Hold Fast

Was jealously the first negative emotion in the Bible? 

Hold fast to what is good, or the world will take it away. Satan is the relentless enemy of good. When he saw that what God gave Adam and Eve was good, he set about to take it away from them.

Experiencing God Day-by-Day December 6th

As I read this with Anne this morning it suddenly struck me that Satan is actually jealous of what we have. His desire to be equal with, even greater than God himself is what drove him to jealously and he is jealous of what we have and wants to take it from us.

When he can't have control of your eternal destiny anymore because you've committed your life to Christ, he will seek to rob you of your potential and your effectiveness, of all the kingdom good that you've inherited. All good gifts come from God, and the devil will try and take them from you. So:

Test all things; hold fast to what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.

1Thess.5:21-22