The LORD will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in his ways. And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they shall be afraid of you.

I wonder if much of the fear and hatred towards Christians does not stem from our attempts to walk in obedience to the Word of God? Yes, there have been many times in the history of the Christian faith when we did not display love of neighbor, even as we attempted to explain why our faith prohibited certain behaviors. We have allowed our hatred of sin to be taken as hatred of individuals. But do other religions elicit the same reactions, fear, and hatred?

Might those reactions be in response to our desire to worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness? Should we not expect the Kingdom of Man to hate any trace of the holiness of the LORD, God, the Almighty?

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 87

Mid-day: 119:169-176

Evening: Psalm 13

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