JEALOUS FOR ME
Today's reading: Nahum

"The Lord is a jealous God..." Nahum 1:2 NLT

I've recently listened to, and listened to again, a podcast by Beth Moore. Her topic for this set of lessons was the names of God. This particular 30 minute segment dealt with 'His Name is Jealous'.

She made a point that has stuck with me and is now repeated in today's reading:

He is not jealous of me, He is jealous for me.

I'll type it again, because it is that deep...

He is not jealous of me, He is jealous for me.

Allow me to personalize it...

He is not jealous of you, He is jealous for you.

Makes a difference, doesn't it? Nothing we have, or can do, or can bring to the relationship can make Him think we have anything to offer Him.

And still, this is the part that simply amazes me, He wants our full attention and all of our hearts.

He does not want to share us with anyone.

He does not want us to give anyone else, or anything else, room in our hearts--only Him.

Makes me re-think this morning the value He has placed on my relationship with Him. He loves me that much. He wants all I can give. He desires that nothing and no one come between us.

The Lord is a jealous God.