What if I told you there is a root that sprouts poison? Would you be interested in experiencing it? Or, maybe you would just want to avoid it at all costs! This particular poison is also linked to bitterness, and it’s not the bitterness as in an unpleasantly sharp taste. This poison, in fact, has little to do with ingestion and taste. It is, however, a particularly nasty poison that spreads and affects others. And the bitterness that accompanies it is the kind that the dictionary defines as that which is distasteful or distressing to the mind or that which is caused by or expressive of severe pain, grief, or regret. So where does this poison and bitterness come from? It comes when we turn from being with the Lord and we go after other gods to serve them: “ Make sure there isn’t any one among you right now—male or female, clan or tribe—whose mind is turning from being with the Lord our God in favor of going to serve these nations’ gods. Make sure there isn’t any root among you that is s...