Do We Have Abominations In Our Lives?
Do we have abominations in our lives? It is a rather abrasive question to ask, yet it is one that should be asked. Today the world tells us that we should live by moral relativism, that “your” truth might not be “my” truth. Ironically, the individual who created truth and the perimeters of its guidance in our life had a different idea. We are not analyzing truth today, but rather one of three statements found in God’s word directing us to evaluate our own lives and see if we have what God calls an abomination in our life. This list is not complete, but rather connected to each other through a proverb. Read Proverbs 15.
There are three abomination statements that God wants us to know about. The first is in verse 8, “the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord.” The first statement goes directly to the heart of man. Let us break down the verse and get a better understanding of what God is saying.
To the surprise of many, there is only one sin in the world that will get you cast into the lake of fire one day. That sin is the rejection of Jesus Christ as your personal savior. God takes it seriously when man attempts to play “internal self help.” When we look at God and say, “We can do it our way” we are rejecting the only way we can get saved. But we are also telling God that His way isn’t the right choice for us. Let us examine the first two people to do this, Adam and Eve in their actions in Genesis 3.
Both Adam and Eve have just sinned and they now recognize the situation is dire! They have not only sinned, but are also about to be in the presence of God and there is an issue. Their sin has made them naked. Genesis 3:7 “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.” Their first action is to “internal self help” and make clothing. However, when we try to do it our own way, we will always fail! Adam and Eve did not understand their sin needed an answer from God, not a sinful man answer. After attempting the “internal self help” way, they realize that their own sewed fig leaves is not good enough, so when God comes to the garden they hide from Him. Genesis 3:8-10 “They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” When we try to do it our own way, we will realize it is not good enough. This is why it is an abomination when the wicked attempt to sacrifice to the Lord. They are saying, “What I am offering is good enough.” When a person does not recognize the severity of their sin, they fail to see what this can lead to. Abominations may appear subtle but to God they are apparent. One final example of this can be found with Adam and Eve’s first born children.
Genesis 4:1-10 “Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the LORD.” 2 Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller off the ground. 3 So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground. 4 Abel, on his part also brought off the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering; 5 but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 “If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.” 8 Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. 9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.” Cain was sacrificing to God, but his heart was not in it. Cain would be identified in Proverbs 15:8 as “wicked” and his sacrifice was an abomination to the Lord. Cain’s heart was being revealed by his actions. Matthew 7:17-18 “So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 “A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.” Since God knows the intentions of man’s heart, God is able to recognize the action of man. Proverbs 16:2 “All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the LORD weighs the motives”.
God does not care for the actions of those who are not saved. For those who do not recognize their need for a savior and do not recognize that God has done the work for us. This is why before we can do anything for God, in His name; we need to reflect and recognize the need for Him to be our savior. Only once we are no longer “wicked” can we have actions to the Lord worthy of His acceptance. This is why works do not get us saved, but our works and our actions will reflect what Christ has done in our life. Abominations is a strong word, but what they represent is even stronger! They reveal what God sees in man, when man attempts to minimize the issue. Mankind might try hard to perform actions to the Lord, but they are abominations if not done by the righteous. Next week we will continue with the next abomination statement and see if this is something we have in our life. If you know right now any actions you do for God will be considered an abomination because God sees you as wicked, know that can change. God does not want you to be left in this state, but rather saved! He wants you just the way you are; to come to Him and ask for Jesus Christ to be in your life, and that He would forgive you for your sins. Only salvation can take this abomination from us. If you have any questions please reach out to Mill House Ministries at our contact page, and we would be happy to help you find Christ.
Hold until relieved, our Blessed Hope is coming,
JL