Topic: “HURTS” – Daily Devotional By Dag Heward-Mills Ministry 12 December 2021

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“HURTS”

READ: Matthew 18:21-35

“Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you and many be defiled;” – Hebrews 12:15

Once, a young man came to me and boldly stated, “I have decided to be in your church because I believe this is where God wants me to be.”

I queried, “Why did you leave your former church?”

He replied, “I was led by the Spirit to come here.”

As I continued talking with him, I immediately knew that what I suspected was true. This man was hurt, and his unresolved hurts had caused him to be cut off from his church. This is one of the commonest reasons for people backsliding and leaving churches.

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Married couples also backslide in their relationships towards each other. They start out with hot, strong and fiery love, which is often blind and unseeing. However, many couples after several years of marriage either just co-exist or even hate each other.

How did they backslide from love to hatred? Often the hurts and offences of marriage were never fully resolved until they were virtually cut off from each other. This is one of the favourite tricks of the devil.

If he can isolate you through hurts, he will have the opportunity to speak to you and make you backslide. You see, you are more vulnerable when you are isolated. The book of Hebrews warns us that bitterness can trouble us greatly (Hebrews 12:15)