luminous lemon lake

studying romans, ephesians, and revelation
so crazy how different these books are
and yet, there are connections if you look
like for example, in romans, paul talks about
how God gave people over to their sin as
a result for not repenting and worshiping Him.
meanwhile in revelation, Jesus warns the seven
churches that if they do not turn from their sin,
He will remove their lampstands, meaning they will
no longer be acknowledged as churches or as His.
also, paul speaks of predestination in ephesians
and he clearly supports what he says in romans,
that human beings are completely helpless and
that only through the divine grace of God may
they be saved from their sin.
sadly, in revelation, the church of ephesus
is told to have forsaken their first love.
contrary to how the church in ephesians is so praised
by paul for remaining strong in Christ, it is again
referred to in revelation as a church that has
forgotten the value of love in their relationship
with God.
i pray that our church will not forget the reason why we serve.
i pray that we may improve on our spiritual richness and
that we may see His glory shown on earth.
i pray that we continue to seek after God.