“Strive for peace with everyone” – It is very easy to strive for peace with someone wanting to meet you half way toward that goal. How does it affect you when they are not at all willing to be at peace with you? “See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble” We must remain pure in our heart and be merciful. Scripture tells us that our of the abundance of our heart our mouth will speak. Fill your heart with pure desire to live, act and speak with one purpose – To honor and glorify God
Matthew 5:7
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God
Proverbs 19:17
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do. And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises
Hebrews 12:14
Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled