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SIX THINGS THE LORD HATES, SEVEN ARE DETESTABLE TO HIM



It’s really been long I took up my pen, engage in serious mind exercise and jot down the end result. So many things have been calling for my attention these past few weeks that I didn’t realise that it had been a while I posted something. Anyways, to cut the story short, here I am again as I couldn’t help but share the insights I received while reading my bible some days ago.  
“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community”(Proverbs 6:16-19, NIV)

I read this scripture and I had to re-read again because it was as if I’ve never come across this portion of the bible before. I was amazed that despite the fact that God loves us and He is ever ready to forgive our sins if we ask for forgiveness, there are some habits that He so much loathes with passion “Proverbs 6:16, MSG”. These are habits that are so common even amongst us believers. Especially a haughty look, a lying tongue, and someone who stirs up conflicts in the community. Or you don’t know that the best way to stir up conflicts is through gossips? These are things we intentionally or ignorantly do every day. These are habits we believe does not count or have any effect. When they call out sinners, we shy away believing that we are innocent because we do not participate in the so called big and obvious sins like Murder, Robbery, Adultery, fornication, etc while we secretly engage in these seemingly tiny habits that look so simple and normal. Ha! Only if we knew that these so called small sins are actually what God loathes with passion. Do you know what it means to loathe? To loathe something means to feel intense dislike and disgust for something. The synonyms include detest, abomination, hate, can’t stand, can’t bear, abhor etc. This is to say that God cannot just stand somebody who lies, someone who is proud, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that plot wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush to evil, a false witness, and a gossip (I use gossip because it is the fastest way to stir up conflict). Little wonder the bible says that God will start His judgement from His house; Meaning that believers will be judged first before the unbelievers. This is so because, these habits does not exclude the believers. Infact, it is very common in the church. Be free to Quote me wrong.
 You are a Christian right (Christ Like)? Now take a deep breath, check your life. Be sincere with yourself, which of these habits are you innocent or guilty of? Are you even innocent at all? Oh! you have never shed innocent blood right? But do you know that lying against someone or stabbing them at the back is synonymous to shedding innocent blood? Lying against someone is attributing a bad reputation to that person that might stand against his/her going forward in one way or the order. When you do that, you have definitely killed that person. Oh! my heart doesn’t plot wicked schemes. Hmmmm! Are you sure you’ve never covet someone else’s fortune, position, or wealth without even knowing how they got it?  

 Seriously, if we want to be sincere with ourselves, we will discover that we are guilty in one way or the other of these sins even though we most of the time don’t intend to be. Funny enough, these little sins are in most cases the bedrock of the so called obvious and bigger sin we think we are innocent of.
Now what is the essence of this piece? Simple, reading this scripture and meditating on it really opened my eyes to see that even though it wasn’t intentional, I have been getting myself on the wrong side of God which might possibly be the reason for some of my unanswered prayers. I cannot continue in sin (whether knowingly or unknowingly) and expect the grace of God to thrive in my life (Romans 6:1) No! I must consciously decide to stay clear from what God hates. And I believe that if you are reading this at this moment, you will want to agree with me, that we really need to ask for the forgiveness of God and also His grace to help stay away from these so called little but damaging sins...

Please share this if you agree with me. Spread the word. Sin is Sin no matter how small. God loathe sin.

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