April 27, 2003
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Each week you
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thought which we hope you will find
enjoyable and comforting
as well as
insightful and challenging.
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Rekindling
the
Flame
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An old lady had been married for many years when suddenly her husband died. This is what she put on his tombstone: The Light of My Life Has Gone Out
Not long afterward she met, fell in love with and married another man. After thinking at some length about it, she went to the monument maker and had him add this to the tombstone: The Light of My Life Has Gone Out Reminds me of what happened to the church at Ephesus. There was a lot of activity in that congregation. They were commended for their perseverance, their refusal to tolerate false doctrine, and their labor for the cause of Christ. But there was something missing. The "light of their life" had gone out. They lost the first love they had for Christ, and it had reached the point that they were doing lots of "religious works" without love as a motivator. "Nevertheless I have
this against you, Perhaps you've found yourself in a similar situation. You're doing all the "right" things, but that love you once had for Christ just isn't there anymore. Perhaps you need to find a match and rekindle the flame. It's important to do that before the light truly goes out in our lives: "....or else I will
come to you quickly
In Jesus' name, Amen.
This weeks
thought and comments comes from a daily
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