- “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 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; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.” (Exodus 20:4-6 KJV)
- “ For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” (Exodus 34:14 KJV)
- "The Spirit Whom He has caused to dwell in us yearns over us, and He yearns for the Spirit to be welcome with a jealous love." (James 4:4-7)
El Kanna, you are the Jealous God and we worship you alone. We praise you because you yearn for us intensely with a jealous love.
We Praise You for Your Discipline!
You have a holy, righteous zeal for your name and your glory. You cannot tolerate unfaithfulness. When we place something or someone above you, you will bring it to our attention and deal with us. We do not want to taste your jealous wrath! Since you love us, you discipline us for our good when we have disobeyed you. You truly have our best interests at heart. When we repent, you redeem us. Your purpose in disciplining us is to restore us to yourself.
We Praise You for Your Mercy!
We are consumed with who you are. We choose to love you and keep your commands. If we love you, we will do those things that you command, even if part of us doesn't really want to. We will do it because it is your will, and your will shall become our will! Thank you that you will show mercy to a thousand generations! When we model a loving relationship with you to our children, they see it and experience it first-hand. They embrace it and pass it down to their children, and their children's children. When we are in right-standing with you, and keep you first place in our lives, you notice. You find opportunities to bless us. You love to reward us and then watch our reaction when we figure out what you did! Thank you for showing us when you are pleased with our jealous and zealous love for you!
We praise you for paying such a great price for us.
You paid the highest price possible for us by sending your Son to rescue us. This assures us of your love for us, which can never be questioned. We worship, love, honor and adore you. We know that you are jealous for us, and we believe it!We Praise You for Pursuing Us!
You have pursued us throughout our lives. You reveal yourself to your creation. You come after us with an intensity that reaches every part of our being. We are completely undone by your powerful and magnetic love and presence. You pursue us, then we pursue you!What does jealous love mean?
Do you remember the first time you fell in love? Do you remember thinking about the one you were in love with morning, noon and night? Do you recall being consumed? There was no time for anyone else! You would wonder and daydream about your future together. You would think about how you could be a blessing. You couldn't wait until the next time you would be together! This is how our Jealous God feels about us and this is how he wants us to feel about him.
Because you are a jealous God, you want us to be jealous for you, and for your love and attention. It is a divine mystery that your Holy Spirit lives in us and that we can communicate with each other! We are aware that you know when we think of you, and what we are thinking. You reveal your thoughts to us. You cherish your relationship with us and you want us to cherish it too. Let our zeal for you be contagious and motivate others to godly jealousy! Let zeal for you and your house consume us!
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