Jealousy is one attribute God ascribes to himself. God expects all His children to have a heart of commitment to him alone.
In Exodus 31-33, the Israelites sparked the jealousy of God by creating a golden calf and worshipping it. They ascribed the worship that is only due God to a golden calf, made a feast and committed all kinds of sins. This they did out of impatience forgetting that it is God who brought them out of captivity.
This serves as a reminder to us that God’s jealousy is about protecting his relationship with his people.
In Matthew 23:27-24:14, Jesus was stating the occurrences that signify the end of the age. Amidst the many terrible things he stated that is to happen, he encouraged them not to lose heart but endure to the end as these things are inevitable.
As Christians, when we see the things going on in our world today, our response should not be out of surprise like unbelievers, rather we should be filled with hope as the coming of our Lord is near.
Prayer: Lord help me to endure to the end.
Today’s reading
Exodus 31-33
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
“See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
Matthew 23:27-24:14
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,