Read: Revelation 2:4-5
Meditation verse:
“Nevertheless, I have this against you, that you have left your first love” (Rev 2: 4).
Some years back, we got two beautiful peacocks: male and female. Since they were new to our home, we tied them to a shrub in a corner of our compound, from where they were feed regularly. After a while, we untied them so they could wander around, and they did wander around. The house opposite ours had some peacocks as well. We woke up one morning to discover that our peacocks had wandered away to join those at our neighbours and for months, they did not.
One morning, however, we were surprised to find the female peacock had returned and was lying on the same spot we tied and feed them when they newly arrived, whilst the male peacock was hovering somewhere close by. She had returned lay her eggs. When it was time for her to birth what was inside of her, she returned to her first home; her first love.
God uses simple and natural things to teach us important life lessons. In the scripture for today, He warned the church at Ephesus to return to its first love, else its lampstand will be removed. A lamp is a symbol of guidance. A lampstand in biblical times was the only source of light in the Holy place. It provided light for the priests to carry out their duties. So, without the lampstands, they couldn’t function, and they would be ineffective.
The beginning of a new year is a good time to return to your first love. Return to your first love by putting God first in everything you do. Focus on Him, give Him first place and let Him be your priority. For, “…In returning and rest, you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength” (Isaiah 30:15-17).
IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).
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