Lesson: The Consequences of Jealousy<br>
Reading: A root of bitterness<br>
Reference: Heb. 12:14–17<br><br>
Hebrews 12:14: Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:<br>
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;<br>
Hebrews 12:16: Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.<br>
Hebrews 12:17: For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.<br>
(KJV)<br>