Godliness Makes a Nation Great

“You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭97:10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Evil is to be hated!! There is a lot of talk in the culture about "hate" speech. I fully understand that no child should be bullied at school and no one should perpetrate crime against someone because they disagree with their lifestyle or dislike them for some reason. The problem I have is with any culture that tries to whitewash wickedness. All ungodly conduct should be hated. We are supposed to hate stealing, lying, insubordination, deceit, murder, rape, adultery, fornication, homosexuality, abuse, neglect, racism, and all forms of wickedness. Some in this current culture think it's incorrect to hate anything. They talk as if it's wrong for anyone to say anything against any form of immortality. People like Bill Maher want to rid our nation of religion. Beto O'Rourke, in his Democratic presidential run, recently said that he would evoke the tax exempt status of all charitable 501c3 organizations that did not accept homosexual marriage. The problem is very simple. Without a standard of moral specification, we are left with chaos and self destruction. We must have standards to live by and they are clearly written in scripture. Our lives require a moral structure and code of conduct. Without this order we are left to our own vices and we, as a society, implode. Again, evil must be hated. Let me define the word "hate". Hate is the intense and passionate dislike of something. God hates evil! His very nature is the polar opposite of evil! He has instructed us in His Word to hate evil. Evil, left unchallenged, will invade our homes and destroy our lives! Evil is ungodly and unhealthy to the human race. Our Creator has given us principles to live by. We are wise to heed them!Should we choose to disregard them, we plunge ourselves into destruction. The only way for our society to be stable and civil is for righteousness to reign! “Godliness makes a nation great, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14:34‬ ‭NLT‬‬ If we want a safe, secure society we must hate evil! “For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil.”” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭3:10-12‬ ‭NLT‬‬