Be Careful. God Is A Jealous God

 Good Morning,

My desk is welcoming me this morning as a place of peace and tranquility. My cup of Door County Highlander Grog Coffee is a friend to me. It is time to write.

Joshua 24:19 NKJV But Joshua said to the people, "You cannot serve the Lord, For He is a holy God. He is a jealous God, He will not forgive your transgression nor your sins."

Exodus 20:3 NKJV "You shall have no other gods before Me."

Job 1:21 NKJV And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb. And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave and has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord"

Many people run the risk of making God jealous and angry, by simply placing other people or things in a priority where God is not number one. It is easy to see by just looking at your personal calendar and see if church attendance or service to the Lord is even there. 

When we think of having no other gods, before the Lord God Almighty, we think of little statues that people bow before and pray to that piece of decorated clay. In reality it could be hobbies, other people, jobs, egos, pets, alcohol, drugs, or things such as cars, or homes. 

Things that cause a person to not serve or worship God are the idols that come first in our lives. We then pray and ask God to bless us and we will all admit that God knows what is best for us.  So we run the risk of God taking away what hinders us from serving Him and gathering in worship. If God is to bless us, it might be that He needs to remove the barricades we have erected that keep us from Him.

At times we really just need to rearrange our priorities. God first, family second, and I am third. 

Matthew 6:33 NKJV But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added  to you. 

Food for thought.

Marty