Bitterness-Part 4

Bitterness-Part 4

Yesterday, we covered the need for us to practice patience while Jesus helps us to work through the pains of our past in order to heal of from the poison that bitterness is in our lives.  We discussed that the scars left by the pain we have been caused in life, are very deep.  A quick “band aid” healing is not going to work with this type of damage.  Jesus knows this.  Too often, when we seek a quick fix in our emotions, without ever getting the root of what causes them, it leaves a door open for the pain to reappear in another manifestation of our lives.  Jesus seeks to heal fully.  We spoke of how Jesus knows that damaged people have had their trust broken.  He knows that in order to heal you of your bitterness, He will have to start to teach you WHO He is and just how different His love is from anyone else’s in your life.  We know that Jesus is the Savior of the World, and the Son of God.

Today, we will talk over some of just Who our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is.

Learning WHO Jesus is.

The beautiful understanding here, is that your relationship with Jesus is in a constant state of metamorphosis.  Each stage of your life is going to be met with you understanding more of just WHO Jesus is.  The way to start learning of Jesus is through scripture.

Jesus is gentle and humble of heart.

One of my favorite of these scriptures is: Matthew 11:29 NLT.

“Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Words like, gentle, and humble of heart.  These are words not readily used in this world, are they?  And if they are used, they many times are used to describe someone that people think of as powerless.  With Jesus, you have the genuine article of all power, and yet, at the same time, someone who will walks with you in the smallest moments of your life.  Humble of Heart is another way Jesus speaks of Himself.  Humble of heart, moved by compassion, mercy, genuine desire to help, never full of oneself, always seeking to give, these are thoughts that come to mind when I read this scripture about Jesus.

Jesus is dependable. 

Bitterness causes a great deal of mistrust within us.  Jesus seeks to heal this by allowing us to understand what stability looks like, for the first time in our lives. Hebrews 13:8 speaks of Jesus of the stability of Christ.

“I am the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.”

To be the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.  Heck, I can’t even keep the same hair color for one year, let alone be the same every day of my life.  The stability of Jesus is so appealing.  Having Jesus be the same, always, means that His mood doesn't change when the dramas of life come to envelope us.  His love never fails to remain utterly perfect for us.  He desires a relationship with us, even if we are in the middle of denying it to Him.  HE REMAINS THE SAME.

Join me tomorrow, we will cover the last two points on learning Who Jesus can be for us in our lives.  God bless your day.  Pastor Daniella

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