- A SPIRIT OF ADDICTION FROM THE ENEMY THAT COMES TO STEAL, KILL, AND DESTROY :
- Jesus said: The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may
have it more abundantly. John 10:10
- Principalities of Satan and demonic powers are behind the major forms of addiction in today’s world. The enemy wants to destroy, to
steal, and if possible to kill people who are not believers so they will not have an opportunity to be saved.
- But his major aim is at believers. He wants to destroy their testimony, their ministry, their family, and their walk with the Lord. The enemy
wants to steal the believers’ health, peace, jobs, and all it’s needed to be good witnesses. And if possible, the devil will try to kill them so they
will not be salt, light, or a witness for Jesus.
- The main forms of addictions, which also come to control believers, are: drugs, alcohol, nicotine, gambling, and pornography.
- Believers must be very careful not to open the door in rebellion and come out from under Christ’s protection. The devil is always ready
with many enticing spirits to come and control believers under a spirit of addiction.
- WARNINGS IN THE WORD OF GOD :
- PETER: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Resist him, steadfast in the faith [1 Peter 5:8]
- PAUL: And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit. [Eph. 5:18]
- HOSEA: “Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart. My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, and their staff
informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray.” [Hosea 4:11-12]
- PROVERB: Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise. [Proverb 20:1]
- THE CONTROLLING SPIRIT OF ALCOHOL :
- Do not look on the wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the cup,
When it swirls around smoothly;
At the last it bites like a serpent,
And stings like a viper.
Your eyes will see strange things,
And your heart will utter perverse things.
[Proverbs 23:31-33]
- HOW CAN WE GAIN VICTORY OVER A SPIRIT OF ADDICTION :
- When wisdom enters your heart,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
Discretion will preserve you;
Understanding will keep you,
To deliver you from the way of evil,
[Proverbs 2:10-12]
- REPENT, TURN TO JESUS ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS, DELIVERANCE, AND RECONCILIATION WITH THE FATHER :
- First, go back to the moment that following your own will, you rebelled against God’s commandments and you opened the door to all the enemy was offering you.
And you accepted the devil’s offer.
- Repent of having accepted all the lies of the enemies and of having accepted the spirit of addiction he was offering you and that came to control you.
- Ask Jesus to forgive you of your rebellion against God’s commandments.
- Ask Jesus to deliver you and set you free from the controlling spirit of addiction.
- The word of God says that HE is always ready to forgive you and to cleanse you from all your sins:
My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. 1 John 2:1-2
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the LORD,
“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land. Isaiah 1:18-19