Read: Acts 7-8
Marked: Acts 8:23, “For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.”
Bitterness happens when we believe we are treated unfairly. Resentment grows and our moral behaviour changes. Pride sets in and we think we are owed better.
There’s a lot of bitterness in people that blinds them to the gospel. Bitterness, says Hebrews 12:15, grows like a root causing trouble which defiles us and we fall short of the grace of God.
Bitterness is a heart condition which can only be solved through a heart transplant. David asks, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10)
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