Jesus found something wrong in the Ephesians saints.
Their blood pressure was up, and their arteries were clogged. Their hearts had experienced a gradual buildup of other things, so Jesus was no longer first in their hearts.
He wasn’t first in their schedules or concentration, and all that signaled that He was no longer the supreme ruler of their hearts and lives.
In ancient math, when you added up a column of numbers, the sum went at the top.
Jesus started adding everything up, all of Ephesus’ great works, but He found that the sum total of their lives did not add up to Him. They had “left their first love.”
Jesus wasn’t at the top.
He was part of the equation and part of the calculations.
He was important, He just wasn’t the most important.
He wasn’t the sum total of their lives.
WNS 2025FL-04 – Seek Jesus First (250402AM) – https://youtu.be/Bg8g4DrkD7M
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