Last time, Jean had written in to ask, Pastor John, how do I handle the envy and jealousy

that are eating away at me?

And in last podcast, in episode 151, you addressed the envy side and you wanted to address

them individually.

So now, Pastor John, address the jealousy category.

Right.

I wanted to break jealousy and envy up because jealousy, I think, is significantly different.

jealousy is an anger because someone else is getting affections that I believe belong

to me.

And that's not always wrong, right?

It's not wrong to be angry at a wife or a husband who are giving their marital affections

to another when they're married to you.

We know it's not wrong because God is called a jealous God in Exodus 20.

You shall have no other gods before me.

You shall not bow down to them, serve them for I, the Lord, your God, am I jealous God?

In other words, your allegiance, your love, your worship belongs to me.

Don't give it to anybody else.

If you give it to somebody else, I get angry because I'm a jealous God.

I want all of your love, all of your worship, your allegiance, your affections for me.

And that's a beautiful thing of God to do because he is infinitely worthy of those allegiance

and affections.

And therefore, it is a loving thing of God to be a jealous God.

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