“I have this against you, that YOU HAVE LEFT YOUR FIRST LOVE. 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 from its place, unless you repent. Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’” (Revelation 2:4-7)
They had lost their love for Jesus. They showed up for Bible studies and debated the heretics but lost their PURE LOVE FOR THE LORD. They stood against evil in their midst but tolerated A SLUGGISH LOVE towards Jesus and each other.
And Jesus was going to remove their lampstand if they continued to sled down the hill that Matthew warned against: “Because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” (Matthew 24:12–13). But Jesus loves His church and has compassion towards His FAINTLY BURNING WICKS. So, Jesus counsels them, and us, in three ways: “(1)REMEMBER therefore from where you have fallen; (2)REPENT and (3)DO THE WORKS YOU DID AT FIRST. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.” (Revelation 2:5)
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham