UPROOTING BITTERNESS

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

Friday 13th May 2016

Topic: Uprooting Bitterness

Text: "Exercise foresight and be on the watch to look
[after one another], to see that no one falls back
from and fails to secure God’s grace (His
unmerited favor and spiritual blessing), in order
that no root of resentment (rancor, bitterness, or
hatred) shoots forth and causes trouble and bitter
torment, and the many become contaminated and
defiled by it" (Hebrews 12:15 AMP).

When you’ve had a hurtful or tragic experience,
bitterness or resentment can grow in your heart
unknowingly. Sometimes it’s not even toward
people, but toward the Lord. Many have this form
of bitterness. However, not recognizing any form
of bitterness is a danger we all face. It’s a
resentful poison almost impossible to remove
once deeply rooted. Some are so poisoned by
bitterness they can’t have a normal conversation
without spewing venom. While not every form is
this bad, all bitterness carries the potential to
grow to this level. We can be easily blinded to
ourselves, so we need others who can spot when
bitterness is trying to take root.
If you can’t quit rehearsing the bad that
happened, it’s likely bitterness is trying to take
root. Its effects can be devastating and
according to Hebrews 12:15, can even threaten
our very salvation. Ask God to help you uproot it,
then make every effort to move on. Nothing
compares to the peace that comes from
removing bitterness from your heart. Let it be
uprooted today!

PRAYER
Heavenly Father, I ask You to reveal all forms of
bitterness that would try to take hold in my heart.
Forgive me for letting any hurt or resentment fill
my thoughts. I command every root of bitterness
to be uprooted from my life today! Amen!

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Judges 14-15; John 7:14-44; Proverbs 11: 29-31; Proverbs 12:1-7