The 10 Commandments laid about alongside potent warnings to worship exclusively God: "I, the LORD your God, am a jealous* God who volition non tolerate your affection for whatever other gods" (Exodus 20:5). Typically, nosotros mean value of "other gods" equally heathen deities, but genuine Christians tin violate this commandment through incorrect priorities--whenever nosotros house expert things higher upwardly God. It could locomote our family, our profession, our comfort, fifty-fifty our ministry. Believers tin brand God jealous through "the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, together with the pride of life" (1 John 2:15-17). But our most typical idolatry equally Christians is letting expert things crowd out God's purposes for our lives (Ephesians 2:10). Take about fourth dimension today to review your priorities. God is jealous for our undivided love. Let's give it to Him. --------------
*Jealous is ordinarily a negative word, simply non when used yesteryear God. He is appropriately jealous similar a married adult man would locomote jealous if his married adult woman had an matter alongside about other man. For to a greater extent than see: Our Jealous God
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I recall the starting fourth dimension time I heard that God is a jealous God (Deuteronomy 6:15). I didn't know what it meant. I'd e'er idea of jealousy equally something bad.
But agreement how too why God is jealous is an of import Biblical principle. For 1 thing, jealousy is non necessarily a negative trait. Like a loving married adult man is jealous for his wife's affection unwilling to portion her alongside other men, God is jealous for our affection unwilling to portion us alongside other gods. Secondly, our jealously may hold out contaminated past times pride or envy. But God's jealousy is pure too loving. It's impossible for God to hold out arrogant because arrogance agency thinking yous are improve than yous are. And God is improve than our superlatives. He's perfect, awesome, never wrong!
He's the perfect Father, Shepherd, Creator, Counselor, Helper.... We owe Him our ultimate love, faith, trust, too devotion. Giving God anything less is harmful to our human relationship alongside Him. To bring such a wonderful God jealous for our affections is something that should teach out us speechless! -----------------------
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Most oftentimes nosotros hollo back of “jealousy” every bit a negative quality: existence discontent as well as resentful toward someone because they accept something nosotros want. We likewise run it negatively when describing a mortal who’s unjustly suspicious as well as distrustful of someone they love. The Greek word used inwards Scripture for jealousy way zeal or anger for something or someone. It tin live on negative (Galatians 5:19-21) or positive (2 Corinthians 11: 2). Our perfect God is zealously jealous for our affections, loyalty as well as dear (Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 4:24). That’s a skilful thing. It's similar to a hubby who is zealously jealous because simply about other human being makes a transcend at his wife. And nosotros should live on zealously jealous for God – standing upward for His honor, His values, as well as His Words. More as well as to a greater extent than I’m encountering Christians who jealously defend authors, books, movies, teachings, as well as moral values that misrepresent God’s character. How deplorable this must brand our righteously jealous God (Isaiah 63:7-10). ------------------ See these other related 1-minute devotions as well as resources: Have Christians Lost Discernment? What Scripture Means When it Says God is Jealous Jealous God Why non add together simply about to a greater extent than of God's Word to your schedule yesteryear having a 1-minute devotion delivered to your e-mail each weekday. Sign upward for a costless subscription to Bible Love Notes as well as decease a costless e-booklet. Find out to a greater extent than HERE.
