First love

But I have this against you, that you have left your first love (Rev. 2:4 NASB)

This was directed to the church at Ephesus but could be talking about some today.  They had high standards & were doing good works but Christ had a complaint with them.  He told them they had left their first love, which was Christ.  They thought they could do it on their own & left the Reason they should have been doing it all to begin with.  The world needs the church to get back to our First Love.  We can accomplish nothing without Him but we can accomplish everything with Him.  We need to find out from Him what He needs us to be doing.  Not so that people will look at us but so that people will look at Christ.  We aren't enough to make a change but Christ is.  We have to follow His example.  We love others because we love Him.  We can do all things THROUGH Him.  We are only effective if we stay with our First Love.  The world needs the church to be effective.  We are to be the examples.  We are to be showing Christ living in us.  We need to show the light in the darkness & do so because of our love for Jesus Christ.  So ask God to show you & the church if we are still with our first love.  Let Him know that He is your first love & let Him show you where He needs you.