Remember Your First Love

We started this topic last time we are all together, and this will be the place where we pick up next time. So I will take the next few posts and share some thoughts about this great book. The book of Revelation is one of my most favorite books of the bible. This is a book that is often misunderstood and the meaning and significance is watered-down and best and completely lost at worse.

One of the main and important themes of the book is a call to the church to remember that which is most important. It is easy to get caught up in all kinds of different things in life. It is easy to get distracted and to lose sight of the goal. It is easy to not allow the main thing to be the main thing. What is true for life in general, is also true for the church. The church can and does get caught in things and issues, that while they may be important, are not the most important. We get caught up in things that are not the main thing.

Revelation calls us back to that which is most important. It call us to keep that main thing, the main thing. It calls us to remember our first love. Chapter one opens with a vision of our risen and ascended lord and savior, Jesus. Now at first glance this image would prove to be quite scary. However, each of the different descriptions that are given paint a picture of the One who will not be moved, shaken or destroyed by any force in all of creation. This one is the one who loves and cares for the church, and this same one is the one who is with the church, therefore she need not fear anything.

The task she has been given to do is difficult. It can be quite costly at times. It can be easy to get quite distracted. However, our Lord is faithful and able to give us the grace and everything that we need. So that in those times when we forget our first love, we repent. And then we know that our loving and gracious lord does forgive us. He sends us back out into the world, so that they too can know of his love, grace, mercy and forgiveness.

May his presence in your life be a constant source of joy and strength for you.

Sincerely,
Pastor CJ