Receptiveness to God’s voice
The Lord warned me about this…
Revelation 2:29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says
The Lord also tells this to the Church, to his sons and daughters…
Revelation 2:2-3 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance…… You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.
The Lord was mentioning that we have done a lot of things for his kingdom and appreciating us for what we have done in the past.
Revelation 2:4-5 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
Revelation 2:29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says
The Love you had a first.
A small example from our lives.
As a family, we used to take a lot of steps for the kingdom of God. Conducting troop churches, conducting worship schools all over the country as well as in Chennai. Travelled to a lot of places for conducting the worship schools. Spent a lot of time for the kingdom of God.
The Lord has also blessed us abundantly as we are taking active part in the Kingdom of God.
However, now the first love was reduced.
The Holy Spirit warned me of losing the first love, otherwise my light/lamp-stand will be taken off.
Light/lamp stand – represents happiness, good health, prosperity & upliftment.
When the light is taken off, you will step into darkness.
When the Lord spoke to me that I should not loose the first love, we immediately started our troop church among our colleagues. I have again regained the high-level success at our workplace, joy and happiness. All glory to God.
When God speaks to us, we will all need to be receptive to his voice, so that our light/lamp-stand will not be removed from us.
Prayer
Our father in heaven, we thank you for the Holy Spirit who is always directing us in the right path when we go to the left or to the right. Help all of us to be receptive to your voice and come on to the right path whenever we hear your voice. Amen.
Sol Theodore Mohanty