SCRIPTURE: Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good, 2 Timothy 3:3. BBE.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The end time is characterized by the activities of bitter haters against God and against His People.
The Book of 2 Timothy 3:1-5 reveals that one of the characteristics of the end time is that people would lack natural affection for others.
The Bible in Basic English (BBE) renders it this way: “Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good”
(2 Timothy 3:3).
This means that in the end time, there would be bitter haters. The end time is characterized by the activities of bitter haters against God and against His people.
This is the exact description of the behaviour of some people on social media platforms today. Many people on those platforms are bitter haters, releasing bitterness through their posts and comments. They speak all forms of evil against God and against His people. They are violent and uncontrolled, hating all that is good.
They aim to destroy character of others and oppose the advancement of God’s kingdom. They are unkind, merciless, slanderous, violent and fierce.
They may think they are just having fun, but what they may not realize is that they are being controlled by the spirit of the age. They take pleasure in hating and being hateful, not knowing that they are instruments of damnation in the hands of the devil.
Look at how the Message Bible describes these bitter haters:
“…dog-eat-dog, unbending, slanderers…”
(2 Timothy 3:3).
These bitter haters are unloving and unforgiving. They slander others and lack self-control. They are cruel and hate what is good.
Beloved, this is the most accurate description of our generation. We live in a generation of bitter haters, and it is a sign that we are in the end time.
Beloved, I counsel you never to be part of the hateful spirit of this age. Avoid bitter haters so you can escape the wrath of God.
Remember this: The end time is characterized by the activities of bitter haters against God and against His People.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Refuse to be part of the association and activities of bitter haters.
- Pray for people and wish them well. Never allow anyone’s actions drive you into bitterness and hate.
PRAYER: Lord, I ask that You deliver me from the association of bitter haters. I refuse their influence over my life, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: LOVE: THE FOUNDATION OF GODLY CHARACTER (PT 2).
QUOTE: There are people who hate progress. And because they hate progress, they utter slander. Culled from the book, “21 FOOLISH THINGS PEOPLE DO” by Dr. Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Hebrews 6-8.
AMAZING FACT: Lions can live without water for long periods, if they have access to food.
PROPHETIC WORD (DECLARATION): The influence of the spirit of this age shall never be your portion in Jesus’ Name.
