TUESDAY 06.03.2018
"Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him." (Leviticus 19:17)
WHAT IS HATRED?
Hatred is a strong dislike or ill will toward persons with a strong desire that evil should befall them.
Beyond a feeling, hatred directed toward men is a work of the flesh listed in the same category with adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry and witchcraft.
In Proverbs 24:17, Solomon says, "Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:"
In Galatians 5:20, Paul says. "Now the works of the flesh are manifest,… Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,…"
WHO IS THE HATER?
1st thing : From Scriptures, a hater is a murderer and a murderer is a son of the devil. All the murders recorded in the Bible occurred as the result of hatred in the heart.
Jesus identifies the devil as the murderer and says clearly in John 8:44, "Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."
In 1 John 3:15, the Bible says, "Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him."
Jesus identifies the devil as the murderer and says clearly in John 8:44, "Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."
In 1 John 3:15, the Bible says, "Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him."
2nd thing : From Scriptures, a hater is compared with a blind who is in darkness and has no light in him. Hatred is as a matter of fact an evil and demonic power blinding the eyes of men and hardening their heart so that they will become senseless, unloving and uncaring.
The Bible says in 1 John 2:9 "He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now."
It says again in 1 John 2:11, "But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes."
WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF HATRED?
1st danger : When hatred is in the heart, it hinders communication between men. It becomes a source of misunderstandings, tensions, bitterness, quarrels and all kind of relationships issues.
We see it in Genesis 37:4 where the Bible says concerning Joseph and his brethren, "And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him."
We see it in Genesis 37:4 where the Bible says concerning Joseph and his brethren, "And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him."
In Proverbs 10:12, the Bible says, "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins."
2nd danger : No one who hates others will ever experience the marvel working hand of God in his life.
2nd danger : No one who hates others will ever experience the marvel working hand of God in his life.
The Lord makes it clear in Matthew 5:8, "Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God."
In Hebrews 12:14, the Bible says again, "Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord"
CONCLUSION AND PRAYER POINTS
1. Admit you are a murderer because of hatred in your heart. And ask God to forgive you.
2. Locate spicifically the people you know you hate. Ask God to forgive you. Pray for them and ask God to empower you to let them go.
SO SHALL IT BE.
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JESUS IS LORD !
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Pastor T.D. KASUKU K.K.
The Word Of Life Church International
Nairobi/Kenya
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