Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be
put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath
forgiven you (Ephesians 4:31-32).
A bitter heart, for instance, is a breeding ground for demonic activity.
Not only that, most cancers come from anger and bitterness. Proverbs 14:30
says, “A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the
bones” (NLT). People only become aware of cancer when it starts giving pain and
discomfort; they don’t know it most likely started years before, when they
allowed bitterness, anger, hatred, malice, and envy to persist in their lives.
That’s why the Bible says, “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without
which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the
grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby
many be defiled” (Hebrews 12:14-15).
There’re people who have been wounded to the point of tears, and with
bitterness in their hearts, acted in a wrathful way. The Lord says to you
today, “Circumcise your heart!” Cut out the bitterness and the anger from your
heart, for your own good.
Have you been trying to stop the anger, or trying to put away bitterness
without success? You don’t have to struggle. All you have to do is proclaim the
Lordship of Jesus Christ over your life: over your spirit, soul and body. Then
declare, “I choose to serve the Lord; I reject hatred, bitterness and anger. I’m
going to walk in love.” No demon of darkness can stand against that. Satan
can’t resist the power of love. The Word declares, “There is no fear in love,
but perfect love casteth out fear...” (1 John 4:18).
PRAYER: Dear Father, my heart is full of your love, kindness, and
compassion. I refuse to allow bitterness, anger, or strife to take root in me.
I walk in love today and always, confident that no weapon fashioned against me
shall prosper, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: || 1 Corinthians 13:3 CEV What if I gave away all that I
owned and let myself be burned alive? I would gain nothing, unless I loved
others. ||
|| Mark 11:25-26 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought
against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your
trespasses. 26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in
heaven forgive your trespasses. ||
|| James 3:15-17 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly,
sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion
and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then
peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits,
without partiality, and without hypocrisy. ||
1-Year Bible Reading
Plan: Acts 13:13-52, Nehemiah 9-10
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: 2 Corinthians 10:1-7, Isaiah 17
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