Drugs Are Destructive.
Thursday, April 6, 2023Key Verse
“Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last, it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder” (Proverbs 23:31, 32).
Text — Proverbs 23:29-35
Message
It was Donald Lyn Frost who said, “Drugs take you to hell, disguised as heaven.” That is an apt description of the deceptive nature of drugs. They promise you a high, euphoria and ecstasy which they may give for a couple of minutes but sooner or later, you recover from their effect only to discover you have been plunged into an abyss of endless sorrows. Between 2020 and 2021, there were more than 100,000 drug abuse-related deaths in the United States.
Many more drug users suffer from diverse somatic and mental illnesses. These were lives with great potential. Sadly, their dreams of greatness were shattered and their destinies truncated by drugs. That’s why God solemnly warns us in our text to avoid alcoholic drinks and drug abuse.
Freedom from drugs is in Jesus. No amount of willpower can overcome drug addiction. Repentance and Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the antidote to drug addiction. If the Son of man shall make you free, you shall be free indeed!
Quote
Freedom from drugs is in Jesus
Challenge
Rejecting drugs is accepting a glorious future.
Prayer for today
Holy Father, help me never to experiment with drugs, in Jesus’ name.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
