Do You Love God?

Psalm 97:10 You who love the Lord , hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Do you love God? If you say yes, then do you hate evil? You might answer, "Of course!" Well, why is it that we say we love God, but we often involve ourself in evil practices? I understand that oft times it's part of the battle between our flesh, and the spirit, but quite often our involvement is the direct result of our own choice. We choose to cuss. We choose to lie or gossip. We choose to be unforgiving, and unkind. Amazingly, God has delivered us from all of that, as born again believers. He even, often, delivers us from those types of people. How then can we, as His children, behave in such manner? When we called upon Jesus, we were sealed by the Holy Spirit, and our salvation is secured. We cannot lose our salvation, and we are free from condemnation. However, our sinful choices, and actions have consequences. They hinder our relationship with God, and affect other people. Even so, it doesn't change God's love for us. That really quite amazing! Let us do our best, today, to obey God, do good, and trust Him to deliver us from any evil that may come our way or that we may be currently dealing with. Remember, the way to respond to evil is not by returning evil, but instead, doing good. He is our Strength, and our Protector.