Open Heaven 27 February 2021: [Saturday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Dangers of Alcohol III
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OPEN HEAVEN 27 FEBRUARY 2021 TOPIC: Dangers Of Alcohol III
MEMORISE: Woe unto him that giveth
his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken
also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! – Habakkuk 2:15
READ: Genesis 19:31-38 (KJV)
31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old,
and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all
the earth:
32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with
him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
33 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.
34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said
unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him
drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may
preserve seed of our father.
35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and
the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down,
nor when she arose.
36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their
father.
37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the
same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Philippians 1-4
Open
Heaven 27 February 2021 MESSAGE:
“Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy
bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their
nakedness!” – Habakkuk 2:15
Not only is it sinful to drink alcohol, it is also sinful to
offer it to others. I used to think it was all right to give alcohol to other
people to drink as long as I was not drinking it until my Father-in-the-Lord
preached that it was wrong and he backed it up with the Bible passage above.
Also See: OPEN HEAVEN 26 FEBRUARY 2021 –
DANGERS OF ALCOHOL II
The day I heard that message, I got rid of all the alcoholic
drinks I kept at home for entertaining visitors because I didn’t want a curse
on my head. In those days, I had friends who were sailors, and whenever they
travelled, they brought me all kinds of alcoholic drinks. Some of my other
friends knew this and always visited whenever they wanted a drink. Whenever they
arrived, they would say “We can’t pass the house of the king without saying
hello to him”. Little did I know that I was the ‘King’ of alcohol. I thank God
that I am now well known for soul winning and holiness.
Open Heaven 27 February 2021 – Dangers of Alcohol III
Habakkuk 2:15 says if a person knows the dangers of alcohol and
avoids it, but still gives it to others, then woe unto that person. As such,
when you are organising a party and some people are suggesting that you serve
alcohol even though you don’t drink, tell them that you don’t want any curse on
yourself.
If you truly love your neighbours and relatives, you would be
persuading them to stop taking alcohol, not offering it to them. The Bible
says:
“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.” – Proverbs 31:6
Are your relatives and friends ready to perish? Do you want to
be a tool in the hand of the devil to make anyone perish? If your answer is
‘no’ then you shouldn’t offer anyone alcohol.
When Lot’s daughters offered their father alcohol, they thought
they were doing him good, but their ill-conceived decision later on created
enemies for Israel (Genesis 19:37-38).
Open Heaven 27 February 2021 KEY POINT:
Offering
alcohol to people will bring a curse upon you and ultimately lead to their
destruction.
Open
Heaven 27 February 2021 HYMN 16: O Lord, Our Help In Ages Past
1. O Lord, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.
2. Under the shadow of Your throne
Your saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Your arm alone,
And our defence is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting You are God,
To endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in Your sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5. The busy tribes of flesh and blood,
With all their lives and cares,
Are carried downward by your flood,
And lost in foll’wing years.
6. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
7. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come:
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor
E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical Churches
in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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