The Jealousy of God

 Scripture:

"Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen.  Let them save you when you are in trouble!"\

Observation:

During the time of the Judges, Israel would stray away from God and serve the gods of the nations around them.  When they would get in trouble, they would turn to the Lord God Almighty of their fathers and cry out to Him to save them.  In this passage, God speaks back and says, "Go cry out to the gods you have chosen.  Let them save you".  God is a jealous god and wants to be first place in the lives of His people.

Application:

God wants to bless us.  He wants to be our source and our resource.  Our job is simply to place Him first and operate His way.  When we do things His way and worship Him as He desires, we will see the goodness of the Lord.  When we stray away from Him and allow other things to turn us, He gets jealous of them.   We need to make sure we are not going after other gods, like the god of entertainment or the god of money.  We need to stay in right relationship with the one who paid an incredible price for our salvation.

Prayer:

Father, let me never walk away or stray from You.  Help me to keep in step with the Spirit at all times.  You are the only one worth serving.  You are the only one worthy.  You are holy and righteous and I love You much.  Let my life bring You praise and glory.

Yours Forever,

Jeff