DRUNKARDS ON DUTY
“Leaders can’t afford to make fools of themselves, gulping wine and swilling beer, Lest, hung over, they don’t know right from wrong, and the people who depend on them are hurt. Use wine and beer only as sedatives, to kill the pain and dull the ache of the terminally ill, for whom life is a living death"- Proverbs 31:4-7 (MSG)
An Aircraft Hostess approached a man traveling on an aircraft with a complimentary alcoholic drink, which the man politely refused. The Air Hostess returned but this time brought the drink on a platter, designed to appeal and impress. However the man again politely refused, explaining he doesn't drink alcohol. The Air Hostess was concerned and informed the Manager. The Manager approached the man with another platter, now designed with flowers, and asked, “is there something wrong with our service? please enjoy the drink, it is a complimentary offer.” The man replied, “I am a Christian and I do not drink alcohol.” The Manager still insisted that the man should accept the drink. Then, the Christian proposed that the Manager should give the drink to the Pilot first. The Manager stated, “how can the Pilot drink alcohol, he’s on duty! And if he drinks on duty, the chances for the plane to crash will be high”. The passenger replied, “I am a Christian and I am always on duty in order to protect my faith and if I drink alcohol I will crash my whole life here and hereafter.
Unfortunately, there are many drunk Pilots (Leaders) and Passengers (Followers) on duty in the kingdom today. These drunk Passengers and Pilots are enjoying the complimentary offers of this world at the expense of their soul. Their hearts are overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness. As they scramble for those enticing freebies of life, they loose touch with the Control Tower in Heaven and mortgage their place in divine agenda like King Saul (1 Samuel 15:26). The freebies have intoxicated them and impaired their vision, balance and sense of direction in the journey of life. Like Judas Iscariot, they have sheepishly used their hands to sign their own death warrants unto eternal damnation (Acts 1:17-20). What a big tragedy!
"I meant you must not associate with people who claim to be believers but continue to live in sin. Don’t even eat with a brother or sister who sins sexually, is greedy, worships idols, abuses others with insults, gets drunk, or cheats people"- 1 Corinthians 5:11 (ERV)
Beloved, I hope you are not one of those drunkards on duty in the kingdom today. I hope your Pilot (Leader, Pastor, General Overseer, Prophet, Apostle, Bishop etc) is not a drunkard too. I hope you are not intoxicated with the wine of pride, greed, riches, worldiness, power, sexual perversion, addictions and all manners of ungodly vices. Why make a fool of yourself with alcohol/strong drinks? Why will you allow those complimentary offers to crash your airplane of destiny. This morning, I urge you to please repent and pray earnestly for God's Mercy so that you and your Pilots will not make a shipwreck of your glorious destiny in the voyage of eternity.
"The wrong things the sinful self does are clear: committing sexual sin, being morally bad, doing all kinds of shameful things, worshiping false gods, taking part in witchcraft, hating people, causing trouble, being jealous, angry or selfish, causing people to argue and divide into separate groups, being filled with envy, getting drunk, having wild parties, and doing other things like this. I warn you now as I warned you before: The people who do these things will not have a part in God’s kingdom". Galatians 5:19-21 (ERV)
The lyrics of a hymn titled "Living for Jesus" composed in 1917 by Thomas O Chrisholm speaks volume on the subject. May I urge you to please join me to meditate on this wonderful hymn below:
LIVING FOR JESUS
Living for Jesus, a life that is true,
Striving to please Him in all that I do;
Yielding allegiance, glad-hearted and free,
This is the pathway of blessing for me.
Refrain:
O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to Thee,
For Thou, in Thy atonement, didst give Thyself for me;
I own no other Master, my heart shall be Thy throne;
My life I give, henceforth to live, O Christ, for Thee alone.
Living for Jesus Who died in my place,
Bearing on Calv’ry my sin and disgrace;
Such love constrains me to answer His call,
Follow His leading and give Him my all.
Living for Jesus, wherever I am,
Doing each duty in His holy Name;
Willing to suffer affliction and loss,
Deeming each trial a part of my cross.
Living for Jesus through earth’s little while,
My dearest treasure, the light of His smile;
Seeking the lost ones He died to redeem,
Bringing the weary to find rest in Him.
May God grant you and I more grace to truly live for him everyday by saying "no" to all the enticing/ tempting complimentary offers that the world dangles at us in Jesus name
Good morning and do have a blessed day in Jesus name. Amen
Maranatha!
Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo.
