What is it like to be told that you have done everything right? The church in Ephesus essentially gets told that in Revelation 2. They are hard working, they are patient, and they are orthodox. That is amazing and yet they have forgotten about love. You've done everything right, but for the wrong reasons. It is love that first brought you into God's church and it is love that attracts others.
So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]
