First Love
Revelation 2:4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
We see here in this letter to the church at Ephesus that they had left their first love. In Ephesians Paul had commended them on that love:
Ephesians 1:15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
This has been on my heart the last couple nights while at Vacation Bible School. I’ve seen kids come in excited to be at church, as well as hearing about some disappointed they didn’t get to come back. What has happened to our excitement to be at church? I can hear in your head: “let me have a snack or game time and I’d be excited also.” If we’d come with the proper attitude then we would feast on His Word! If we came ready to worship then we would have a great time in service. Regardless of the message, if we come looking for help then God will give us something out of the message. Coming to the Lord’s house excited is all about our choice! When we let the world weigh us down more than we let God lift us up then we treat going to church as just another day. Pray today to get that excitement back, and show up at church the next time with the same zeal the kids have had this week at VBS.
God Bless you today!
Bro. Josh Richardson
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