Bitterness produces the most deadly deeds

Deadly deeds "Let all bitterness…be put away from you" Eph 4:31. Some of the most deadly deeds come from bitterness. God warns, "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" Heb. 12:15.

A bitter spirit "It is not what happens to you that counts, it is what you do with what happens to you that matters." Every person has been hurt, betrayed, stabbed in the back by a friend or foe, been lied about, cheated on and on we could go. Nothing is worse than for a person to get bitter because of it. The poison that comes from that person is worse than the venom of the most deadly snake and many are defiled by them. How tragic.

Get mad at the devil "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Eph. 6:12. Get mad at the devil, not people. Blame him.

Forgive them "Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing" Luke 23:34. Do it and pray it by faith. I have done it scores of times. I will not defile myself or others with bitterness.  "But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions" Matt. 6:15.

Husbands, "Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them" Col. 3:19. That would have saved thousands of marriages if we Christian men obeyed God in this way.

Prayer:  Father, spare us these awful deadly deeds that come from bitterness. We are the losers if we get bitter. Help us, In Jesus name