By Andrea Merrell
Here are six
things God hates,
and one more that
he loathes with a passion.
Proverbs 6:16 MSG
It’s funny how we throw the word hate around.
A child shouts at his parents, “I hate you!”
“I hate not having a date for the prom,” a teenage girl tells
her friend.
“I hate buttermilk.”
“I hate myself.”
Personally, I hate black licorice, wire hangers, and the
smell of bleach. I also hate tight spaces, bad hair days, and snakes. Those are
my top six.
But God has a top six as well—and a seventh He loathes:
- eyes that are arrogant
- a tongue that lies
- hands that murder the innocent
- a heart that hatches evil plots
- feet that race down a wicked track
- a mouth that lies under oath
- a troublemaker in the family
What I choose to hate is up to me, but what if I choose
rather to hate what God hates (the sin) and love what God loves (the sinner)?
Seems to me my whole perspective on life would change.
What do you hate?
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