Bible Reading: Proverbs 23
Key
Verse: Verse 32 - “At the last
it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.”
Key Words: it biteth like a serpent
According to Russell Ash
in his book, The Top Ten of Everything,
the number one reason for arrests in the United States, id driving under the
influence. Each year more Americans are
arrested for that reason than any other, larceny and theft being the second
highest volume of arrests while drug abuse violence comes in third.
Did you know that
alcoholic beverages are a product of amazing versatility? It will remove stains from clothes, but it
will also remove clothes off your back.
If by chance it is used in sufficient quantity, alcohol will remove
furniture from the home, rugs from the floor, food from the table, lining from
the stomach, vision from the eyes, and judgment from the mind. Alcohol will also remove good reputations,
good jobs, good friends, happiness from children’s hearts, sanity, freedom,
spouses, relationships, man’s ability to adjust and live with his fellow man,
and even life itself. A a remover of
things, alcohol has not equal.
Also a recent survey found
that the average college student drinks thirty-four gallons of alcoholic
beverages a year. Freshmen drink the
most, followed by sophomores, then juniors, and seniors drink the least.
Grade point averages show
the same hierarchy of ranking. Those who
drink the most have grade point averages of less than 2.0. Those who have 3.0 rank second in their
alcohol consumption, and those who make A’s drink noe t all on an average.
Now , the moral of all
this appears to be; the smarter you are, the less you drink.
As believers, we should
abstain from drinking. This can be
accomplished by being filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18).
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞If you drink alcoholic
beverages, stop.
✞If you are addicted,
seek help.
✞As believers, be filled
with the Spirit. (See Ephesians 5)
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