You Have Left Your First Love.

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

     One can be doing everything that a Christian should be doing, even love what they are doing, but still miss it.
     Pastors can be in love with their preaching, teachers can be in love with their teaching, theologians can be consumed with theology. An individual may have a passion for doing good, he or she may pour themselves out in the service of others.
     Others may be faithful in church, they may be there every service, take part in the worship, listen to the message, be on a prayer team, serve as a deacon, but only participate out of habit, even drudgery.
     What is missing is the passionate love for Jesus that motivates the child of God. Without that passion for Christ motivating us, our actions are empty, mere forms, no matter how much we enjoy them. They are mere idols, taking the place in our hearts that belongs to Christ.
     If this is you, repent and do the deeds you did at first, when all that mattered was Jesus (Rev 2:5).

Selfishness or Love.

     I have seen many people debating the issue of eternal security. While some are indeed honest seekers of truth, many appear to have selfish motives at heart.
     Sadly many individuals who claim to be Christians seem to be interested in how much sin the can be involved in, and yet remain saved. This only shows that these individuals are selfish at heart. They have had a "legal" experience with Christ, but not one that has changed the ruling preference of the heart.
     The individual who loves Christ is not concerned with how much he or she can get away with and not lose their salvation, they are concerned with staying as far away as they can from anything that would grieve the heart of the Savior, and bring reproach to His name.
     The issue with them is not self, but devotion to Christ. Love is not self seeking (1 Cor 13:5), but chooses the highest interest of Christ for His sake
     What kind of salvation do you have? A legal one that concerns itself with your own interests, or are you poured out for Christ?