Zeal

John 2:16-17 " To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! How are you turn my Father's house into a market! His Disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me."

Zeal for your house will consume me.
That passage really hit me, especially that sentence reminder in verse 17. I was overwhelmed by Jesus' passion in this passage. If we were as focused in on God's will and forming our lives around it, I don't think we'd let little moments, or we see them as little, such as these pass by. We'd feel pain, deep pain when we saw things smudge the name of our awesome powerful God and we'd have no other choice but to act out of zeal. Zealousness for God can be such a cool thing. When we do things out of eagerness we don't tend to back out and we shouldn't, especially when it's standing up for your saviour, it's the least we can do. As long as we're not acting out in anger these moments don't only change others, they change you. I want to let zeal consume me, like it did Jesus. I think zeal is one of the most powerful and effective tools for the Christian when dealing with the secular world, especially if you let it seep through your pores. It will show. I don't know why zeal struck me today, I guess it goes along with being consumed by Christ when He is centered in your life. But I do love the idea. I want nothing more than to be zealous for Him.