Question of the Week: How did the Church of Ephesus leave their first love? 7/26/2016
Verses: Revelation 2:1-7
The Church of Ephesus today is a ruin in modern day Turkey. However this wasn’t always the case. During the 1st Century, records suggest that even such individuals like the Apostle John played roles in founding and establishing the church of Ephesus along with Paul writing them one of his famous prison epistles. By the time of the writing of the book of Revelation however, they had plenty of programs and committees on how they could serve God, but very few of them could give you an answer as to why they were doing these things. This void in their relationship was something Jesus took very seriously because if this loveless attitude continued, Jesus said that their lampstand would be taken away and His love could no longer shine through them. How does one get to such a state in a relationship? The best example would probably be the most associative one. A couple walk into church one morning and both sit down next to one another in the service. The wife notices the distance between the two of them as another couple walks in almost seeming to be one person even after they sit down. The wife notes to her husband why they aren’t sitting as close as they used to anymore, to which the husband replies that he hasn’t moved. You’ll find the same is true with Ephesus’ relationship with Jesus as much as our own. If our passion and closeness to Jesus feels like it’s becoming distant, it’s not because He’s gone anywhere. Don’t do anything for God if you don’t know why you’re doing it, and never do anything for God if the reason isn’t because you love Him and know how much He loves you.
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