Sunday 06, July 2014
JULY REVIVAL PROMO
TEXT: PROVERBS 20:1-15
Key verse: “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise” (Proverbs 20:1).
A group of Dutch scientists, according to a research published in April 2009 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, claim that people who drink half a glass of wine a day live four years longer than people who do not drink alcohol. Their claim is strange and misleading because it failed to highlight the statistics of untimely deaths caused by drunk drivers and suppressed the problem of addiction which has become the hallmark of alcoholism today.
Wine, as portrayed in our text has deceived many; it does not only overcome them before they are aware, it promises them certain pleasures which it does not give. Drunkenness results in pain and mockery and exposes people to reproach, disgrace and derision. Alcohol sets people to scoff at their companions and even to mock at religion, and all that is good and serious (Hosea 7:5). Strong drink not only disturbs the brain, it makes a man rage and quarrelsome. What he gets in return is woe, sorrow, and wounds (Proverbs 23:29).
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is an irreversible condition associated with consumption of alcohol by pregnant women. Each and every case of FAS is a needless tragedy. Victims suffer serious physical deformities and often mental deficiencies. And, they suffer these problems for their entire lives. Numerous other health problems are associated with alcohol consumption, which should be avoided.
Many people find organized programmes very useful in helping them reduce their consumption to moderate levels. One of such best known programmes is Moderation Management. All these procedures are mere palliatives; they never obliterate altogether the peril of alcoholism. For those who need to quit drinking entirely, Jesus remains the only answer. His blood will miraculously deliver you from alcohol addiction more than any rehabilitation centre can do.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: It is utter foolishness to succumb to the push and pull of alcoholism.
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