Scripture: Deuteronomy 7 v 25 - 26; Hebrews 12 v 11 - 17;
Matthew 15 v 10 - 20.
Eventually men found that certain plants could be used to
take away pain and could be antiseptic aiding the healing process. Over the
centuries this has become very refined. Unfortunately the corrupt people took
advantage of a lucrative element and drug trafficking became a cottage
industry.
The victims of the plants Satan poisoned became addicted
to various drugs and the knife got twisted as they were sent to rehab to go
cold turkey from the drug they were enslaved to. An endless cycle of despair.
Addicts have a love hate relationship with their drugs. But once the hook is in
the soul it is difficult to remove.
Over the years of this ministry the Lord Jesus has shown
me the root of ALL addictions lies in Bitterness. The vulnerable soul has many
bitter experiences from divorce, physical or sexual abuse, neglect, rejection
or loss of a parent. Bitterness and resentment gets added to rebellion in the
teen years and all resistance to the entrancing recreational drug world
crumbles.
The big traps are peer pressure, rap music, easy
availability of drugs, clubs, raves, and the megamonster - the need to escape
from the bitter pain of past experiences. Jesus says that what you put in your
mouth or up your nose is harmless - it is what is triggered in your soul that
causes the problems.
Your soul consists of intellect or the mind, emotions and
will. Drugs separate the harmony and balance of the soul. When the will desires
to do drugs the mind loses its stop signs. The emotions do a roller coaster
ride and you are on your trip. You experience the great rush of (false) peace
and all your troubles seem so far away. Until the trip is over and the cold
hard reality of life sends you into a spiral of depression that needs another
drug hit to take you up again. Your soul is now enslaved to Satan for the
duration of your addiction or until death, whichever comes first.
There is only one perfect solution to this addiction to
any substance and that is to kill the root of the problem. The root is
Bitterness. Every addict I have dealt with has a problem with Bitterness,
Unforgiveness and Memory Recall of Hurts. Until these areas are thoroughly and
completely eradicated the hook of addiction is fairly immovable.
The strongest addiction hook is Nicotine. It opens the
door for alcohol and other drugs. The common elements are bitterness in the
product. Nicotine is a seriously bitter substance and a quarter teaspoon of raw
nicotine will kill a horse. Alcohol is another very bitter substance and pills
are bitter too.
The demon in the soul is called Bitterness and IT craves
bitter substances. The demon forces its human host to feed IT with bitter
substances. It is an evil spirit that controls you to feed its hunger for
bitter stuff and its reward is the utter destruction and ultimate death of its
host.
Read Mark 5 to see how Jesus engages with the demon-possessed
man and then with the demon itself which is called Legion. They had a
conversation. The demon did not want to leave that place. Jesus sent it into a
herd of pigs which violently suicided over a cliff into the sea. The man was
completely healed and in his right mind. The people ordered Jesus to leave.
No-one wants to believe that demons are real.
(Read also "The Tree of Bitterness" on this
blog. It has a diagram of the tree with the roots, trunk and fruit labelled to
assist your understanding.) Drugs are dangerous. Even prescription and over the
counter drugs come with and insert which contains long lists of side effects.
Cigarettes cause horrible lung diseases. Alcohol creates monsters once the
craving sets in.
Many people come with a label called "I can handle
it!". This is a lie Satan uses to great effect continuously. Another
charming lie is "It won't happen to me!" The arrogant users of herbs
called weed or dagga or cannabis think that they are well in control of a
basically harmless herb that was created by God for their pleasure. Read
Ezekiel 8 v 17 for God's answer to that! That's why they call it Dope, Dope!
Jesus died to set you free! Through faith in His name
your chains are broken. Forgive those who have hurt you and you will be
forgiven. He will remove the addiction as if you were never bound by it. He
will deliver you from the power of your enemy. Stay close to Jesus and the
enemy will not return. Be obedient to His Word and it will feed your hunger and
bring you true peace that lasts forever. Please never forget that Jesus loves you and that He has forgiven you - believe and receive.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Jesus is the Prince of Peace -
the highest authority of Peace in the Universe. Fill us with His true peace and
flood our souls with it so we never need pills or tranquillisers or
anti-depressants ever again. Help us to forgive to kill the bitter root within
our souls that gives Satan the ability to enslave us through drugs. In Jesus'
name And to His glory. Amen.