Proverbs 8:13

Proverbs 8:13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

MEDITATION:

THIS VERSE INDICATES THAT IF WE FEAR GOD, WE HATE EVIL.

GOD HATES PRIDE AND ARROGANCE.

GOD HATES EVIL BEHAVIOR.

GOD HATES PERVERSE SPEECH.

IF GOD HATES THESE, WE SHOULD HATE THESE TOO.

FOR IF WE ARE REALLY FOLLOWERS OF GOD, WE MUST BE FAR FROM THESE THINGS.

HOLY FEAR OF GOD MEANS THAT WE REVERE GOD, RESPECT GOD, AND THAT WE HUMBLE OURSELVES BEFORE GOD, 

IF WE ARE GODLY PEOPLE, WE DISTANCE OURSELVES FROM PRIDE AND ARROGANCE.

IF WE ARE GODLY PEOPLE, WE REFRAIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FROM EVIL BEHAVIOR.

IF WE ARE GODLY PEOPLE, WE REFRAIN OURSELVES FROM PERVERSE SPEECH.

ALL OF US, AT ONE POINT OF OUR LIVES, HAVE EITHER COMMITTED ANY OF THESE THREE.

KNOWING THAT GOD DOES NOT WANT THESE, LET US CHANGE FOR THE BETTER AND TRY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO DISTANCE OURSELVES FROM EVIL....

MAY GOD HELP US FULFILL THE DIVINE WILL AND GROW IN FOLLOWING THE WILL OF GOD.