No Hate Here!

15 Jan No Hate Here!

January 15, 2023

No Hate Here!

If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us … 1 John 1:6-2:23 ESV (Read it)

Saw a movie not long ago that gave me pause, I asked God why that guy would set his own brother up to be killed, to coin a popular phase “Who Does That.”  God answered me quickly, the first murder recorded in the Bible is a man killing his brother. Genesis 4:8 Cain slew Able. Able had done nothing to Cain except presented the acceptable offering to the Lord. 

There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers. Proverbs 6:16-19 

In one of his most famous sermons, Loving Your Enemies, Dr. Martin Luther King preached: “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” (Source: the internet)

See hate comes from a dark place how much can you see in the pitch of night when the power is out everywhere.  That is what happens when we allow hate to come in.  At the very sign of animosity back off, move away repent and ask God to help you and go the opposite way to Love.  

See love covers a multitude of faults even your own. 1 Peter 4:8 AMP puts it this way “Above all, have fervent and unfailing love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins [it overlooks unkindness and unselfishly seeks the best for others].”

Ask the Holy Spirit to help you search your heart right now and make sure there is no intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury no extreme dislike or disgust for anyone and if you find some let it go.  Well, you do not know what they did. It does not matter in the long run you will reap the bitter fruit that hate brings staying in hate. 

Prayer: Father in the name of Jesus I ask you to search my heart Try me and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, anyone who I dislike even hate Lord Jesus knowingly or that you reveal to me as I pray this pray.  I release that person(s) for what they did, or I allowed to enter my heart toward anyone. Forgive them and forgive me and lead me in the way everlasting.

Theresa Woodard