Hebrews 12:15

Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; God has saved us by His marvelous grace. Our salvation depends only of Jesus Christ and the Blessed Holy Spirit. But the Christian life depends upon us surrendering ourselves to the Holy Spirit. The Apostle Paul reminds us in Romans 12:1 that we are to present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God. That surrender of ourselves is by ourselves. But we still have these fleshly bodies that we live in. We are daily tempted by the world, the flesh, and the devil. And our verse reminds us that we can get bitter if we are not careful. And bitterness begins deep inside of us where no one can see. It is like a root under the ground. It is there, but we can’t see it. So the writer of Hebrews reminds us to watch out for that root of bitterness. Stop it! pull it up and get rid of it! Keep that root of bitterness out of the garden of your life!