DAILY READINGS: Deut. 33; Hosea 4 to 6:3; Luke 18:15-43
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. Proverbs 8:13
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge” (Prov. 1:7). It is fear of God that causes sinners to humble themselves and receive His solution for sin—the Lord Jesus. How can you identify those who truly fear the Lord? They shun evil and pursue righteousness. They exhibit a spirit of humility. They learn to hate the things that God loathes. There are no degrees of holiness with God. He hates all that opposes His character. May believers adopt this mindset and make no excuses for engaging in what God hates. —Warren Henderson
Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul,
Each thought and each motive, beneath God’s control. —W. Longstaff