God's Jealousy
Hosea 1-2
(2 v. 2) "Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband..." (2 v. 16) "In that day, " declares the Lord, "you will call me 'my husband'; you will no longer call me 'my master.'
My Thoughts
Our God is a jealous God. God's jealousy is not the same as ours. We can become jealous of someone who is 'better' than us. Someone who does better in a particular subject than you in school may make you jealous, wishing that you were doing that well. God becomes jealous when we seek after other 'gods.' Other gods doesn't necessarily have to be another god, for example, Ares, the Greek god of war. Money, sex, love, family, possessions, appearance, and so on. These can also be gods in our lives. Again, this goes back to what you center your life on.
As Jesus has said, we cannot serve two masters. If you are going to follow God, you need to follow Him, you need to serve Him and give Him your life. You need to let go of everything else in your life, and give it all to God. When we are serving other gods instead our Father God, He becomes jealous because it is wrong for us to do so. God's jealousy comes from our disobedience. We are supposed to serve God with all our heart and soul, so when we serve other gods in this way, we are doing what God has told us, but not so with Him.
God will discipline us for our sins, but He will not leave us. If we learn from the mistakes we make, God will not leave us. God will restore us in Him. God will restore our soul and make us new in Him again. God restores us so that we are not overcome by guilt or any other negative feelings. Even when we disobey Him and seek after other gods. If you are overcome by negative feelings, you need to talk to God and ask for forgiveness. Ask Him to take away those feelings and to restore you. If we don't do this, we are giving Satan a foothold in our lives. You need to forgive yourself and accept God's forgiveness.
Jesus Christ has already paid the price for all our sins. When we are overcome by guilt and worry, especially when it concerns something that we have done, which we know to be wrong, that is Satan trying to make us believe that we still owe a price. That is a lie because Jesus' sacrifice paid that price long ago. Don't let Satan lie to you about this. Tell him to go away and that he does not belong. Talk to God and ask Him to restore you.
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As Jesus has said, we cannot serve two masters. If you are going to follow God, you need to follow Him, you need to serve Him and give Him your life. You need to let go of everything else in your life, and give it all to God. When we are serving other gods instead our Father God, He becomes jealous because it is wrong for us to do so. God's jealousy comes from our disobedience. We are supposed to serve God with all our heart and soul, so when we serve other gods in this way, we are doing what God has told us, but not so with Him.
God will discipline us for our sins, but He will not leave us. If we learn from the mistakes we make, God will not leave us. God will restore us in Him. God will restore our soul and make us new in Him again. God restores us so that we are not overcome by guilt or any other negative feelings. Even when we disobey Him and seek after other gods. If you are overcome by negative feelings, you need to talk to God and ask for forgiveness. Ask Him to take away those feelings and to restore you. If we don't do this, we are giving Satan a foothold in our lives. You need to forgive yourself and accept God's forgiveness.
Jesus Christ has already paid the price for all our sins. When we are overcome by guilt and worry, especially when it concerns something that we have done, which we know to be wrong, that is Satan trying to make us believe that we still owe a price. That is a lie because Jesus' sacrifice paid that price long ago. Don't let Satan lie to you about this. Tell him to go away and that he does not belong. Talk to God and ask Him to restore you.
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Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do. Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
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