‘God is saying to His people,
“You are not in love with Me now, but I remember a time when you were.” He
says, “I remember . . . the love of your betrothal . . .” (Jeremiah 2:2). Am I
as filled to overflowing with love for Jesus Christ as I was in the beginning,
when I went out of my way to prove my devotion to Him? Does He ever find me
pondering the time when I cared only for Him? Is that where I am now, or have I
chosen man’s wisdom over true love for Him? Am I so in love with Him that I
take no thought for where He might lead me? Or am I watching to see how much
respect I get as I measure how much service I should give Him?’ OSWALD CHAMBERS
Andrae Crouch wrote the song
“Take Me Back” It is about someone who
has let the fire go out in their relationship with Jesus.
“Take me back, take me back dear Lord -- To
the place where I first received you. Take me back, take me back dear Lord
where I first believed.
I feel that I'm so far from you Lord, But
still I hear you calling me. Those simple things that I once knew, their
memories keep drawing me.
I must confess, Lord I've been blessed but
yet my soul's not satisfied. Renew my faith, restore my joy and dry my weeping
eyes.”
Is your love for God still
fresh, like the day you prayed to receive Christ as your Lord? Or, have you
become casual in your relationship with Him. Do you still acknowledge His
divine nature and His sacrifice and the unbelievable grace and mercy that God poured
out on your life with unbridled devotion to Him? Or do you treat your
relationship as “no big deal”, you are a Christian .. you love Jesus .. but you
are no fanatic.
Maybe it is time to rekindle
the fire that once burned so brightly in your life. To remember just how magnificent your
salvation is .. and how great our God is.
Perhaps your prayer today,
and every day for that matter, should be ….. "Take me back, take me back
dear Lord -- To the place where I first received you. Take me back, take me
back dear Lord where I first believed.” CHARLEY
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