As we go into this new year it is important that we have a revelation of God’s jealous nature. It is important to understand that there is a righteous jealousy that is appropriate for God to have. His love and concern for us must come with a jealousy over us. He wants to be first in our lives and He wants us to have nothing else competing with Him. He is perfect and knows that any other focus we have will take us away from what’s best for us. Often when I counsel couples, there is a common complaint: “He procrastinates when I ask him to do things for me, but the moment his mother or siblings or friends ask, he drops everything and does it. I don’t feel like I come first in his life.” This is an appropriate desire for a spouse to have. There is a type of jealousy that is appropriate. Let’s unpack what this word jealous, in reference to God, means:
