For We Hath
Let us muse today from Revelation 2:6-7 and some final thoughts about the church in Ephesus. In these verses our Lord mentions some things this church hath. He says in verse 5 'they have a hatred for evil.' The Nicolaitians were a religious…
First Love Departure
Let us muse from Revelation 2, verses 4 and 5 today where we find another of our Lord's admonitions to the Church at Ephesus. It is here He rebukes them for leaving their first love. I have found two interpretations of this verse. One, is their…
Christ’s Knowledge Of This Church
Let us muse from Revelation 2, verses 2 and 3 and see Christ's Knowledge Of This Church. He begins these remarks with the words 'I know'. The phrase means to be fully aware because one is looking. Let this be a warning to the church we attend…
Characteristics Of A True Church
Let us muse from Revelation 2:1 today. It is here that our Lord addresses His thoughts to the church at Ephesus and we find characteristics of a true church. The thoughts are addressed to the angel of the church. The word angel is our word messenger.…
The Setting Of The Ephesus’ Church
Let us muse today on the place where Paul planted this great church. Ephesus was a major sea port town which had a population of about a third of a million people. It was known for its Temple of Artemis which was one of the seven wonders of…
The Founding Of The Ephesus’ Church
Let us begin to muse on the first church addressed in Revelation 2 and that is the church at Ephesus. This church was planted by Paul during a brief visit there. It was nurtured along by Priscilla and Aquila, a husband and wife who loved the…
The Church Age
Let us begin these days to muse upon Revelation, Chapters 2 & 3. In these chapters we find seven churches described. They were the church at Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. These were seven local…
Good Ground Seen By Luke 2
Let us muse for our last meditation on the Parable of the Sower from Luke 8. I encourage you to go back and make a copy of all the meditations of the Parable of the Sower and muse on them from time to time. They are powerful. Today let us look…
Good Ground Seen By Mark
Let us muse from Mark 4:8 today and the Parable of the Sowers good ground. I am amazed beyond thought at how our Lord leads each gospel writer to add a piece of the puzzle to the greater sower truth. In verse 8 I find the good ground did yield…
Good Ground Seen By Matthew 2
Let us muse today from Matthew's account of the good ground. There are some powerful puzzle parts in the Gospels about the good ground. In 13:8 the Bible tells us that the seed fell into the ground. The other seeds fell only upon the ground.…
