Specifically referring to strong drink, which are drinks containing alcohol. Such drinks usually make a human being to be intoxicated or overcome.
We should never attempt anything before making a thorough sincere search of the effects thereafter from reliable sources.
It is costly and risky business to trade your life on mere assumptions or on facts which are baseless.
Hence, we do our best, to examine the creator’s opinion on the issue of strong drink as revealed in His holy Word.
ANCIENT DRINKERS
Around 2100BC, some daughters made their father drunk and committed immorality with their father! The effect of wine make Lot to “perceive not” (Gen. 19:33) in the first day.
The next day,…the daughters make their father drunk again, and they made him to lie with the younger daughter, and he perceived not! (Gen. 19:35)
Let us learn from this: if Lot did not perceive in the first day, and in the second day,…do you think we shall be able to perceive in the “third day”, when we are made drunk by the many “daughters” around us, i.e. radios, music, money thirst “daughters”??...Obviously No!
EFFECTS OF LIQUOR
1. IT GIVES FALSE COURAGE AND LEADS TO BRAWLS
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is ranging; and whoever is deceived thereby is not wise (Prov. 20:1).
2. IT FILLS HEART WITH ANGUISH AND SORROW
Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow…they that tarry long at the wine (Prov. 23:29).
3. IT CAUSES BLOODSHOT EYES AND MANY WOUNDS
Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?...they that tarry long at the wine (Prov. 23:29).
4. IT BITES LIKE A POISONOUS SERPENT AND STINGS LIKE AN ADDER
At the Last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder (Prov. 23:32)
5. IT LEADS TO HALLUCINATIONS AND DELIRIUM TREMENS
Thine eyes shall behold strange women (Prov. 23:33).
6. IT MAKES ONE SAY SILLY AND STUPID THINGS
Thine heart shall utter perverse things (Prov. 23:33).
7. IT CAUSES ONE TO STAGGER LIKE A SAILOR TOSSED AT SEA
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of the mast (Prov. 23:43).
8. IT ALLOWS ONE TO BE BEATEN UP WITHOUT EVEN BEING AWARE OF IT
They have stricken me, shalt thou say,…and I felt it not (Prov. 23:35).
9. ONE BECOMES A SLAVE OF IT
I will seek it yet again (Prov. 23:35).
10. IT CAUSES LEADERS TO FORGET THEIR DUTIES AND THUS PERVERT JUSTICE
It is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink…Lest they drink and forget the law and pervert the judgement of any of the afflicted (Prov. 31:4-5).
11. IT WILL MAKE YOU TO BE DISQUALIFIED IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Do not be deceived drunkards shall not inherit the kingdom of God (I Cor. 6:9-12, Gal. 5:19-21). In other words, you will never see God. Don’t argue with God you are not older than Him.
CONCLUSION
 The above are just some of the glorious insights given by the most experienced Being, the creator who has seen the origin and the effects of liquor in many generations.
My son, forget not my law (Prov. 3:1).
The devil is a liar and the father (source) of lies (John 8:44)…some of the things I have heard include, “beer is best and it brings friends together!”, plainly that is a lie…, it should be “”beer is bad and it separates friends apart!
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings (Prov. 4:20).
Strong drink, might be a counterfeit by the devil, of a believer being filled with the Holy Spirit.
CAUTION TO BELIEVERS
And be not drunk with wine, wherein in excess; but be filled with the Spirit. (Ephesians 5:18)