EPHESIANS 5:18

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 

 TO PONDER 

We all have stories of our own, or know of others who have made some poor decisions after too much alcohol. Alcohol itself is not a bad thing, but if you let it consume you by having too much, you will make foolish decisions.

We have a choice on what to fill our bodies with. This could be the short-term vices and pleasures of our physical world, where wickedness and evil are not hard to reach. A dedication and worship of such things is the pathway of sin.

We form a connection with God when we are filled with the Spirit. Dedicating our being to God’s wise plans and purpose. When we are ‘under the influence’ of the Spirit, our lives are transformed as we overflow with praise and thanks and love for God and for others.

PRAYER: Lord, fill me up with the good Spirit that only you can provide. 

Today's devotion written by Josh Simpfendorfer, LifeWay Westside