Now here in lies the problem with any analogies you try to make about Christ - you can always find holes in them but bear with me...
I see this and I am reminded that there is another gift that we are all offered (Ephesians 2:8-9) and when we first receive that gift there is that same joy in our eyes as we experience the love of our Savior and we feel moved to share what he has done in us with everyone...
But then we are faced with a choice...
So often we treat Jesus like that Tinkerbell doll, we are excited when we first receive it. He takes the place of honor in our hearts, we show him off to everyone with great joy.
Isaiah 61:10a "I will find joy in the Lord. I will delight in my God."
Isaiah 61:10a "I will find joy in the Lord. I will delight in my God."
But then that excitement fades... We find other things to place in the seat of honor in our hearts, we find it easier to climb up and sit on His throne instead of bowing before it... When we do that we become like the church at Ephesus, having lost our first love...
Revelation 2:4-5 But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.
Are you treating Jesus like a Tinkerbell doll today or is he still your first and only love?
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