Isaiah 28 and Warnings Of False Comfort

Send us a note!Alcohol can look like relief, but what if it’s quietly training your heart to run from God instead of toward Him? We hold that question up to the light of Scripture and let it search us, because real hope is not found in a bottle, a party, or a quick escape. We come back to Jesus Christ as the only steady place for faith, focus, forgiveness, cleansing, and the “new wine” of salvation.Pastor Carl takes us verse by verse through Isaiah 28, where the “crown of pride” shines for a moment and then fades, and where drunkenness is exposed as more than a habit it’s a spiritual threat that distorts vision and destroys judgment. We talk about the remnant who trust the Lord, and why God Himself becomes their true crown of glory. Then we turn to Proverbs 23 for one of the Bible’s most honest descriptions of intoxication and addiction: the sparkle, the bite, the strange sights, the perverse words, the wounds without cause, and the craving that keeps asking for “another drink.”From there, Luke 21 raises the stakes. Jesus warns that our hearts can be weighed down by carousing, drunkenness, and the cares of this life, leaving us unprepared for the Day of the Lord. The answer is watchfulness, prayer, and a real relationship with Christ, the One who gives true rest and refreshing “line upon line” through His Word.If you’re wrestling with what you reach for when life hurts, listen, share this with a friend, and subscribe for more Bible teaching from Come On Up. After you listen, what’s one change you know you need to make?What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville.Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.