ISAIAH 28 - GOD WANTS TO DELIVER YOU FROM ALCOHOLISM & DRUG ABUSE!
Holy Spirit instructed me to open my Bible to a random page (with eyes closed) then to turn 25 pages to Isaiah 28.
“Doom to the pretentious drunks of Ephraim, shabby and washed out and seedy— Tipsy, sloppy-fat, beer-bellied parodies of a proud and handsome past. Watch closely: God has someone picked out, someone tough and strong to flatten them. Like a hailstorm, like a hurricane, like a flash flood, one-handed he’ll throw them to the ground. Samaria, the party hat on Israel’s head, will be knocked off with one blow. It will disappear quicker than a piece of meat tossed to a dog. At that time, God-of-the-Angel-Armies will be the beautiful crown on the head of what’s left of his people: Energy and insights of justice to those who guide and decide, strength and prowess to those who guard and protect. These also, the priest and prophet, stagger from drink, weaving, falling-down drunks, Besotted with wine and whiskey, can’t see straight, can’t talk sense. Every table is covered with vomit. They live in vomit. “Is that so? And who do you think you are to teach us? Who are you to Lord it over us? We’re not babies in diapers to be talked down to by such as you— ‘Da, da, da, da, blah, blah, blah, blah. That’s a good little girl, that’s a good little boy.’” But that’s exactly how you will be addressed. God will speak to this people In baby talk, one syllable at a time— and he’ll do it through foreign oppressors. He said before, “This is the time and place to rest, to give rest to the weary. This is the place to lay down your burden.” But they won’t listen. So God will start over with the simple basics and address them in baby talk, one syllable at a time— “Da, da, da, da, blah, blah, blah, blah. That’s a good little girl, that’s a good little boy.” And like toddlers, they will get up and fall down, get bruised and confused and lost. Now listen to God’s Message, you scoffers, you who rule this people in Jerusalem. You say, “We’ve taken out good life insurance. We’ve hedged all our bets, covered all our bases. No disaster can touch us. We’ve thought of everything. We’re advised by the experts. We’re set.” But the Master, God, has something to say to this: “Watch closely. I’m laying a foundation in Zion, a solid granite foundation, squared and true. And this is the meaning of the stone: a trusting life won’t topple. I’ll make justice the measuring stick and righteousness the plumb line for the building. A hailstorm will knock down the shantytown of lies, and a flash flood will wash out the rubble. “Then you’ll see that your precious life insurance policy wasn’t worth the paper it was written on. Your careful precautions against death were a pack of illusions and lies. When the disaster happens, you’ll be crushed by it. Every time disaster comes, you’ll be in on it— disaster in the morning, disaster at night.” Every report of disaster will send you cowering in terror. There will be no place where you can rest, nothing to hide under. God will rise to full stature, raging as he did long ago on Mount Perazim And in the valley of Gibeon against the Philistines. But this time it’s against you. Hard to believe, but true. Not what you’d expect, but it’s coming. Sober up, friends, and don’t scoff. Scoffing will just make it worse. I’ve heard the orders issued for destruction, orders from God-of-the-Angel-Armies—ending up in an international disaster. * * * Listen to me now. Give me your closest attention. Do farmers plow and plow and do nothing but plow? Or harrow and harrow and do nothing but harrow? After they’ve prepared the ground, don’t they plant? Don’t they scatter dill and spread cumin, Plant wheat and barley in the fields and raspberries along the borders? They know exactly what to do and when to do it. Their God is their teacher. And at the harvest, the delicate herbs and spices, the dill and cumin, are treated delicately. On the other hand, wheat is threshed and milled, but still not endlessly. The farmer knows how to treat each kind of grain. He’s learned it all from God-of-the-Angel-Armies, who knows everything about when and how and where.”
Isaiah 28:1-29 MSG
HERE THE LORD SPEAKS TO ISAIAH ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF DRUNKENNESS.
ALCOHOL & DRUG ADDICTION SEVERELY STUNT SPIRITUAL GROWTH & KEEP MANY FROM COMING TO JESUS.. THEY ARE ALSO THE GATEWAY TO MANY CRIMES AND OTHER SINS. DRUNKENNESS IS RELATED TO THE SIN OF PRIDE .. TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON SELF IN THE FORM OF SELF-HATRED. EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IN OUR LIVES FADES AWAY IN DRUNKENNESS.. MEN & WOMEN AT THE VERY TOP OF SUCCESS HAVE SUNK TO THE DEPTHS OF DEPRESSION & HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE OF IT.
WHEN ALCOHOL OVERCOMES OUR THINKING, JUDGMENT, SENSES & REFLEXES WE ARE IN SIN. WHEN WE ARE COMPELLED TO DRINK & DO NOT EXHIBIT SELF-CONTROL, IT IS A SIN. WHEN WE HIDE OUR DRINKING AND /OR ARE SECRETLY ASHAMED OF OUR DRINKING, IT IS A SIN.
ALTHOUGH YOU MAY FEEL POWERLESS TO STOP THIS SIN, GOD IS ALL POWERFUL AND HE CAN HELP YOU. IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH ALCOHOLISM OR DRUG ADDICTION, SAY THIS PRAYER & ASK JESUS TO BE YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR. ASK HIM TO HELP YOU OVERCOME IT. HE LOVES YOU & WANTS TO SET YOU FREE!
Jesus, I come to You asking forgiveness of my sins. I confess in my heart and speak with my mouth that You are the Son of God who died on the cross for my sins, that You took my punishment & paid the price I could not pay for eternal salvation. I believe that You were raised on the 3rd day and are now seated at the right hand of God the Father. I receive Your free gift of salvation and l ask You to be the Lord of my heart, my soul and my life. Thank you for saving me & making me righteous before God.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT DRINKING WINE IN MODERATION IS SINFUL. JESUS MADE WINE & DRANK IT (John 2:1-10, Mark 14:22-26). PAUL RECOMMENDED WINE TO TIMOTHY, KNOWING IT WAS PURER TO DRINK THAN PLAIN WATER (1 Timothy 5:23). WHEN USED IN MODERATION, WINE IS ACCEPTABLE TO GOD (Psalm 104:15). BUT ACCORDING TO GOD'S WORD, STRONG DRINK & DRUNKENNESS ARE FORBIDDEN.
A teaching on Isaiah 28:
https://www.melissabeaty.com/devotionals/bible-study-isaiah-281-29#:~:text=Israel%20and%20Judah%20are%20trusting,them%20through%2C%20even%20through%20death
When I posted today's scripture & message on X, I received a timestamp of 4:05 .. Proverbs 4:5 is confirmation.
"Be wise and learn good sense; remember my teachings and do what I say."
Proverbs 4:5 CEV
TO CHOOSE LIFE IS TO CHOOSE JESUS!!! HE LOVES YOU AND IS EAGERLY WAITING FOR YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS FREE GIFT OF SALVATION & TO ASK HIM TO BE YOUR LORD & SAVIOR. THE BIBLE SAYS WE MUST CONFESS WITH OUR MOUTH THAT JESUS IS LORD TO BE SAVED FOR ALL ETERNITY.
"And what is God's "living message?" It is the revelation of faith for salvation, which is the message that we preach. For if you publicly declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will experience salvation. The heart that believes in him receives the gift of righteousness of God - and then the mouth confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scriptures encourage us with these words: "Everyone who believes in Him will never be disappointed."
Romans 9:11 TPT
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