Hateful just means that one is full of hate. The word means to detest, to persecute, actions done with an attempt to harm one physically, emotionally, or even to harm their testimony.
Do you know of others that carry the venom of hatred with them, ready to strike out at those whom they hate?
One of my grandsons got what looked like a wadded up piece of foam, brought it to our house, and told us it was a fish. It wasn’t like any fish I had ever seen…the instructions simply said “place in a container of water” which we did; and sure enough, after a few minutes that foam began to unwrap and take on the shape of a fish! We took it from the bowl we had it in and placed it in a bathtub full of water and left it there. After a few hours, that little piece of foam had swollen into a pretty good-sized fish. As I stood and thought about that “fish” I began to think about those who let a little thing, a little word, a little act sit and soak in the heart and before long, it has grown from envy or jealousy to disrespect, and from disrespect to anger, and from anger to bitterness, and from bitterness to hatred.
Today, there will be dozens of people who will read this devotional who are letting this envy, jealousy, resentment, anger, and bitterness soak in their heart and before long, they will have a heart full of hatred. What a shame!
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞Ask God to give you victory over hatred. Remember, your hatred may or may not destroy the ones you hate, but it will certainly destroy you.
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