Daily Devotion

Created to Be Lovers

READ Deuteronomy 6:4-9
⁴Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
⁵And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
⁶And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
⁷And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
⁸And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
⁹And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Jealousy is typically an undesirable, negative emotion. As James 3:16 says, “For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.” However, a verse from the Old Testament gives a different impression of the word:“…for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God” (Deuteronomy 5:9).

This is not a contradiction, because jealousy has a second, more positive meaning that has almost become lost in our modern culture. It describes God’s vigilance in guarding our love for Him. Since we were created to love the Lord and be loved by Him, anything that competes for our devotion simply does not fit our life purpose.

The most important mission of life is to love God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind. (Luke 10:27) Without complete devotion to Him, we would pursue our own interests and neglect godly principles and goals. No idol, whether it is a person, a dream, or an item, is worthy of worship. But a holy and just God—whose deep love for mankind moved Him to send His Son Jesus Christ to die in our place—deserves and demands our total loyalty and surrender.

God hates idols of every kind because He knows anything that draws our attention away from Him is dangerous. In fact, focusing only partially on the Lord is a sure way to stumble in this life and to end up ensnared in sin and forfeiting His blessings. For both our protection and His glory, the heavenly Father calls us to be true to His purpose by living in total loyalty and surrender
to Him.


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