Root of Bitterness: Time for Weeding!

Do you have difficulty in worshiping the Lord joyfully? Do you have a problem in your relationship with any person? Do you lack peace in your soul? It's time to check your heart for roots of bitterness.

You may be angry with someone. You may be trying to judge someone by their behaviour or words. Thoughts put into your mind by others or ideas caused by unresolved issues with God or others put out roots of bitteness that go down into your heart. This reults in a wrong heart attitude towards God and others. The fruits that are produced by such roots are words and actions that cause problems. Unfortunately, the problem doesn't stop there. Wrong words and and actions are like seeds that can be sown in the minds of people around. If these seeds aren't destroyed, they will defile the souls of those people.

When the thirsty Israelites arrived in Marah and eagerly went for the water there, they found that it was bitter. Are you thirsting for fulfilling relationships with God and with people, but find it is impossible because of the bitterness in yoiur soul?

God showed Moses a tree, which he cast into the waters and the bitter waters were made sweet. That tree was a pointer to the tree on which Jesus Christ hung for you and me. Come to the Cross of Christ and linger there till the bitterness of your soul is turned into sweetness.

Hebrews 12:14-15
¹⁴ Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
¹⁵ looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;

Jesus is my everything, He is my all
He is my everything, both great and small
He gave His life for me, made everything new
He is my everything, none other will do

Like honey in the rock, sweet honey in the rock
For He tastes like honey in the rock
Oh taste and see that the Lord is good
Fort He tastes like honey in the rock.