Return to first love
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Proverbs, 1:33: But whoever listens to me will dwell in security, and will be at ease, without fear of evil.
Proverbs, 8:11: For wisdom is better than jewels; and of everything you desire, nothing can compare with it.
Return to first love
Revelation 2:4: But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
Do you no longer live in GOD, the first love? The worst thing is that you leave your first love and don't even realize it. Review your love for GOD. Has it already started to get cold and you haven’t noticed? Perhaps this love has manifested itself in legalism, different desires, acting out of self-righteousness without waiting for the GOD who says: revenge is mine. I do justice in favor of all the oppressed, has it happened like this? This could be happening and we don't even realize it. Do you believe that we can no longer be loving JESUS and still believe that we are working on His work and doing a lot for HIM? This is a strong reflection. We can be doing His work and no longer have love for HIM.
So what is first love? We are in love with JESUS with all our heart, all our soul, all our strength and also with our mind consciously knowing this love. Revelation 2:2,3:
2 I know your works, and your labor, and your perseverance; I know that you cannot bear the wicked, and that you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them to be liars;
3 and you have perseverance and for my name's sake you have suffered and have not fainted. In these verses the LORD JESUS praises the church of Ephesus. How does JESUS begin? HE begins by saying: “I know,” in the following verses HE will repeat. JESUS knew the works of that church as well as mine and his works. Don't worry if no one sees or doesn't want to see the works you make. JESUS knows, HE sees all things. We can then see JESUS sad saying: “They abandoned their first love.” This means that even though they were doing works for GOD, they did so with wrong motivations, as they had already abandoned their first love.
This love needs to be restored immediately so that the presence of GOD is not completely lost.
1. Remember your first love
JESUS rebukes the church of Ephesus saying: “But I have this against you because you have abandoned your first love. It is possible to lose love, enthusiasm, fervor and passion for the LORD and not long after, for his work. So how do you go back to your first love? Recognizing that if you haven't lost completely yet, the truth is, you are already losing. We must recognize that we are no longer as we were at the beginning. There is no longer devotion and dedication like before.
2. Repent and confess
In verse. 5 says: “Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent, and do the first works; and if not, I will come to you shortly, and will remove your lampstand from its place, if you do not repent.” Remember, therefore, from where you have fallen, and repent... THE LORD JESUS admonishes, exhorts the church to repentance. To return to your first love, you need a completely repentant heart. Let us confess our sins and seek His forgiveness humbly, and then restoration in CHRIST will come. Do you want to return to your first love? The secret is: do the first works when you received salvation in your heart. Those works I did before. Go back to the beginning of it all. Be determined and don't let anything take your focus.
3. Return to His word
If there is repentance, you will certainly return to the source, the Word of GOD.
4. Renew fellowship and worship.
Oh! First love is characterized by fervent adoration and deep communion. Remember everything GOD did for you, where he got you from. Only HE did it, hallelujah! So go back to your first love, serve HIM as HE deserves and you need to do.
5. Love Him and serve GOD as before
Go back to your first practices. Also serve your brothers with dedication and reach the lost with the message that transforms, the pure message of the Gospel.
Return to your first love, Someone will help you, THE HOLY SPIRIT.
With love in Christ,
Missionary Help of Christians Freitas
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