God is a Jealous God
By Marsha Iddings
Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
God is a jealous God. When we think of someone being jealous, we often think of it in the negative sense. God is jealous for His people like a husband or wife would be jealous for their spouse that they would be faithful to their marriage vows. God does not want His people worshipping other gods or putting other gods before Him. He wants us to be faithful to Him alone. Exodus 34:14 tells us, "For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:"
God wants us to put Him first in our lives. If we are too busy to spend time with Him alone each day, then we are too busy. What is it that keeps you from spending time alone with God, reading His Word and talking to Him? Make a list and see what you can cut out to make time for God. Many times we are involved in good, worthy things like volunteering at church or in the community, however, if we take on too many of these activities we find that we are pressed for time, stressed out and then our quiet time with God takes a back seat. We may think we are doing good serving God, because those things we are doing might be church things. But if our time alone with God is neglected, then our work at church has become our god. If our volunteer work in the community takes so much time we neglect our personal time with God, then the volunteer work has become our god. If God isn't first then something else has become our god.
This has been a challenge for me to come to grips with and I still struggle to keep God first. There are so many things that need my attention. But if God isn't first, then I have allowed all these things to take His place. Jesus said, "But seek ye first the
Are there any gods that have taken the place that God should have in your life? Seek His forgiveness and set about to make Him first in your life.
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