"Alcohol As A Remover"
Alcohol will remove stains from clothes. But stains from clothes are not the only things alcohol will remove. Alcohol will remove the clothes as well.
Strange as it may seem, alcohol will not only do this for the man who drinks, but also for those for whom he is responsible.
Alcohol will remove...
the clothes from a man's back.
It will remove them from the stooped shoulders of a long-suffering wife.
It will remove them from the gaunt bodies of shivering children.
It will remove even the shoes from babies feet.
It will remove smiles from the faces of mother, and wife, or father and husband.
It will remove laughter from the lips of innocent children.
It will remove even the joy of playtime.
It will remove heat from the home, furniture from the rooms, and food from the table.
It removes fine homes and leaves hovels.
It removes plenty and leaves poverty.
It removes fame and leaves shame.
It removes honor and leaves humiliation.
It removes self esteem and leaves disgust.
Alcohol is a great remover. As a remover of things alcohol has no peer. But removing things is not all that alcohol will do. It not only removes stains, but also creates them. Alcohol can quickly stain a reputation. Worse, it can gradually stain and deform a character. It can mar the potential of any man or woman who indulges. And it can ultimately ruin the person caught in its deceptive snare.
Alcohol can mark a man for life with its cursed stain, and it can remove from one's experience everything, great or small, that makes life worth while. But that is not the worst that can happen to man. The real tragedy is that alcohol will remove a man's name from the Book of Life. It will remove from his heart all hope of heaven and the possibility of fellowship with God..."Be not deceived...neither fornicators...nor thieves...NOR DRUNKARDS...shall inherit the kingdom of God." (1 Corinthians 6:9-10)
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