Have You Lost The Way?

SCRIPTURE
(Revelation 2:2-4) "I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance and that you cannot endure 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."

OBSERVATION
John is writing this exhortation and addresses it to the church in Ephesus. He says they have endured alot, but they left their first love. Paul makes the point in I Cor. 13, that without love we amount to nothing. John warns the church that if they don't repent and return to His love, He will remove them.

APPLICATION
Paul writing to Timothy says all scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching and training. I believe the contemporary church is guilty of leaving its first love and pursuing that which is politically correct. We must return to our first love and zeal for the cause of Christ or stand in judgement of being removed. Have we lost our way?

PRAYER
Lord, I repent of my overconcern for momentary security. Help me to be aware of the opportunities to love others for Your sake. Restore my first love of You!