This week: God as jealous. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com. Remember this - we are God's beloved. "I am the Lord, Your God" is how we hear it in many various ways. There is no what have you done to be my beloved. No, there is a statement of fact - this is our God and that means this God of ours is eternally for us. God as jealous is a reminder to us that God's whole heart is wrapped around us - without condition - without hesitation - without waiting to hear from us. Before we go out the door and before we entertain all the other gods within our lives that try to pull us into other relationships, God has already invested everything in us. So when we leave and turn away in order to gain whatever we think we gain by turning to other powers for life and wellness, God as jealous is - in some way - a reminder of what we are leaving behind. We leave this God who will do anything and everything to help us come home to God alone. This God of ours wants our love - knowing that we cannot and will not be able to love as God loves us. And yet, through reject after reject our God never lets go. Like a jealous lover who cannot get the beloved one out of his/her mind and life. O God of love and new life, forgive us for the constant and the persistent running away from you for other loves. Too often we want love to be under our control and yet as much as we attempt to take control we lose so much. Forgive us. Amen. |
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