Protecting the Lampstand

~~~ Revelation 1:1-4, 2:1-5 ~~~ Psalm 1 ~~~ Luke 18: 35-43 ~~~

 

 

"...Yet I hold this against you:
you have lost the love you had at first.
Realize how far you have fallen.
Repent, and do the works you did at first.
Otherwise, I will come to you
and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent."

 

These rather harsh words are excerpted from the book of Revelation.

 

Lost love would indeed be a tragedy.

.In our world today it may seem like that is precisely what is happening.

We have widespread unrest throughout the globe...

hardly a prescription for love.

 

We are given a second chance by the writer today.

We are being warned to return to doing good as we have done in the past.

 

Failing to heed the warning could result in our 'lampstand'

being removed from its place.

A lampstand is placed so as to support the lamp in a position

to cast the most light to the rest of the area.

Returning to our goodness is a reminder that never goes out of style.

 

 

 

Along with this warning from Revelation

comes encouraging words from the psalm and the gospel today.

 

Blessed the man who

"...delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night."

 

The law of the Lord is love. It is love that blesses us in all circumstances.

 

Love is the greatest commandment of all.

If we live in love then we will be feed from the tree of life.

 

If we live in love we will have the necessary faith to ask God

to let us see. God can show us how to love in all ways.

God can show us how to see the possibilities of love where we are blind.

We can all benefit from more love in our lives.

We can all benefit from extending more love to others.

 

Live in a renewed disposition of Love today.