I AM ZEALOUS FOR YOU Friday June
19, 2015
Text: Zechariah 1:13 – 17 Memory
verse: v 14
Our
God is a jealous God (Exodus 20:5, 34:14; Nahum 1:2). God alone has the right
to be jealous and to carry out vengeance. When human beings are jealous or take
vengeance, it is out of spirit of selfishness. God’s jealousy and vengeance are
never mixed with selfishness. Their purpose is to remove sin and restore peace
to the world (Deuteronomy 4:24; 5:9). That hard time you are facing may be out
of God’s jealousy to bring you closer to Himself.
God has strong affection for
Israel; and indignation against their enemies. This strong affection made Him
zealous for Israel. At times God withdraws or defers His help and comfort from His
people, yet in this declarations He showed that He still loves them most
dearly, and when it is expedient for them, His help is ever ready. This is the
kind of love that God has for us.
Do
you know that Almighty God is zealous for you despite your weaknesses and
faults? Indeed his zeal is based on the work of Christ on the Cross of Calvary.
He will not want that price He paid to be in vain. It is in His zeal he drove
away merchants from the temple. We should however note that the zeal can make
God to compel us into doing things according to His will.
Food for Thought: Zechariah 8:2
Prayer: Lord, use your zeal for me to draw me closer and closer to you on daily basis in Jesus name.
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