WHAT IS THE POISON OF BITTERNESS?

Act 8:23

 The word “ bitterness,” comes from an old root word meaning to bite. Bitterness is like being bitten by the old serpent Satan, releasing his venom and poison into our heart and life. Do you recall fron our text what Peter said to Simon ? “ I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness,” ( Acts 8:23 ) The word “ gall,” means “ poison.” Bitterness is the poison that comes when bitten by certain things in life. It’s as if Satan has bitten and injected all the poison of hell itself into a human heart.

We get bitter for essentially one of three reasons below. 

1. Because of what is said about us:

2. Because of what is done to us:

3. Because of what is taken from us.

Now its remarkable how Christ with all three of these problems in the Sermon on the Mount. With regard to what is said about us, the Lord Jesus said, “ Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad for great is your reward in heaven for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.” ( Matt 5:11-12 ) My …. has anyone ever said anything wrong about you ? Well. Congratulations you’re in good company. They did the same thing to the prophets. They did the same thing to Christ. They are going to do the same thing to you.

With regard to what is done to us, Christ said, “ Ye have heard that it hath been said, and eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say unto you that ye resist not evil, but whosoever shall smite on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” ( Matt 5:38-39 ) What Christ was saying here was, that its not what happens to you is important, but how you react to that, that really counts with God.

With regard to what is taken from us, Christ said, “ And if any man will sue at the law and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.” ( Matt 5:40 ) You see, its better to be wronged than to do wrong. Beloved in the Lord when someone does you wrong and they will sooner or later, you have one of two choices, you can get bitter or you can get better. 

Scriptures  says in Heb 12:15  that “ Lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you.” The word is sometimes translated “ vex,” and the idea is that it pushes out the good things in our heart and takes over in our life.

A bitter root always produces bitter fruit. Beloved in the Lord, if you are bitter, if you get bitter then you are headed for trouble.

Soon it will become contagious and contaminate those who are around you. You see, there is no passion of the human heart that promises so much and pays so little. Bitterness will trouble and vex you. 

A bitter heart is always a bad heart and often a boiling heart.

When someone sins against us, we wait for an apology … if we don’t get it, we get bitter toward that person.

WHAT IF the person DOESN’T REALIZE that they have sinned against you? OR … ACTUALLY HAVEN’T sinned against you (but you think they have)? THEN … they’ll never apologize … AND … you’ll be bitter, waiting for an apology that can’t ever come.

Some people  even get bitter when life ,career  ,finances and business  doesn't treat  them well. They hold onto past lost without  a forecast  of glorious  days of Restoration from God.

 Note: 

▪︎Bitterness pains you more than the one who hurts you. 

▪︎It takes away goodness from your heart

▪︎It strains your relationship with others.

▪︎It hinders  you  from praying

▪︎Physical  it makes you look older than your age.

▪︎It takes away your Physical  beauty.

▪︎It leads to emotional  unrest with sad memories. 

▪︎It leads to depression  and can result to cardiac issue.

My Advice on this subject:

Eph 4:31 "Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice."

God  bless you.

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