February 11, 2021
Dearly Beloved, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our God, who created and formed us and who never ever forgets us.The blessed word that God has given for you, today is from the book of Ephesians 4:31,32 , “ Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
From the above context we come to know how important it is to forgive others. Forgiveness matters. Without forgiveness in our world of relationship, life would actually become unbearable: Forgiveness is particularly important for believers in Christ. That’s because believers are forgiven people. In these verses in Ephesians, the apostle Paul says that believers should forgive, as God has forgiven us. But forgiveness isn’t always easy. It’s particularly hard when the hurt is big, or when the person who caused the hurt refuses to acknowledge what they’ve done. We need to understand why forgiveness matters. When we do, we can see that forgiveness is not only possible for believers, it is also incredibly powerful for our lives and relationships.
The above verse refers to many kinds of sin, such as anger, rage, brawling and slander. But all these emotional nature of man is the outcome of bitterness. The Cure for bitterness is a Heavenly Vision. I wish to narrate the story of the blind songwriter Fanny Crosby who wrote more than 8,000 songs. When Fanny was just 6 weeks old a minor eye inflammation developed and the doctor who treated her was a quack and the potion (drink) that he prescribed resulted in her becoming totally and permanently blind! There was every reason for her to hoard bitterness against this doctor, But this Spirit filled woman harboured no bitterness against the physician and she said, “If I could only meet the doctor, I would say, “Thank you, over and over again for making me blind.” This may seem foolish. But Fanny Crosby considered her blindness to be a gift from God to help her write the 8000 hymns that flowed so freely from her pen.
Bitterness reflects a brooding grudge, filled attitude, an unwillingness to forgive or a harsh feeling. Bitterness is the opposite of sweetness and kindness. Only the attitude of Love finds a way to cover a multitude of sins. Apostle Peter, says, “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins”. When Bitterness is removed from your heart then you will easily control anger, rage, brawling and slander.
Those of you who are reading this message may be suffering from bitterness against someone? Are you not able to forgive your foes? May be you were kind and helpful to others, but they did not understand you. You might have trusted your loved ones but they have cheated you. They might have slandered against you. Forgive them. God will be pleased with you. I see in my spirit some sisters suffering in your parent’s house just because your husband has deserted you. It pains to think that your parents had spent so much to get you married but now you are struck with grief and sorrow and loneliness right in your parent’s house. God is aware of your struggles. Try to forgive your husband. Pray for his salvation the Lord will open his eyes to understand how good you had been to him. Forgive your in-laws who were the cause for your separation. The Lord will magnify you. God will visit you in your affliction as He visited Hagar in the wilderness. Believe in God Almighty and you shall see the glory of God. God Bless You.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Father, forgive us of any bitterness that we have harboured in our heart against others. Thank You that we have been forgiven by grace through faith in Christ. Help us to live our life acceptable unto God. And help us to be slow to anger, quick to forgive and abounding in steadfast love, kindness, compassion and forgiveness. Teach us to live for the glory of Jesus Christ.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
