A Coat of Zeal

“ He put on righteousness as his breastplate,
    and the helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on the garments of vengeance
    and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.”

Isaiah 59:17

How passionate are you today, right now, for God’s Kingdom to be manifested in your life?

Has there ever been a time in your walk with God that you were more passionate about that?

Some people write off zeal and passion as the sole possession of those new to the Kingdom.

They wrongly equate zeal with immaturity and passion with a lack of wisdom.

The truth is, the more we mature in the things of God the more passionate, zealous and wise we should become.

You and I should be more on fire for God today than we were yesterday.

“That’s just not practical!” you protest.   

If that is my attitude then, to be sure, I will not be moving forward.

I didn’t say you wouldn’t have rough days that make it a greater challenge; but God never changes and the power He makes available to you and I each day is not diminished with passing time.  

He is still as powerful today as He was yesterday,

despite the circumstances you may find yourself in.

It is very, very easy for us to fall into a rut.

Someone once described a “rut” as “a grave with the ends kicked out”.

Complacency or just “going through the motions” is not the

abundant life given to us nor is it being the Light of the World to those in darkness.   

If you find yourself in that place, be honest with God about it.

Ask Him to help you so that tomorrow is brighter than today.

Ask Him to know the work of the Holy Spirit that can “…wrap you in zeal like a coat.”