Our Scripture reading today is 2 Corinthians 11:2, "For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy:
for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ."
As born again believers, the Word of God pictures us as the bride of Christ. This relationship
is only possibly through Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. We are made clean
and bought by the blood of the Lamb. The life that we live after our salvation should be
marked by our dedication to holiness and sanctified lives. Our lives are to bring Him
glory now and in eternity.
“God’s jealousy, therefore, is a concern for the holiness, integrity, purity of ethics, and Christian standards for His people. Because of this, He will refuse to brook a rival in our affections for Him, not because of a selfish greed which wishes us all for His own possession, but simply because He knows that His great purpose for us of purity and holiness of life depends on our personal surrender and submission to His purpose.” (Redpath)