For the LORD your God is a consuming
fire,
a jealous God.
Deuteronomy 4:24
Our God
is a consuming fire. He is satisfied only when His love totally consumes us. We
usually think of a jealous person as someone resentful and suspicious, but the
Lord’s jealousy on our behalf is something that should be precious to us! He
has the complete right to our lives. He gave us life, and He wants to protect
us from anything that could harm us. That is why He has commanded His children
to worship no other gods, allowing nothing to distract us from His consuming
love.
The Lord
opposes anything that hinders our relationship with Him (Deut. 6:15). He knows
the danger of other gods, how they will lure us away, deceive us, and leave us
empty. He will tolerate nothing that takes precedence over our love for Him.
Our faithfulness to God assures us of the abundant life He wants to give us. If
we reject Him, He will pursue us until we return to Him.
We should
not resent the fact that God wants to guard our relationship with Him. It
should bring us comfort. Our relationship with God should be our top priority.
It should dictate how we spend our time, our money, and our energy. If certain
people or our possessions separate us from God, we must reexamine our hearts
and give our devotion first to Him, as He commands. God wants each of us to
love Him with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength (Mark 12:30). Our love
for God should extend to every corner of our lives. God loved us so much that He
gave us His own Son. Let us respond by giving Him our highest devotion in
return.
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