First Love

"I know your deeds, and your toil and perseverance ... and you have not grown weary. But I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first ..." (Rev. 2:2-5)

Even at times of our toil and passion we are prone to lose our focus on the sole purpose why we toil and persevere for the things of God. Our hearts and flesh are not invincible to exhaustion for we are still made up of earthly clay. But those whose life is constantly yielded to the Potter, Jesus--our sole Object of our love and devotion, our Master who deserves nothing but our undivided devotion and service surpassing that of kings and kingdoms--those whose presence has not left the apple of His eye shall live forever. For the reason why God grieves when we leave our First Love is not because of Personal ambition to possess and take control (because that is contrary to His nature), but in His omniscience He knows the only way for us to be free is to be sheltered under the shadow of His inexhaustible grace. For it is only when we yield our all to Him that we are free from the desire to please anyone else but Him.