“But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” Revelation 2:4
February 14, 2025
How can it happen? There is that initial blaze of adoration, commitment, and affection. If only it could last a life time, and it should. The Ephesian church over a period of thirty years had gradually departed from its initial love for Jesus Christ. Their labors for Him had slowly become obligatory only, enough to keep the conscience satisfied. A warning is to be heeded. It is possible to be active in Christian service, and superficially loyal, doctrinally sound, but yet lack the ardor of enjoyed obedience and affection. Are there symptoms of a lost love in our relationship to Jesus? Do I need to repent of a drift away from that fervency for the Savior that once characterized me? While we are at it. Has the warmth of that initial love for my spouse turned into cold embers? Do I need to return to that consuming desire to please my husband? Is my wife on the receiving end of my heart, soul, mind, and physical loving-loyalty? Make this Valentine’s Day one of a renewed commitment to the love of my life, the Savior who sacrificed Himself for me. Also, renew me to a fresh delight in my soulmate till death do us part.
H