Revelations 2:2-5 NASB   I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false; and you have perseverance and have endured for My name’s sake, and have not grown weary.  But I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent.

The church of Ephesus is known as the church that “left their first love.” But they weren’t a church that had quit working: they were still serving, still striving, maybe they were even still growing! Other churches probably admired them and said “wish our church was more like that church…” but still Christ chastised them as needing to repent and return to their first love. How can that be?

I know how that can be.

There are days that the diaper changes and getting up in the middle of the night and cleaning the high chair (that I just cleaned) and picking up toys (that I just picked up) don’t really give me “that lovin’ feeling.” I’m still doing the work, still working towards the same goals, but I’ve lost sight of why I am doing it! But thankfully there are the days when God reminds me of what a blessing my son is! Then I take the time to get the extra snuggle, the extra kiss, I’ll hold him a little longer while he sleeps: I enjoy the relationship and remember the love I had when I first saw him!

Likewise, when I realize I’ve left out the love in my ministry, I know I need to put in extra time in my relationship with Christ. It doesn’t take long for God to remind me why I serve Him, and help me get back to the deeds I did at first.

-Kevi 

 

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