Video of the Day: Clip from the 2000 film “The Kid”
Bible Verse of the Day:
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, Ecclesiastes 3:1-4.
Biblical Connection:
Bruce Willis plays Russ Duritz, a wealthy Los Angeles image consultant who is confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself, Spencer Breslin. Just before his 40th birthday, Russ is given a second chance at life as he is forced to remember his painful childhood. Following the death of his mother, Russ vowed to never cry again, learning to hide and suppress this pain under the guise of an image consultant. This is the context of today’s scene.
Pastor Matt from Delaware often preached that “hurt people hurt people.” When individuals become emotional broken deep inside their soul due to a root of bitterness, Hebrews 12:15, anguish and frustration are exercised in the form of cruel words or outbursts. In the book Restoring Your Foundations by Chester and Becky Kylstra, this spiritual condition is described as soul/spirit hurts. Only when these issues are confronted can Christians begins to love others as Jesus desires.
Closing Song:
If Jesus cried out, “my God my God, why have you forsaken me,” Matthew 27:46, think about the countless souls who also feel abandoned. May the lyrics of Leaving and the words of today’s devotion help you begin your journey to remove the barriers and obstacles preventing you from loving others.
by Jay Mankus
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