But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand form its place, unless you repent. Revelation 2:4-5 Fervent, personal, uninhibited, openly displayed first love is the devotion to Christ. This characterizes the new believer and is manifested in relationships with fellow Christians and the lost. Do you need to return to your first love? Do you need to return wholeheartedly? How do we recover our first love? In Ephesians, the apostle Paul concludes with a benediction: …
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Breaking Fallow Ground
Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord. Till he comes and rains righteousness on you. Hosea 10:12 Are you ready to have a truth encounter? Hosea prophesied in the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 BC. He did this during a time. When the morals were wrapped lady cleaning. It ended in destruction by a Syria. But his family was a symbol of God‘s relationship with his people. His wife with a prostitute and it represented spiritual adultery. His children had prophetic names. God said Hosea to prophesied to Israel. The Israelites are God’s chosen people. They were in a spiritual and moral decline. They…
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Revival Within Me
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? Show us your steadfast love, O Lord, and grant us your salvation. Psalm 85:1-2 Why do you seek God? Do you have fears in seeking God? What are your expectations? Where is your relationship with God? we as Christ followers need to realize that we need a revival in our personal lives. We are not only human beings that need revival. We can look into the Bible and even see if they needed God to revive them. The Psalmist heart cried out to God to revive them again. He wanted God to show his steadfast love and…