Proverbs 6
These six things doth the LORD hate:
yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
A proud look, a lying tongue, and
hands that shed innocent blood,
An heart that deviseth wicked
imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he
that soweth discord among brethren.
If
we love someone we will avoid doing anything that bothers them. If we know they
hate a certain type of food, we will not prepare that for their dinner. Here we see a list of seven things that our
Lord actually states that He hates.
A proud
look - this type of look can be seen
through the eyes. In Isaiah 2 verse 11 we read, “The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men
shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day”. Our haughtiness can often be seen by our
facial expressions. Some of us have had
an opportunity to see ourselves on a video when the Holy Spirit was not
controlling us. What a shock! We hate those same looks when we see
them. Let us humble our hearts and take
special care to notice if we roll our eyes, look up out of frustration or take
on a smirk that denotes we are not concerned only about the Lord being exalted.
A lying
tongue - The Lord hates lies. He is the truth. These are all ‘relationship killers’. They interrupt our fellowship with the Lord
and with each other. We need the Spirit
of Truth to flow through us and point out any sort of lie, deceit, misrepresentation
of facts or false viewpoints. When we
say something out of anger to our husbands or children that labels them
inappropriately we are not speaking the truth and are, in fact, lying. We need to be sensitive that the words of our
mouths and the meditations of our heart are acceptable in the sight of God, our
strength and our redeemer.
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