The church is the bride of Jesus and He is the groom.2The bride must long for the groom and hunger for His name to be exalted and honored in every square inch of creation. Holy zeal comes when we actively seek to lift up the God who made us and loves us. Holy zeal also grows when we seek to help God’s people become truly mature in faith. A church that is focused on pampering believers and coddling Christ-followers will lack holy zeal. The apostle Paul sets the bar very
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