DEMON-INVITING HABIT
Memorise: And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but
be filled with
the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18
Read: Proverbs 23:29-35, King James Version (KJV)
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.
Bible in one year: 1st Samuel 14:47-16:23, Proverbs 6:1-15
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 (2nd Chronicles 20:1).
“….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.
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