“For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties and lawless idolatry. “
1Peter 4:3
In this world today people have a huge pressure to drink alcohol, smoke and tobacco etc. to relax their mind and show off in the society which is sinful to God but Satan loves it. He loves people to get addicted and taking the good years off their life. As Christians we are to separate ourselves from the world.
“ Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.”
Romans 8:5
Testimony:
I was transferred to another branch of my office. There was a person, addicted with paan, tobacco and smoking. His mouth smelled very bad. I asked him to give up these bad habits, he said that he had started this at age of 17 and now it’s been 40 years. He was not able to leave it now even if he wanted to. I told him good news of our Lord Jesus Christ in the office and prayed for him many days at home as well. The Lord started working and changes started coming in him. Where he used to take gutka 8 times a day, was reduced to 0 miraculously. Many times he opened his mouth and showed that his mouth had started getting clean. The smell was going away. All the Staff and he himself were very surprised how the impossible turned into the possible by praying to Jesus Christ. He thanked our Lord Jesus Christ very much. Praise be to the Lord.
All this was possible through the Holy Spirit. God has his own timing and way of working. We are to walk by the Spirit and follow Christ.
It is our duty to take the gospel of the Lord among people so that they come out of the darkness. May they come to know the truth and repent and live life well.
“ Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in quarreling and jealousy.”
Romans 13:13
It is written in the Bible that if anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, because the temple of God is holy and that is you. So, we should never associate with bad habits and foolish people.
So, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God and in the name of Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Prayer
Father God we seek your wisdom, understanding and guidance for our life to be prospered. We pray in Jesus name.
Amen! Hallelujah!
Sol. Poonam Batra, AOJ