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DEALING WITH GOD'S NAUSEATION

It is no secret that God is rich in mercy and gracious to all penitent hearts, loving to rest forgiveness upon the sinner. However, there is also another side to God’s demeanour that is not often spoken of by many, and that is His nausea and disgust towards Sin. It is crucial that as Christians, we not only understand this aspect of God but also learn how to deal with it proportionately. 


Revelation 3:16 warns us that “because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.” This verse reveals that God’s disgust towards sin and its consequences is so strong that He would rather reject those who are living in sin completely than pamper erring individuals. Therefore, it is essential that believers learn to live a life that is well pleasing in His sight and avoid the things that make Him nauseous.


One of the first steps in dealing with God’s nausea is to understand what Sin is. According to the Holy Bible, Sin is the act of transgressing the instructions and commandments of God (1 John 3:4). Therefore, if we want to please God and avoid His nausea, we must live in obedience to His instructions and directives which He has laid down. It would please you to know that the Ten Commandments which God rolled out for the Israelites were all summarised by Jesus Christ into two forms. Mainly, Thou shall love the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind and with all thy strength (Mark 12:30) and thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself (Matthew 22:39). This is meant to serve as guide to every believer living in this present world. 


The second step is to realize that God’s nausea towards sin is justified. He is of a purer eye than to behold iniquity (Habakkuk 1:13). Sin does not only separate us from God. It also has devastating consequences such as death and destruction (Romans 6:23). It is only when we understand the grievousness of sin that we can begin to grasp the severity of God’s nausea towards it.


Lastly, we must learn to hate sin as God does. Proverbs 8:13 states that “the fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth....” We cannot love God and also love sin. This means that we can not  serve two masters satisfactorily. It is either we love God by serving Him righteously or work against Him by getting involved in practices of sinfulness. The later has damning consequences. As believers, we must learn to hate sin with the same intensity as God to please Him. This hatred of sin, however, must be balanced with love for the sinner, just as God does.


In conclusion, dealing with God’s nausea requires understanding what sin is, realizing the seriousness of sin in God’s eyes, and learning to hate sin just as He does. His nausea towards sin is justified and teaches us the importance of living a righteous life that is pleasing to Him. May we, as followers of Christ, strive to live in manners that are pleasing to Him, and may we hate sin with the same intensity as God does, while also loving sinners with the love of Christ, in Jesus Name, Amen.


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