The Menace Of Substance Abuse.
Friday, May 5, 2023Key Verse
“And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent” (Genesis 9:21).
Text — Genesis 9:20-27
Message
It was John Michael ‘Ozzy’ Osborne, an English singer who said, “I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn’t want to see my kids do the same thing.” Ms. Susanna Mushatt Jones was reported as the oldest living person, being 117 years. In 2016, she claimed her long life was due to ‘no smoking’ principle from childhood. John Osborne showed regrets for substance misuse but Jones, blessings of abstinence.
All things created by God are good if used rightly but when misused, they cause harm. In our Bible text, Noah, the holy head of eight survivors of God’s flood of judgment, became drunk and naked. In the rage of discovering the mockery of one of his sons, he placed a curse on him. The influence of drugs, alcohol, and smoking leads to lots of vices such as armed robbery, rape and murder. All God-fearing youths are warned to desist from substance abuse. Say “NO” to drunkenness, hard drugs and smoking. Godly youths are also expected to preach to their friends who are drug addicts so they can embrace Christ.
Quote
Desist from substance abuse
Challenge
Abstain from any risky habit – substance abuse is.
Prayer for today
O God, help me to avoid anything harmful, 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.
