few. It is unfortunate that some believers are
beginning to consider ‘moderation’ in the consumption of alcohol. It is this
liberal approach to the handling of the issue of alcohol consumption that is
increasing demonic operations in lives that are supposed to be Holy
Spirit-filled. This is why Ephesians 5:18 says: “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the
Spirit.”
How does
alcoholism invite demons? Our Bible text for today answers that in part: One of
the symptoms of demonic possession is sorrow, and the text asks: “who hath
sorrow?” and answers straightaway: “…they that go to seek mixed wine.” The
scripture goes ahead to warn; “look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when
it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.” The demon of
sorrow is put in motion to possess alcoholic; and this is confirmed by the
infallible Word of God. In addition, our text says: “Thine eyes shall behold
strange women….” Here the demon of sexual immorality is set in motion by
alcoholism. A married man does not remember his marriage vows when put under
the influence of alcohol. An alcoholic can sleep with the worst psychiatric
patient. Alcohol promotes the sexual immorality of incest.
“And the firstborn said unto the young, Our father is old, and there is
not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner f all the earth:
Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may
preserve seed of our father. And they made their father drink wine that night:
and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when
she lay down, nor when she arose.” Genesis 19:31-32
The products
of these incestuous acts were the hateful Moabites and the children of Ammon
who later became sworn enemies of the children of Israel
“….and
thine heart shall utter perverse things.” Alcohol can turn you to a talkative
or a blasphemer. Those who ordinarily may not speak perverse things momentarily
become outspoken under the influence of the demon of alcohol. Beloved, if you
have not considered alcohol as a medium of demon-possession till date, I advise
you to give it a second thought, be faithful to yourself and abstain forthwith.
Most of the woes that many people face can be traced to the demon of alcohol.
The Word of God is forever settled; the earlier we live by its precepts, the
better for us.
Action Point: Break yourself loose from the demon of alcohol and pray
that all that the demon of alcohol has destroyed in your life be restored in
Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year: 1st Samuel 14:47-16:23, Proverbs 6:1-15
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