Shalom,


Ephesians 5:18 (CJB) says this:

18 Don’t get drunk with wine, because it makes you lose control. Instead, keep on being filled with the Spirit —  19 sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to each other; sing to the Lord and make music in your heart to him; 20 always give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. 

This instruction in the New Testament is God's perfect will for YOU! To drink or not to drink is a personal question that God WILL lead you in, IF you ask Him. Drunkenness is already dealt with right here! God said: DON'T! In The Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan today we read about Noah. After the flood, he planted a vineyard, made wine, drank wine, and got drunk! HE caused evil to happen to his family because of his choice to get drunk! I read this in the Bible Exposition Commentary:

Noah didn't plan to get drunk and shamelessly expose himself, but it happened just the same. The Japanese have an appropriate proverb: "First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, and then the drink takes the man." 

As a person who has grown up with several alcoholics in my family, most who never even realized that they were, it WILL cause many aspects of family life to be just like hell on earth! What is the answer? Psalm 119:11:

11 Your word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against You. 

Spend time in God's Word DAILY, pray in the Spirit DAILY, be in fellowship with like-minded believers DAILY, and you will be able to make wise choices that will affect your entire life and the lives of your loved ones. God said so, and he doesn't lie! Amen! Here is "I Give You My Heart" by Hillsong:

Shalom in Him!