We Worship a Jealous God—part 2

We Worship a Jealous God—part 2

              Ephesians 2:1-7 reminds Christians,  “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.  But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.”

            It is no wonder that Jesus Christ our Savior is jealous of our worship.  He is our God and continually shows Himself strong in our behalf.  Furthermore, it is no wonder that He warned that His justice will visit “the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me”.  Seekers in this century must be warned that hating God is not without cause and effect. The act of worshiping anything or any “god” is an action of hate toward God and will be punished in this life and in the life to come.  The most seeker sensitive Christian is one who will tell the unchurched that God demands, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”