Open Heaven 25 February 2021: [Thursday] Daily Devotional By Pastor E.A Adeboye – Dangers of Alcohol I
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OPEN HEAVEN 25 FEBRUARY 2021 TOPIC: Dangers Of Alcohol I
MEMORISE: 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. – Proverbs 23:29-30
READ: Proverbs 23:29-35 (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 ha
ve 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: Exodus 11-13
Open
Heaven 25 February 2021 MESSAGE:
Many people have argued about whether it is right for a
Christian to drink alcohol or not. Some say it is okay to drink but not to
drink too much. However, that is not what my Bible says. The Bible says that
you should not even look at alcohol no matter how alluring it might seem to
you.
“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.” – Proverbs 23:31-32
Also See: OPEN
HEAVEN 24 FEBRUARY 2021 – PERSEVERANCE
You see, the Bible says if you as much as look at alcohol, it
will eventually bite you like a serpent. I think that alone should be enough to
make you stay away from alcohol.
No alcoholic can make it to heaven. How do I know? It is there
in our Bible reading for today – Proverbs 23:33:
“Thine eyes shall behold
strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.”
Anyone who takes alcohol will behold strange women and their
heart will utter perverse things. Can someone who lusts after strange women make
it to heaven? Can a person whose heart is full of perverse things go to heaven?
The answer is no, so someone who drinks alcohol cannot be serious about making
heaven.
Open Heaven 25 February 2021 – Dangers of Alcohol I
Stop taking alcohol. You cannot control the influence of
alcohol; it rules over whoever takes it. However, not only will it rule over
the fellow, it will also bring evil to the person. A number of evil things
amongst several others that could befall an alcoholic are listed in our Bible
reading for today. The alcoholic will have woes, that is, curses. An alcoholic
will have sorrows, in other words, such a person will be depressed. A person
who takes alcohol will have contentions, that is, he or she will always be
fighting one thing or the other. People who take alcohol will have babblings: complaints
upon complaints. They will have wounds without cause – wounds to their lives
and aspirations. They will have redness of eyes, which reflects a violent
heart. I could go on and on.
Certainly, no bottle of beer, wine or liquor is worth any of the
evils mentioned above.
Beloved, abstain from all appearance of evil (1 Thessalonians
5:22).
Open Heaven 25 February 2021 ACTION POINT:
Don’t drink any form of alcohol and if you know anyone who does,
show them the message for today.
Open
Heaven 25 February 2021 HYMN 24: Take My Life, And Let It Be
1.
Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.
2.
Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet, and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee,
Swift and beautiful for Thee.
3. Take my voice and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee,
Filled with messages from Thee.
4. Take my silver and my gold;
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose,
Every power as Thou shalt choose.
5. Take my will and make it Thine,
It shall be no longer mine:
Take my heart, it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne,
It shall be Thy royal throne.
6. Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee,
Ever, only, all for Thee.
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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