He staggered as he walked, a bottle under his arm. His breathe was so foul ,that if he turned in your direction to speak you would almost fall over from the stench that hits you. He is no longer in control of his action nor his words but seems to be moved by the contents of the bottle under his arm. Totally under the influence and control of alcohol.
I painted this scene above because of the scripture above and what I have seen in our society.
You may not be like the drunkard who goes about with a bottle under the arm, but none the less, I have seen drunk men who are not drunk with alcohol. I have seen drunkards who look 'respectable' to society but are none the less drunk.
Some are drunk with power, beauty,ambition, possession or pleasure. You name it.
So drunk with their pursuits that they have no interest in God or in the word of God. The influence of what occupies their heart, just like the drunkard, finds expression in their manner of life, speech and general conduct. A man who is drunk with power, would be upset if he is not revered or recognized. He will ask, if he feels slighted, whether you do not know him. Those drunk with possession, show great devotion to what they have and are greatly offended if any of it is touched or damaged. Some are drunk on their intellect and refinement. Their attitudes become offensive to everyone around them but themselves!
A drunkard is one who is overcome or under an influence that dictates the direction of his life or actions.
His money, attention and passion goes to it.
Friend, from the scripture above there is only one kind of drunkenness that is allowed, and that is to be filled with the Spirit! When the Holy Spirit came upon the believers in the book of Acts they were considered drunkards, because they behaved strangely.
Many believers are empty and have never experienced the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Yet they go about unmoved by the emptiness they feel and like the Church of Laodicean in Rev. 3:14 where we declare that we are rich yet are unaware of our deep poverty. Their lifestyle has not changed, their friends are still the same, their language is still the same and people do not see in them any influence of the world from which they claim they belong. This is the great tragedy of our generation!
Pastors stand to change a people without the presence of the Holy Spirit but the Apostles in Acts sent Peter to pray for Phillip's converts to receive the Holy Spirit knowing how important He is to the Christian life and that no true or lasting change can occur without Him.
Friend there is a fountain that flows from the throne of grace, that we must drink from, if we are to be effective in our walk with God(I am not talking about our work but our walk with God). Free yourself from the influence of the world and come under the influence and direction of the Holy Spirit.
For it is as many as are led by the Spirit of God(and not by their Pastors, Evangelists, Prophets, Teachers or Apostles) that are they sons of God!
Act_19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
Today, I encourage you to wake up the hunger and seek to be filled by Him that sustains all life.
Your world will know the difference if you dare to drink of that fountain!
I painted this scene above because of the scripture above and what I have seen in our society.
You may not be like the drunkard who goes about with a bottle under the arm, but none the less, I have seen drunk men who are not drunk with alcohol. I have seen drunkards who look 'respectable' to society but are none the less drunk.
Some are drunk with power, beauty,ambition, possession or pleasure. You name it.
So drunk with their pursuits that they have no interest in God or in the word of God. The influence of what occupies their heart, just like the drunkard, finds expression in their manner of life, speech and general conduct. A man who is drunk with power, would be upset if he is not revered or recognized. He will ask, if he feels slighted, whether you do not know him. Those drunk with possession, show great devotion to what they have and are greatly offended if any of it is touched or damaged. Some are drunk on their intellect and refinement. Their attitudes become offensive to everyone around them but themselves!
A drunkard is one who is overcome or under an influence that dictates the direction of his life or actions.
His money, attention and passion goes to it.
Friend, from the scripture above there is only one kind of drunkenness that is allowed, and that is to be filled with the Spirit! When the Holy Spirit came upon the believers in the book of Acts they were considered drunkards, because they behaved strangely.
Many believers are empty and have never experienced the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Yet they go about unmoved by the emptiness they feel and like the Church of Laodicean in Rev. 3:14 where we declare that we are rich yet are unaware of our deep poverty. Their lifestyle has not changed, their friends are still the same, their language is still the same and people do not see in them any influence of the world from which they claim they belong. This is the great tragedy of our generation!
Pastors stand to change a people without the presence of the Holy Spirit but the Apostles in Acts sent Peter to pray for Phillip's converts to receive the Holy Spirit knowing how important He is to the Christian life and that no true or lasting change can occur without Him.
Friend there is a fountain that flows from the throne of grace, that we must drink from, if we are to be effective in our walk with God(I am not talking about our work but our walk with God). Free yourself from the influence of the world and come under the influence and direction of the Holy Spirit.
For it is as many as are led by the Spirit of God(and not by their Pastors, Evangelists, Prophets, Teachers or Apostles) that are they sons of God!
Act_19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
Today, I encourage you to wake up the hunger and seek to be filled by Him that sustains all life.
Your world will know the difference if you dare to drink of that fountain!
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