For more articles please visit - http://okanlawontaiwo.blogspot.com
Follow on Twitter: @tammytaiwo
Follow on instagram @lawontaiwo
“Leaders can’t afford to make fools of themselves, gulping wine and swilling beer, Lest, hung over, they don’t know right from wrong, and the people who depend on them are hurt. Use wine and beer only as sedatives, to kill the pain and dull the ache of the terminally ill, for whom life is a living death"- Proverbs 31:4-7 (MSG)
An Aircraft Hostess approached a man traveling on an aircraft with a complimentary alcoholic drink, which the man politely refused. The Air Hostess returned but this time brought the drink on a platter, designed to appeal and impress. However the man again politely refused, explaining he doesn't drink alcohol. The Air Hostess was concerned and informed the Manager. The Manager approached the man with another platter, now designed with flowers, and asked, “is there something wrong with our service? please enjoy the drink, it is a complimentary offer.” The man replied, “I am a Christian and I do not drink alcohol.” The Manager still insisted that the man should accept the drink. Then, the Christian proposed that the Manager should give the drink to the Pilot first. The Manager stated, “how can the Pilot drink alcohol, he’s on duty! And if he drinks on duty, the chances for the plane to crash will be high”. The passenger replied, “I am a Christian and I am always on duty in order to protect my faith and if I drink alcohol I will crash my whole life here and hereafter.
Unfortunately, there are many drunk Pilots (Leaders) and Passengers (Followers) on duty in the kingdom today. These drunk Passengers and Pilots are enjoying the complimentary offers of this world at the expense of their soul. Their hearts are overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness. As they scramble for those enticing freebies of life, they loose touch with the Control Tower in Heaven and mortgage their place in divine agenda like King Saul (1 Samuel 15:26). The freebies have intoxicated them and impaired their vision, balance and sense of direction in the journey of life. Like Judas Iscariot, they have sheepishly used their hands to sign their own death warrants unto eternal damnation (Acts 1:17-20). What a big tragedy!
"I meant you must not associate with people who claim to be believers but continue to live in sin. Don’t even eat with a brother or sister who sins sexually, is greedy, worships idols, abuses others with insults, gets drunk, or cheats people"- 1 Corinthians 5:11 (ERV)
Beloved, I hope you are not one of those drunkards on duty in the kingdom today. I hope your Pilot (Leader, Pastor, General Overseer, Prophet, Apostle, Bishop etc) is not a drunkard too. I hope you are not intoxicated with the wine of pride, greed, riches, worldiness, power, sexual perversion, addictions and all manners of ungodly vices. Why make a fool of yourself with alcohol/strong drinks? Why will you allow those complimentary offers to crash your airplane of destiny. This morning, I urge you to please repent and pray earnestly for God's Mercy so that you and your Pilots will not make a shipwreck of your glorious destiny in the voyage of eternity.
"The wrong things the sinful self does are clear: committing sexual sin, being morally bad, doing all kinds of shameful things, worshiping false gods, taking part in witchcraft, hating people, causing trouble, being jealous, angry or selfish, causing people to argue and divide into separate groups, being filled with envy, getting drunk, having wild parties, and doing other things like this. I warn you now as I warned you before: The people who do these things will not have a part in God’s kingdom". Galatians 5:19-21 (ERV)
The lyrics of a hymn titled "Living for Jesus" composed in 1917 by Thomas O Chrisholm speaks volume on the subject. May I urge you to please join me to meditate on this wonderful hymn below:
LIVING FOR JESUS
Living for Jesus, a life that is true,
Striving to please Him in all that I do;
Yielding allegiance, glad-hearted and free,
This is the pathway of blessing for me.
Refrain:
O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to Thee,
For Thou, in Thy atonement, didst give Thyself for me;
I own no other Master, my heart shall be Thy throne;
My life I give, henceforth to live, O Christ, for Thee alone.
Living for Jesus Who died in my place,
Bearing on Calv’ry my sin and disgrace;
Such love constrains me to answer His call,
Follow His leading and give Him my all.
Living for Jesus, wherever I am,
Doing each duty in His holy Name;
Willing to suffer affliction and loss,
Deeming each trial a part of my cross.
Living for Jesus through earth’s little while,
My dearest treasure, the light of His smile;
Seeking the lost ones He died to redeem,
Bringing the weary to find rest in Him.
May God grant you and I more grace to truly live for him everyday by saying "no" to all the enticing/ tempting complimentary offers that the world dangles at us in Jesus name
Good morning and do have a blessed day in Jesus name. Amen
Maranatha!
Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo.
For more articles please visit - http://okanlawontaiwo.blogspot.com
Follow on Twitter: @tammytaiwo
Follow on instagram @lawontaiwo
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