Jewels of Wisdom | Why We Hate GOD! | The Unmasking of Spiritual Contempt

The Unsettling Truth: A Spiritual Treason

Look into the human heart, and you will find an unsettling truth: We are not just flawed; we are fundamentally in rebellion. This isn't a passive struggle; it's a profound, spiritual treason. Today, we confront the raw, uncomfortable question that few dare to ask: Why We Hate GOD!

We are not speaking of a screaming, conscious hatred, but a far more insidious, damning form of contempt. It is the deep-seated impulse of the natural mind that prefers its own lawlessness to His Law, its own darkness to His Light, and its own will to His Holiness.

This introduction is not a historical observation; it is an indictment of the soul.

The Three Acts of Rebellion

Our challenge breaks down this spiritual tragedy into three distinct acts, each demanding radical self-examination:

1. "Why We Hate GOD!": The Act of Preference

The word "hate" here is not an emotion; it is a preference. As the psalmist notes, the righteous hates empty show, but we love our own ways (Psalm 119:113). We demonstrate this "hate" for GOD’S authority by choosing against His commands whenever they conflict with our desire. We consistently prefer the fleeting comfort of sin—the easy compromise—to the fierce clarity of His righteousness. Our actions prove our preference for self-sovereignty over divine submission.

2. "A Study in Spiritual Blindness": The Condition

This is the internal condition that enables the contempt. The human mind, blinded by its own ego, cannot perceive the worth of holiness. We suffer from a willful refusal to see.

The Prophet Jeremiah illustrates this perfectly: the people "forsook the fountain of living waters" and "hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water" (Jeremiah 2:13). We substitute temporary, crumbling idols—money, power, status, or self—for the living GOD, truly believing our broken systems hold lasting satisfaction. The blindness is not mere ignorance; it is a willful refusal to see the terrifying beauty of the Holy One of Israel.

3. "The Choice to Despise Holiness": The Action

This is the moment of definitive action. When GOD’S command is clear, when the path of purity is visible, we exercise our free will to scorn what is sacred, to despise His commandments, and to walk in our own hewned out path.

The Prophet Isaiah speaks directly to this when he declares the people "have despised the Holy One of Israel" (Isaiah 1:4). We see His Law as a constraint, not a blessing; His sacred presence as an interruption, not a refuge. This is the tragic choice to actively reject the highest good for the sake of temporary autonomy.

The Challenge of the Holy One (Hebrew Scriptures Mirror)

Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, the Holy One of Israel gave His people everything: His Name, His Law, His Land. Yet, ancient Israel consistently turned backward, choosing to despise the very source of their blessing. Their history serves as a mirror reflecting our own internal struggle:

• How often do we, like ancient Israel, offer empty rituals (worship attendance, token good deeds) while clinging to injustice and moral compromise in our private lives? (Isaiah 1:11: "What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?")
• How often do we scoff at the word of warning because it contradicts our current comfort or established ways? (2 Chronicles 36:16 describes the people mocking GOD’S messengers and despising His words).

The Inevitable Question: Where Do You Build?

(1) The history of ancient Israel—the story of the Holy One being despised—is not a tale locked in the past; it is the blueprint of the human heart. We have seen the three acts of rebellion: the preference of self over submission, the spiritual blindness that mistakes broken cisterns for living water, and the final, fatal choice to scorn holiness itself.

(2) The Hebrew Scriptures repeatedly demonstrates that GOD’S authority is not merely an opinion; it is an active force, described by the prophet Jeremiah: to "pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant" (Jeremiah 1:10). Every compromise with injustice, every act of contempt, is merely the human mind fighting the divine process of necessary demolition.

(3) Ultimately, the core question is not what GOD requires, but what you desire. If your heart prefers the fleeting, polluted comfort of your own making, you are actively choosing the contempt that leads to ruin. But if the voice of the Holy One is finally heard above the noise of your own ego, then the work of demolition—the tearing down of the structures you've wrongly built—can finally begin.

The final confrontation is this: Do you have the courage to acknowledge the contempt you hold for the very holiness that offers you life, or will you fight the hand that comes to pluck up the falsehoods so that something eternal may be planted? The choice defines your destiny. HalleluYAH!

I hope this blog post has been helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below. Shalom qodesh qadasheem - the “set apart ones.”