DEVOTIONAL: DEMON-INVITING HABIT

Bible Reading :Proverbs. 23:29-35

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 demon possession and /by or introduce demons to the alcoholic. It is a volatile avenue, a broad avenue open to many categories of demons, pride, sexual immorality, violence,folly, to mention 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 Holyspirit 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 today answers that in part:one of the symptoms of demonic possession is sorrow and the texts asks "who hath sorrow? " and answers straight away "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 gives his color in the cup, when it move the itself aright .The demon of sorrow is put in motion to possess an alcoholic and this confirmed by the infallible word of God. In addition, out 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 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, :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 or when she arose.

Gen.. 19:31-33

The products of this incestuous acts were the hateful Moabites and the children of  Ammo who latter became sworn enemies with the children of Israel. (2Chronicles. 20:1)...and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

Alcoholism turn you into a talkative or a blasphemer. Those who naturally may not speak perverse things momentarily become outspoken under the influence of alcohol. Beloved, if you have not considered alcohol as a medium of  demon-possession till date,  I advice you to give it a second thought. Be faithful to yourself and abstain forthwith. Most of the woes that any people face can be traced to the demon of alcohol. The word if God is forever settled: the earlier we live by its precepts,  the better for us.


Culled from the RCCG Open heavens devotional.