Thursday, November 18 Jehovah is a God who requires exclusive devotion.​—Nah. 1:2.

[Áine]

Thursday, November 18

Jehovah is a God who requires exclusive devotion.—Nah. 1:2.

 

Jehovah deserves our exclusive devotion because he is our Creator and Life-Giver. (Rev. 4:11) However, we face a challenge. Even though we love and respect Jehovah, we might be lured away from giving him the exclusive devotion he deserves. In the Bible, being devoted to God implies having a deep love for him. When we are exclusively devoted to Jehovah, we will worship only him. We will not allow anyone or anything to take his place in our heart. (Ex. 34:14) Our devotion to Jehovah is not blind. Why not? Because it is based on the facts we have learned about him. We have come to admire his beautiful qualities. We know and agree with his likes and dislikes. We understand and support his purpose for us. We feel honored that he allows us the opportunity to be his friend. (Ps. 25:14) Every detail we learn about our Creator draws us closer to him.—Jas. 4:8. w19.10 26 ¶1-3

[Vinnie]

We have many things that try to draw our attention. Some of these things are necessary to make it through this life. Satan tries to use the desire of the eyes- what we see- to lure us. Jehovah uses his beautiful and grand qualities - things that are invisible to the eyes- to draw us to him.  It's the things that draw the attention of our heart we want to guard, because our heart - what we love the most-  belongs to Jehovah.