Sharp Teeth

Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up. —Hebrews 12:15

One of the most memorable characters in Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations is an old lady named Miss Havisham whose fiancé ran away with another woman on the day they were to be married.

For decades Miss Havisham remained in her wedding dress and veil, letting them turn to rags. She pulled heavy drapes across the windows and refused any sunlight. Instead of cleaning up her wedding cake, she let it decay and get eaten by mice.

She said, “The mice have gnawed at it, and sharper teeth than teeth of mice have gnawed at me.” ¹

Maybe you know what those teeth are like—the sharp edges of bitterness and unforgiveness eating at joy and eroding away peace. But you don’t have to live there. There’s a whole new world outside the dark, musty walls of hurt and disillusionment behind which you’ve barricaded your heart. God wants to give you the grace to move on. He wants to set you free.

¹ Charles Dickens, Great Expectations (Oxford University Press), 82.

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