GOD IS JEALOUS

 

Nahum 1:2-3  This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh.  The LORD is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and wrath.  He takes revenge on all who oppose him and furiously destroys his enemies!  The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished......  NLT

 

       The Lord is a jealous God.  For the most part, we don’t act like He is.  We don’t give the Lord all of the attention He deserves in our lives.  We give Him a place in our lives, but not THE place.  We put more emphasis on other things than we do our relationship with Him.  We need to remember; the Lord is a jealous God.

 

       The Lord is filled with vengeance and wrath.  He is holy and will not tolerate sin in His presence.  He judges all sin and shows no mercy to those who reject and defy Him.

 

       The Lord is slow to get angry, and I am so glad He is.  He is very patient, but it does run out.  He will judge all those who push Him away and live in sin.  He created hell especially for them and it is perfectly suited to punish them for all eternity. 

 

        The power of the Lord is great.  There is no limit to His power.  He has the power to help all who want to stay out of hell stay out of it.  He has the power to forgive sins and remember them no more.  He has the power to make all things right, and He will.

 

        The Lord will never let the guilty go unpunished.  No one will get away with sin.  No one.  Everyone will stand before God and give an account for his life.  The Lord will look on the soul and if He sees sin instead of the righteousness of Christ, He will cast the soul into hell.

 

        Pay attention to Nahum’s message today; eternity is at stake.