When It's Too Late

In the early morning hours of September 19th,1999 - 20 year old Jacqueline Saburido (pictured left and right) and four of her friends were returning home from a birthday party. Driving the other car, 18 year old high school student Reggie Stephey, had been drinking beer with some buddies. On a dark road on the outskirts of Austin, Texas, Stephey's SUV veered into the Oldsmobile carrying Jacqui and her friends. Within minutes, the car caught fire. Jacqui was pinned in the front seat on the passenger side. She was burned over 60% of her body; no one thought she could survive. Her hands were so badly burned that all of her fingers had to be amputated. She lost her hair, her ears, her nose, her left eyelid and much of her vision. She has had more than 50 operations since the crash and has many more to go. How tragic! How unnecessary! Jacqui was the victim of a drunk driver. There is not a substance any more deceitful and dangerous than alcohol.

When will society learn that alcohol is a menace! The biggest lie you'll ever hear is ... "Live Responsibly" from people who are selling you liquid Devil. I've stood over the graves of victims of alcohol. I know what it's like to see a big coffin (the mother) and a little coffin (her child) being lowered into their graves because of a drunk driver. Budweiser won't show you this. Miller "High Life" wouldn't dare speak the truth. The honest truth is that alcohol often leads to the "Low Life." And Bud isn't "wiser", he's a complete idiot. Red Dog? ... You mean "Dead Dog?" The honest truth is that there is NO WAY a person can "Live Responsibly" while consuming alcoholic beverages. The beer companies are LIARS! They claim to be doing as much as possible to prevent alcohol abuse; yet, millions of people continue to weep in bitter tears because of the evils associated with booze. The total cost to Scottish society in 2001-2002 due to alcohol abuse was estimated to be $1.1 billion (Alcohol Misuse in Scotland Trends and Costs, Scottish Executive, October 2001). If you think that's bad, the problem is 100 times worse in America:

$185,000,000,000 in alcohol related damages!!! It doesn't take a whole lot of sense folks to figure this out.

This is the sad truth concerning nearly everything in life. We all have a tendency to be indifferent about things until it hurts us. I get letters all the time from people, thanking me for my website. In many cases, they or a loved one have become the victim of some evil (e.g., alcohol, false religion, gambling, divorce, etc). They are comforted to see that I am preaching against something that has caused them pain and loss. Tragically, most of America's preachers are silent concerning sin and evil. This is apostasy! Here's an example of an apostate preacher who makes abortion a "minor concern" in his church of 10,000 people. Tragic!

Most people don't CARE until it's too late. And that's the whole issue here ... CARING! The hallmark quality of a born again Christian who walks with God is CARING. A Christian who cares about the souls of lost sinners goes soulwinning. A Christian who cares about righteousness and little children takes a stand against abortion, gambling, alcohol, pornography, homosexuality, witchcraft, the lie of Evolution, and the godless entertainment industry. It's about caring! Obviously, there's NOTHING even remotely Christian about the alcohol industry, and they don't care. It's been said that the biggest problem in America is apathy, but who cares? Alcohol is evil and ought to be removed from society. Every sin imaginable is associated with alcohol. I can almost assuredly guarantee you that there's plenty of drunk driving crashes in your city. Where I live, I see flowers by utility poles regularly where loved one's have died in accidents (no doubt most caused by alcohol). Oh the evils of alcohol. The whole matter of alcohol is so rotten to the core. The beer companies deceitfully lead consumers to believe that they can drink alcohol and drive "responsibly" in DIRECT OPPOSITION to what The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states:

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) position on the relationship between blood alcohol concentration and driving is that driving performance degrades after just one drink."

Most people take freedom for granted, until they lose it. Most people take life for granted, until it is gone. If only people would wake up and care enough about "others" to remove the monster of alcohol from society. Alcohol has a rap sheet a mile long, and it has evaded justice since it's beginning. The Bible WARNS against the deceptive nature of alcohol in Proverb 20:1, "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." The Hebrew word for "deceived" puts forth the idea of being reeling in on a fishing line. Hence, the fool who drinks alcohol is being reeled in for destruction. It's not surprising that nearly all of the people supporting legalized alcoholic beverages have never lost a loved one to a drunk driver. Why does it always take a tragedy to make us CARE? Most people don't install burglar system onto their house until they've been victimized by a burglar. This is typical human nature, and it is why alcohol is still legal. It is why abortion is legal. It is why gambling is legal. Most people just don't care unless it adversely affects them. What do you think those aborted children would want, if they could make their own decision whether to live or die? They'd choose life of course. Wouldn't it be great if people would care BEFORE something horrible has to happen to them or their family? This is exactly what James 4:8,9 mean ..."Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness." As believers, we should CARE about the pain and suffering which others are going through. That's why I wrote this article. The silver lining in Jacqui's calamity is that tens-of-thousands of children are thinking twice about drinking beer. Sadly, many of them will end up like Jacqui because not enough Americans care, until it's their child being extracted from a car-wreck with the Jaws of Life. The beer companies are hypocritical liars, because as long as they continue to sell their liquid Devil ... children will die! A son will die! A mother will die! A loved one will die! A pregnant woman and her child will die! I stood over their graves, watching the father weep in bitter tears of loss and sorrow as the two caskets were lowered into the ground. It's something you never forget. Oh listen friend, don't be a fool ... say "NO" to alcohol, and "YES" to Jesus Christ.

Jacqueline Saburido before the accident:

Another drunk driver strikes - the crash!

Jacqueline Saburido after the accident:

Jacqui and her dad

By David J. Stewart

God is Against Alcohol, Period!

"I tell you that the curse of God Almighty is on the saloon." -Billy Sunday

Billy Sunday (1862-1935)

Beer is for fools!!!

"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." -Proverb 20:1

Jacqueline Saburido (pictured above)

Watch Billy Sunday preach!

More Sermons by Billy Sunday

Anti-Saloon League Quitters!

Hear Billy Sunday's "Booze Kills!" (MP3)

Hear Billy Sunday on Prohibition (MP3)

The Truth About Booze- part 1 (Pastor Jeff Owens)
The Truth About Booze- part 2 (Pastor Jeff Owens)
The Salvation of a Nation (by Pastor Jack Hyles)

Alcohol Kills!

"Whiskey and beer are all right in their place, but their place is in hell." -Billy Sunday

"The man who votes for the saloon is pulling on the same rope with the devil, whether he knows it or not." -Billy Sunday

Teens Drink One-Fifth of U.S. Alcohol!

Flying and Alcohol

Beer Soaks America (exposing the lying propaganda of the beer industry)

How to Go to Heaven

When It's Too Late

"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise ... Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel." -Proverb 20:1,17