“You must worship no other gods, for the LORD, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about His relationship with you.” (Exodus 34:14 NLT)
Did you catch the double emphasis?
This verse reminds me of one of my all-time favorite T-shirt taglines: The Department of Redundancy Department. The first time I saw it, I did a double take. I don’t even know why I find that funny, but it’s probably the same reason I find this verse fascinating. God isn’t just jealous. He is doubly jealous. And when God says something more than once, you need to think twice about what it means.
You don’t belong to God once. You belong to God twice.
Once by virtue of creation. Twice by virtue of redemption.
He gave us life via creation. And when we were dead in our sin, He gave us eternal life via redemption. We don’t owe Him one life. We owe Him two lives! And that is why God is doubly jealous.
-- Mark Batterson in “All In”
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