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Ephesians 3:14-19 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith;

Tthat ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth,
and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge,
that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

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Ephesians 3:14-19 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; Tthat ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Day 29—Letting Go of Bitterness—and All the Things That Accompany It If you haven’t read our book Putting Off the Old Man, then please request it and take in what it has to say. We hear from many people who have read it over and over. It deals with four great things that will try to work in a believer’s life and bring misery. They are **distraction, accusation, resentment and bitterness. I write about these four things pretty well. I’ve had to deal with them in my own life. And—I can tell you the truth: there is victory to be had. About forty years ago I had some bitterness down inside me that was trying to ruin my life. A brother who knew the power of the Holy Spirit chased me down and laid hands on me—with my permission, of course—and broke its power. What a freedom came to me! Paul gives us a list of things that go with bitterness. Through the grace and power of the Lord, we can be free from all of them. Here’s his list: Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor and evil speaking (blasphemy), be put away from you, with all malice—Ephesians 4:31. Just let us take note of one more thing in this list. It’s the evil speaking, which is from the Greek blasphemía. Clearly, it means “blasphemy.” It is one of the primary works of the anti-Christ whose job it will be to blaspheme Christ. We DO NOT want any dark thing from his realm to remain in us! Amen! LORD, how can I hold bitterness in my heart? You were tried as a criminal, scourged, hanged on a cross till You died, and You just wanted forgiveness for those who did it all to you. I’ve been bitter on things that are really petty. There’s no comparison. Oh, forgive me for this! I renounce these feelings I’ve held toward people who hurt me far less than those who hurt you. I give myself over to Your healing grace. I give myself over to the power of Your Kingdom,—and to the authority of Your Kingdom. Let it rule in me. Top of Page** Berean Ministries PO Box 38 Elk Park, NC 28622-0038 © Berean Gospel Fellowship. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission to reprint in part or in whole is usually granted.