Daily Devotional. And even as THEY DID NOT LIKE TO RETAIN GOD IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE , God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, HATERS OF GOD, despiteful, PROUD, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: WHO KNOWING THE JUDGMENT OF GOD , that they which commit such things ARE WORTHY OF DEATH , not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Romans 1:28-32. Let’s understand what a God Hater is. Here’s a story to follow. Joe has never had a drink in his life, and never will. NO QUESTION, never had, never will. His friend, Barr, asks, “Hey Joe, can I get you a beer”? “No thanks Barr, I don’t drink”. Joe is polite and friendly, but nicely turns down the offer. Barr won’t stop. “Come on Joe, everyone else is drinking, I’ll buy you a free Bourbon” Joe won’t back down, “No thanks, I’ll pass”. Barr decides he and 2 buddies will MAKE Joe drink. They pin him down and try to make him drink. Joe, determined to not drink under any circumstances, fights back, hard, AND DOESN’T DRINK. Barr and friends killed Joe, unintentionally, but Joe died. Joe was a quiet guy, but was determined to never drink. Joe was a drink hater. God Haters look like nice friendly people, “Hey Joe, come to church with me”. A polite rejection from Joe, “No thanks”. You keep trying, Joe keeps rejecting. It escalates, Joe curses you, he will NEVER go to church, or God. You don’t know what kind of “hatred” lives in a person sitting next to you, BUT GOD DOES. If He says “God Hater”, He KNOWS what He’s talking about. God knows The Heart, we only see the exterior. Love God, Be Blessed.
