Jeremiah 25 while you're turning there I'll read you Jeremiah 48 26
for sake of time. Make him drunken
for he magnified himself against the Lord. Moab
also shall wallow in his vomit
and he also shall be in derision. So there we have it again.
You say well Pastor Anderson, I'm much too prim and proper for a sermon like this.
You know what, this is the kind of sermon that you need.
Because I've seen some pretty prim and proper people
get drunk and vomit.
I've seen it. I mean I've seen the most prim and proper
prima donna drink and become drunken
and vomit and it's disgusting. And we need this kind of preaching and you know
when you're too prim and proper for the Bible
you know what you are? You're too prim and proper. You know what I mean? When you're too
proper and too dignified and refined for God's Word
you might just be a little too refined. Okay because this is God's Word. This is the Bible.
We need this kind of preaching and I'm glad that my children are here hearing
this kind of preaching
and if I were you I would say
well I want my children to be here all the time to hear this kind of preaching
because they need to hear this so that they don't make these mistakes because
what would you rather have my friend?
Would you rather hear a sermon about vomiting due to drinking
or would you rather have your children go out and live this?
I mean I'd rather just hear the word vomit
than to actually have to smell the vomit on my children's clothing
than to actually have to see them vomit and have to actually see them make these mistakes
I'd much rather preach about it than to have to live it
and so that's why we need this kind of preaching in case you were wondering
but Jeremiah chapter 25 verse 28 says this
Therefore thou shalt say unto them
Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel
Drink ye and be drunken and what?
Spew
You see that? It's spelled a little different than we spell it today
He says drink and be drunken and spew
This is talking about vomit. This is another word for vomit. He says
Be drunken and spew and fall and rise no more because of the sword which I send among you
Go to Habakkuk chapter 2. We have another scripture here on vomiting
and look the scriptures just keep on coming don't they?
on drinking and vomiting. God's trying to send us a message here
Look at Habakkuk chapter 2 verse 15 the Bible says
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink that putteth thy bottle to him
and maketh him drunken. What's the next word?
So is the person who's giving him the drink drunk?
Yeah he says you're already drunk and then you're giving your neighbor drink to make him
drunken also
You see misery loves company. People who are drunk they're gonna try to get you drunk
It's not enough for them to drink. They want you to drink with them
and it's just like Eve gave the fruit unto Adam that he might eat thereof and sin
Those who drink will try to get you to drink with them
and he says give thy bottle to him and make us him drunken also
that thou mayest look on their nakedness
That's a future point that I'm going to get to but it says in verse 16
Thou art filled with shame for glory
It's not glorious. It's shameful
and he says drink thou also
and let thy foreskin be uncovered. The cup
of the Lord's right hand shall be turned unto thee and shameful what?
Spewing shall be on thy glory
You think you're so tough. You know you think you're a big strong man
cause you can drink and get drunk and go get in a bar fight
He says you are ashamed and when you're wallowing in your own
vomit and when you're staggering and drunken and
spewing on yourself there's nothing glorious about that. It's wicked
and it's disgusting and it's foul and Christians have no
business drinking or going to bars or hanging around with people that are drinking
because if you're hanging around with people that drink they're going to put their bottle to you and make you
drunken also
and so you gotta stay away from it as far as you can. But listen to this
Proverbs 26 11 and if you would turn to Proverbs
23. That way we're in the ballpark of Proverbs cause I'm going to show you a lot of scriptures from
Proverbs here. Go to Proverbs 23 and listen to a famous verse
Proverbs 26 11
As a dog returneth to his vomit
so a fool returneth to his folly. Now let me explain this.
Drinking is foolishness. It's folly. It's dumb.
But as a dog returns to his vomit
so a fool returns to his folly. Now you'd have to be a fool
to participate in some activity that makes you vomit
and then just keep going back to that same activity and doing it again
and wouldn't that be stupid?