[Manna - September 5]
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Canticles 8:6
JEALOUSY is one of the great foes that confronts
every Christian.
It should be slain on sight as an
enemy of God and man and of every good principle;
and to the extent that its presence has defiled the
heart even for a moment, a cleansing of the spirit of
holiness and love should be invoked.
Jealousy is not
only a cruel monster of itself, but its poisonous fangs
are almost certain to inflict pain and trouble upon
others, as well as to bring general woe and, ultimately,
destruction upon those who harbor it.
Jealousy
is sin in thought, wickedness in thought, and is very
apt to lead speedily to sin and wickedness in action.
The mind, if once poisoned with jealousy, can with
great difficulty ever be cleansed from it entirely, so
rapidly does it bring everything within its environment
to its own color and character. Z.'03-330 R3231:5