Remember!

Jeremiah lived during the reign of King Josiah and the kings who came after him. One day, the Lord spoke to Jeremiah and said, “I chose you before you were born. I have a special purpose for your life: to be a prophet to the nations.”

Then Jeremiah answered the Lord, “Almighty Lord, I am too young. I do not know how to speak.”

But the Lord said, “Do not say that you are too young. Go to the people I am sending you to. Do not be afraid of them, for I will be with you and will protect you.” Then the Lord told Jeremiah to give the people of Judah this message: “I remember how faithful you were when you were young, how you loved Me as a bride loves her husband, and how you followed Me through the desert. You belonged to Me alone; you were My special possession.”

How can I keep my love for God from growing cold?

What does someone have to do to become lazy and unfit? Nothing! How does a friendship fade away? By doing nothing!

Over time, the Israelites had stopped praying to God because they believed that other gods could help them. They had stopped reading God’s Law because they had lost it and forgotten to teach it to their children. They had stopped going to the Temple to worship God because they were worshiping other gods elsewhere. It was obvious that their love for the Lord was no longer important to them.

Jesus said that before He comes back, many people will stop loving God because there will be so much evil in the world (Matthew 24:12–13). Don't let your love for the Lord grow cold. Stay close to friends who love Jesus, read His Word, and talk to Him about everything. As you stay close to Jesus, He will help you stay faithful and give you the strength to keep following Him to the end.

Verse for today

Jesus said to the Church at Ephesus, “You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first.” Revelation 2:4-5

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