I Am Jealous For You With Godly Jealously

Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly—and indeed you do bear with me. For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!

2 Corinthians 11:1-4

When Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, he said he was “jealous for you with a godly jealousy.” He didn’t want them to be “led astray from their sincere and pure devotion to Christ.”

God’s jealousy is not like our self-centered love. His heart expresses His protective zeal for those who are His by creation and salvation. He made us and rescued us to know and enjoy Him forever. How could we ask for anything more than a God who is so zealous – and jealous – for our happiness?

God loves every one of us as if there were but one of us to love.

Our Daily Bread – November 4, 2015