Jealous, Nick Jonas stream on Spotify
This song was number 3 in the nation on Feb 14, 2015 so I am listening to it for my morning devotional on this third day of Lent.
In Exodus 20:5 Moses reminds us that Yahweh desires our undivided devotion.
"You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God,"
Jonas sings in the chorus,
I mean no disrespect
It’s my right to be hellish
I still get jealous.
As Creator, God has a right to our love and devotion, and like Jonas means no disrespect in this admission of jealousy. God's love is offered with absolute pure intent. Even though God is all powerful, God avoids coercing the return of this affection because this is wouldn't be love at all. My colleague Charlie Farnum says this makes God more than powerful, it makes God very powerful. God sets Godself up for jealousy by allowing us free will to return this divine love on our own. All the while there are a cloud of distractions that vie for our attention and devotion.
In Luke 10: 40-41. Martha was distracted with all her preparations, and the fact that her sister wasn't helping her. Jesus reminds us in his answer to Martha that even our worry and anxiety can be distractions from our fully returning the Love of God. And this feeds the kind of jealousy that Nick Jonas is singing about. What do you think?
No comments:
Post a Comment