Battle Sin by Hating It

Commenting on the Psalm 51, Charles Spurgeon writes,

When we deal seriously with our sin, God will deal gently with us. When we hate what the Lord hates, he will soon make an end of it, to our joy and peace.

If we hate what the Lord hates and love what he loves, will we not find our effectiveness in putting off sin and putting on righteousness growing? We will still fail at times, but as David does in Psalm 51, we return in sorrow and repentance. And what is repentance but the hatred of sin, renouncing of it, and returning to the joy of our salvation.

So, as we battle sin. let's ask God to help us truly hate sin as he does. Until we hate our sin we will not make much progress in battling it. And, until we love what God loves, we will not grow in righteousness.