FAITH CAPSULE: Are you an acclaimed Christ-like that lie cannot be separated from?
John 4:1-45
Are you having hatred for some or your hatred is focused particular one? The identity of one with hatred rooted in heart is mentioned in the book of Proverbs 10:18, “Whoever hides hatred has lying lips…” Are you a celebrated liar? Are you a liar that claims to be a believer of the word of God? A believer or unbeliever that harbors hatred hinders their progress. The bible clearly stated that anyone with lying lips hides hatred. Jesus Christ, the Truth could not hide hatred or told lies in every step of His ministry. Are you an acclaimed Christ like but lie cannot be separated from your behavior?
It was truthfulness of Jesus that made Him to go through Samaria on His way from Judea to Galilee. Going through Samaria is often forbidden by the Jew because of hatred for the Samaritans. Jesus came in love and could not walk outside of love. Are you an acclaimed Christ like with hatred rooted in your heart? Is it the influence of hatred over you that is causing you to side track from the way of assignment? It was in the hate polluted route that Jesus was able to plant one of the most effective testimonies of salvation. Jesus bypassed hatred to allow the revelation of living water to come to life and become more distinct. In this route of hatred He encountered a Samaritan woman and He asked for water to drink. Jesus introduced the living water to the Samaritan woman because hatred had no influence on Jesus. Jesus knew quite well that she does not have what it takes to draw living water for Him to drink. In this route, Jesus made it known to the Samaria woman, “…Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:13-14) In the hatred route of sin, the Samaritan woman received Jesus’ message with joy and went to testified Jesus. The Samaritan woman, through her encounter with Jesus, gained salvation, strength and song of salvation. The hatred route of sin could not derail nor deny Jesus from the business of the kingdom.
Are you on the right track of your calling but trapped by hatred? Without doubt, hatred is the portion of pride while pride is a personal ride to self-destruction. Deny self; deny untruthfulness and do not allow hatred come your way of calling to serve as Christ alike. Jesus could not be derailed by hatred.
Prayer for today: Ask God to help you so as not become a vessel of hatred.