In Touch - Aug. 8, 2006
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In Touch Daily Devotional
by Dr. Charles Stanley
Tuesday August 8, 2006
A Bitter Root
Yesterday, we came to think of bitterness as a poison — a concoction that we create for someone else but then end up drinking ourselves. Today, let’s consider another useful illustration that will help us understand the effects of resentment.
Hebrews
Can you see how this image parallels your spiritual life? Perhaps you have a root of bitterness that is sitting just under the surface, practically invisible to anyone who walks by. Does the fact that the bitter root is barely noticeable mean that it is inert and harmless? Absolutely not! Instead, you can be sure that the root is doing its job — sucking the life from you and using that to nourish a weed of hatred, impatience, or discontent.
A root of bitterness will never produce healthy fruit. When the seed, the soil, and the root are poor, it is senseless to expect anything other than bad fruit and a tangle of weeds.
Take heart! There is a remedy to the problem. All it takes to kill a weed is to unearth and dispose of the root. Pull the source of your resentment out of its hiding place. Bring it into the light; then, throw it away.
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