What the Old Testament especially teaches us is this: «that zeal is as essentially a duty
of all God's rational creatures, as [are] prayer and praise, faith and submission; and, surely, if so, [then] especially
of sinners whom He has redeemed: that zeal consists in a strict attention to His commands» a scrupulousness, vigilance, heartiness, and punctuality, which bears with no reasoning or questioning about them» an intense thirst
for the advancement
of His glory» a shrinking from the pollution
of sin and sinners» an indignation, nay impatience, at witnessing His honor insulted» a quickness
of feeling when His name is mentioned, and a jealousy how it is mentioned» a
fullness of purpose, an heroic determination to yield Him service at whatever sacrifice
of personal feeling» and an energetic resolve to push through all difficulties, were they as mountains, when His eye or hand but gives the
sign» a carelessness
of obloquy, or reproach, or persecution, a forgetfulness
of friend and relative, nay, a hatred (so to say)
of all that is naturally dear to us, when He says, «Follow me.»
Honoring baby's
signs of hunger (opening mouth, bobbing
for the breast / bottle, sometimes crying, etc) and
fullness (pursing lips, turning head, spitting out food, etc) is being responsive.