My last message concluded with a spiritual guru in Samaria who desperately wanted the power of God in his life so that he could be a popular miracle worker. In blunt words Peter told Simon the guru that he could not have the power of God in his life because he harboured a root of bitterness. God's power cannot be manifest in and through a life that harbours a root of bitterness. Today I will invite you to choose between bitterness and the indwelling presence of the holy Spirit. I. Bitterness Is a Condition That Brings Devastation Into Our Lives.
Bitterness is characterized by an unforgiving spirit and negative, critical attitudes.
Bitterness motivates habitual complaining. Bitterness fragments other peoples lives. See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by it many be defiled. Bitterness is self induced misery, and it produces chain sinning A chronically bitter person is his own worst enemy and difficult to maintain a relationship with. Doctors call high blood pressure the silent killer.