“The Lord your God is a devouring
fire; he is jealous God.”
As we do life, we will occasionally
find ourselves hindered by our jealously. It originates as wanting a toy your
childhood friend had, and develops into secretly coveting the boyfriend your
best friend has. What exactly does jealousy look like? When you’re jealous of
something you lack, what does it change in you? Does it rewire your thoughts?
Are you willing to do just about anything to ensure that you get what you’re
coveting after? It often consumes us. It’s also something we should fight to flee
from. But Deuteronomy identifies God as a “jealous God.” Do we dare to look
upon the Lord’s heart and recognize it as a jealous one? What could Jesus be
coveting after?
You.
Yes, Jesus covets you.
Your thoughts. Your time. Your entire heart.
Of course, God isn’t jealous for
materialistic things like we tend to be—but He is jealous for us. The One who is capable of counting the stars longs for
you. Jealousy does the same things to
Jesus as it does to each of us. You are all He thinks about and He will stop at nothing to get you to say, “yes.” The Lord isn’t fleeing from His
jealousy—we’d be lost without it.
As the week draws to a close and
summer arrives, satisfy the Lord’s hunger. Give him your heart and your
thoughts. Jesus is a devouring fire. He
is capable of consuming us, so allow Him. When you catch Satan sneaking into
your mind and feeding you lies, fight back with, “Jesus is jealous for me” because
the enemy can’t compete with that.
Use this as your phone background to serve as a daily reminder:
Song of the week:
A Little Longer - Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson
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