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Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Revelation 2:4
Since today's verse starts with 'Yet' let's read a few verses above that: Revelation 2:2-3: I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.
All is well. All is good. We are okay - that's what we think. But there is a complaint against us - that we have lost our first love... :( What? Me? Is our first reaction. But if we sit down to think about it, sadly, we can all relate to that.
We are not as upbeat about spending time with the Lord. Not as keen on spreading the Gospel. Not as passionate about church gathering - as in the past. Our love has gone cold - okay not really cold - but not hot either. This is bad - very bad. In Revelation 3:16 it says, "Because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth."
What is the remedy? In the following verse it says: Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. Revelation 2:5
Let us repent and do the things we did at first. Let us first seek Him and His kingdom, shall we? Matthew 6:33
Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Revelation 2:4
Since today's verse starts with 'Yet' let's read a few verses above that: Revelation 2:2-3: I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.
All is well. All is good. We are okay - that's what we think. But there is a complaint against us - that we have lost our first love... :( What? Me? Is our first reaction. But if we sit down to think about it, sadly, we can all relate to that.
We are not as upbeat about spending time with the Lord. Not as keen on spreading the Gospel. Not as passionate about church gathering - as in the past. Our love has gone cold - okay not really cold - but not hot either. This is bad - very bad. In Revelation 3:16 it says, "Because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth."
What is the remedy? In the following verse it says: Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. Revelation 2:5
Let us repent and do the things we did at first. Let us first seek Him and His kingdom, shall we? Matthew 6:33
we must give special attention to
"If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place." Revelation 2:5
That is the discussion for tomorrow Amma.
இது நிச்சயமான ஒரு உண்மை. எப்படி மன்னா இஸ்ரேல் ஜனங்களுக்கு விசனமாய் போயிற்றோ... அது போல் இப்போது நாமும் நம்மை படைத்த சர்வ வல்லவருக்கு கொடுக்கும் கணம் குறைந்து கொண்டே இருக்கிறது. அவர் நம்மை மீட்க கொடுத்த விலை என்னவென்பது நம் இதயத்தில் இருந்தால் நம் அன்பு கூடுமே தவிர குறையாது. தேவனே உத்தம இருதயம் எமக்கு தாரும்