HOW DID I FIND MYSELF IN THIS MESS?

 

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HOW DID I FIND MYSELF IN THIS MESS?

Someone sent the following message to me seeking for help; “Pastor Emma, I don’t know what to do about this my condition. I do not like doing this thing but I have tried everything I know to stop it but I see myself going back to it. It is affecting my marriage and finances adversely. I have tried fasting and confessing the word of God; it may stop for a while but I see myself going back to it again”.

There are many people who are facing similar situations in their life but what th

ey fail to confess is how this thing first started in their life.

Pay careful attention to what I want to say next.

Some years ago, some men reportedly died because they drank some inorganic alcoholic beverage. We will need to make some explanation here. Ethanol is the chemical name of an alcoholic beverage that is commonly known as kai-kai, Ogogoro or by whatever name it is called on the streets on your country. It is organically sourced from the palm tree nectar known as palm-wine. After boiling under high temperature the palm wine is brewed into ethanol (Kai-Kai or Ogogoro). It is an alcoholic drink and so intoxicates when taken in excess. There are other natural sources of the same beverage. As an organic beverage, its side effect is minimal because after some time its effect fades off. It is the cheapest alcoholic beverage in Nigeria hence there is a high demand for it by the street community.

There is, however, a problem associated with its production; if the demand shoots high above the supply, the sellers of Kai-Kai run out of stock. Besides, there are industries that also require ethanol for their production. The result is that the natural sources of ethanol are not able to meet with the market demand.

To meet up with the market demand, scientists have developed the totally inorganic or chemical version of the same product. It is sourced from the alkane family in the petrochemical field. After breaking down petrochemical elements of the industrial ethane family, they have ethanol that is also alcohol with the same chemical structure in the alkane family. It has the same composition as Kai-Kai but it is a chemical.

So, we have two chemical substances with the same chemical composition; one is naturally sourced, hence it is organic and so can easily be absorbed into the body system with little or no side effect. We also have another substance with the same chemical composition that is purely a petrochemical product, which is not compatible with the human body system. When it goes into the human body, it can never be absorbed, rather its agents destroy the cells and organs in the human body. This other inorganic version is easy to source in the refinery through petroleum and it is far cheaper. Industries and beverage makers have generally resorted to this inorganic version to meet with the rising demand for their products. They dilute them with water and anytime you see 11% or 9% on the label of an alcoholic beverage, it means that it contained 11 or 9 per cent of inorganic alcohol and any knowledgeable scientist will tell you that it is still on a high percentage of harmful alcohol. They use it not only to satisfy the demand for alcoholic beverage but as a preservative for their products and beverages.

Back to where we started; somehow someone introduced this inorganic version to street vendors of Kai-Kai and the consumers drank it in the same manner they used to drink the organic version and it resulted in the death of more than 100 persons in different locations in Rivers State alone.

Let us bring this home now; there is a natural anger. Even the Lord Jesus Christ was angry at one point. We are told in the bible that we cannot keep ourself from getting angry, rather we are told to quickly take back control of our mind so that the natural anger does not lead us into sin.

"In your anger do not sin" Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Eph 4:26-27NIV

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. James 1:19-20NIV

Now, we are told that even as the children of God, we could get angry and it is a natural thing. But the bible goes further to say that if we permit this natural anger to linger in our heart, the devil could take advantage of it and release the demon of anger into our life. Here is the difference between the two kinds of anger; in one case it will fade off naturally and you will forget about it. In the second kind which is the demonic kind, a spirit of anger is now resident in you. It will come to a point when the person who is angry cannot say specifically why it is so. Once this demon has gained access, it will open door to other kinds of demons. What started as a simple anger, will lead to malice, hatred, bitterness, murder or even suicide.

In the state of natural anger, the person can be talked out of it, but it is different from the demonic anger.

King Saul became angry about the song the women sang about David and himself. He became envious and sought means to kill David. More than thrice, he was talked out of it and he promised that he will never go after David again but he was never able to keep his word because it was not within his power to do so. This is because he was besides himself; he was under the influence of a demon.

Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. 1 Sam 16:14NIV

The next day an evil spirit from God came forcefully upon Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the harp, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand and he hurled it, saying to himself, "I'll pin David to the wall." But David eluded him twice. 1 Sam 18:10-11NIV

What started with a natural anger over an offence has turned King Saul into a terrorist, murderer and customer to sorcerers and eventually led to his death. We are warned that if we do not keep our heart clean, even after deliverance, demons could regain entry and then invite more wicked demons.

Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first." Luke 11:26NIV

This final worst state is where many people realize that something is wrong with their entire life. I want my reader to know that this is not only with regard to anger. It applies to urge for sex, pornography, gambling, hard drugs, alcohol consumption and every other ungodly practices. It is within your power to start but it might not be within your power to stop it. Some very complex demonic problems started when the victim tried to play around.

Now, read the following line carefully;

Some street vendors of Kai-Kai take some steps to retain their customers and so they consult witchdoctors and occult altars. They are given things to add to their beverages or to plant in their business places. Through these demonic channels, they cast a spell on those who visit their stalls and the person will come under a demonic spell that keeps driving him to go and buy from them. In the deliverance ministry, we have met prostitutes who confessed to have used this method on men. Male prostitutes who prey on rich women also employ this ungodly method to keep their victims under their control. It is not only in the area of sex or alcohol consumption; they employ this method for whatever area they wish.

What started as a mere bad habit, now becomes a serious deliverance matter.

Let me conclude by saying that if you are currently in this inorganic level, what you need is the casting out of demons. No amount of counselling will deliver the victim. It is not a mater to change their thinking or read books or to sit under the teaching of the sound word of God. Some people you are advising to quit alcohol are under bondage to the demons of addiction. They would want to stop but they cannot. Some men who squander their earnings on street women while their families are suffering are under the influence of demons. Some who into masturbation or pornography are under the control of demons. What they need is deliverance.

For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do — this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. Rom 7:18-20NIV

I will love to get your reaction.

Emma your brother pnurnigeria2gmail.com