Memory Verse: Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.Proverbs 23:33
Read.Proverbs 23:29-35
Pro 23:29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Pro 23:30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Pro 23:31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
Pro 23:32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Pro 23:33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Pro 23:34 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.
Pro 23:35 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.
Message
Ephesians 5:18 (Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit), says you should be filled with the Holy Spirit and not with wine. That means, you should be so full of the Spirit that there will be no room for any spirit of liquor to occupy. If you are not full of the Holy Spirit and you drink beer or alcohol, you cannot avoid confusion. Those who take alcohol will most likely find sexual sins attractive. Some of them have as a result gone into incestuous intercourse with their daughters or relatives or even rape. Alcohol makes one more vulnerable to sexual sins. If you were struggling with your flesh and you start taking alcohol, you will descend into a deeper level of bondage. Verse 33 of today's reading says,
“Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.”
Some Christians will build their personal houses and instead of creating a prayer room there, they will have a bar where they will stock different kinds of wines. When you try to dissuade them, even their wives will rise up in their defence. Don't be surprised to find that they are already having mistresses outside, and if care is not taken, the strange women that are now more appealing to them may drive away their legitimate wife and take over. That shall not be your portion!
The truth is, any Christian sister who allows her husband to drink alcohol is simply setting the stage for strange things to happen in her home. Is your husband saying, 'It is just a little harmless sip once in a long while', remember a little occasional sip today will become an uncontrollable gush tomorrow. Be warned! In addition, having a bar in a Christian home completely negates the ethics of godliness. It is an invitation to the spirit of liquor to have its permanent abode in that house. That house will no longer have peace! Having a bar in your home is having an altar for Satan in that home. You can be sure that the Holy Spirit will simply step aside. Believers' homes should be identified by the serenity of the place and by the provision of a prayer room for God. You should have an altar where God will meet with you daily. If you don't, convert your bar or one of your rooms into such an altar for the King of kings today!
Key point
If you truly want Jesus Christ living in your house, remove all thrones you have created for the devil.
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Hey guys, hope you had a great week and a fun weekend, yet another week starts tomorrow... sigh.
Just wanted to leave you guys with a link to bible verses about drinking and getting drunk here you should go through it to further understand what the bible says. Drink but do not be drunk. The verses say a lot and give you a greater understanding of it all. Hope you have a great week ahead.
Happy Mother's Day to my Lovely Mother and all the Mothers and Mothers to be out there! This picture is about 2 years old, my hair was still really short.
My fave old school picture of my mum.
In other news, I might be MIA on the blog for a little while because I've been getting really busy but believe me I WILL TRY when I have the time. I really don't want to mess it up honestly, so I need to be very careful with time and everything else. I know I've been on a roll with the constant blog post almost everyday through last month and this month so far so please give me some credit for that :)
I'll be back in full force soon enough... so please bear with me.
Love,
Eki
Love your blog! Where do you get your weaves from, if you dont mind me asking? :)
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This blog is fantastic. I have seen a lot of blogs that discuss alcohol addiction and they use to look at it more on the psychological, social, and/or medical aspect. But this one is more of the spiritual or biblical side which I would say more powerful. Thank you very much for sharing your wonderful thoughts Eki.
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