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\n‘You yourself know what you need’  (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span><\/p>\n

 
\nIn his letter to the church in Ephesus, Jesus said: <\/p>\n

“I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary. But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Revelation 2:3-4<\/a> (ESV)<\/p>\n

 
\nHere is a prayer written by Scotty Smith<\/strong> that helps us prayerfully consider if and how Jesus’ words might apply to us.
\n <\/p>\n\n

A Prayer for Keeping Our First Love First<\/h3>\n

Dear Lord Jesus, <\/p>\n

Even as we first needed grace to respond to your love (Eph. 2:8-10<\/a>), so we need grace to stay alive to your love, and to grow even deeper in our affection for you. Your love for us is the one constant in our lives\u2014for you love us with everlasting, unwavering, unabated affection. Everything else changes\u2014everything else is subject to whim and fancy. But, unfortunately, our love for you does ebb and flow.<\/p>\n

Jesus, give us fresh grace to love you with an undying love. May the cooling of our affections for you bother us more than the fragile economy, our broken relationships, political upheaval in the world, concerns about our health, getting older, or anything else. Jesus, don\u2019t let us get used to status quo, middle-class, business-as-usual love for you.<\/p>\n

If, by the Holy Spirit, we hear you saying to us this morning, \u201cI have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first\u201d (Rev. 2:4<\/a>), may we welcome it as a great gift, and respond with humility, gratitude and repentance.<\/p>\n

For it means you are pursuing us, and that you delight in us; it means your banner over us is love and your jealousy is current. That you are jealous for our love, Lord Jesus, is the greatest compliment you could possibly pay us. So very Amen we pray, in your glorious and grace-full name.<\/p>\n

 
\n~ written by Scotty Smith<\/strong>, posted on thegospelcoalition.org<\/a> (excerpt)
\n <\/p>\n\n

 
\nFrom the blog<\/strong>
\nSeed<\/a>
\nIn the school of prayer with Ignatius of Loyola<\/a>
\nForget not<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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