DCLM Higher Everyday 4 January 2026 — Return To Your First Love
DCLM Higher Everyday 4 January 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Return To Your First Love
Topic: Return To Your First Love
Text: Revelation 2:2-5
2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
3And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
4Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
5Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Key Verse: “Nevertheless l have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love” (Revelation 2:4).
Message
Have you ever felt so passionate about something, only to lose interest over time? Maybe it was a hobby, a sport, or even your relationship with God. The church members in Ephesus were doing many good things, but Jesus told them that they had forgotten their first love. They had become so busy with mere religious activities that they forgot to love Him.
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Imagine you’re in a relationship with someone whom you couldn’t stop thinking about. But over time, you realise that you are taking the person for granted. You stop making time for him or her, and your love for this person gradually grows cold. That’s what happened to the church in Ephesus. They needed to return to their first love – a deep enthusiastic love for Jesus, and the Gospel. Take a moment to reflect on your relationship with God. Have you lost the initial passion and love for the things of God? Return to your first love today. Let your love for Jesus grow stronger. It is only those who love Him till the end that will make heaven.
Quote: Let your love for Jesus grow
Challenge: Revive the spark! Restore the Love.
Prayer for today: Dear God, help me to return to my first love, in Jesus’ name.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
