See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no
root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; Hebrews 12:15
It is on record that Charles Spurgeon made
this comment about a man who was well-known for his bitter and resentful
spirit: “May the grass grow green on his grave when he dies, for nothing ever
grew around him while he lived!”
The sad and depressing bitter soul will
compile a list of slights at which it takes offense and will watch over itself
like a mother bear over her cubs. And the figure is apt, for the resentful
heart is always surly and suspicious like a she-bear!
In our Christian fellowship, what can be
more depressing than to find a professed Christian defending his or her
supposed rights and bitterly resisting any attempt to violate them? Such a
Christian has never accepted the way of the Cross. The sweet graces of meekness
and humility are unknown to that person. Every day he or she grows harder and
more acrimonious, trying to defend reputation, right, ministry, against
imagined foes.
Is there a cure for this? Yes! The cure is
to die to self and rise with Christ into newness of life!
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