COLD LOVE
Matthew 24:1-13

Developing cold love is dieing silently. In walking in the way of the Lord, there is no cold love and there is no justification for cold love. In the conversation of Jesus with His disciples, He mentioned in Matthew 24:12-13, “And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” Lawlessness is the major generator of cold love. Lawlessness has its root when there is inconsistency in the Word of God. It is written in Romans 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” How is your hearing in the Lord? Hearing and hearing is not a Sunday only engagement but rather is a regular and consistent engagement. Spending time studying the living Word of God is the main medication for not entering into cold love. Have you as a believer been drifting from your time of studying the Word of God? The time we are now living is a time that the deceiver has taken a strong stand against the children of God. Lawlessness is increasing while love is growing colder and colder. Love is a ticket to Heaven and when there is no ticket, there will be no way for entrance. All that the Lord has put in place for His children to endure has been turned around by the enemy to end them all and cause them to miss salvation. The same evil one who was in the old is the same that is today. He confirmed his movement schedule to God, “…As going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.” (Job 2:2) The only protective ground from the evil one is to dwell in the shadow of the Lord God. Racing to the expected end is not only in the beginning but also in the end. Every believer does have a need for the grace to endure because only the ones who endure to the end shall be saved. Is your love getting cold by virtue of what you see and what surrounds you? If what you are seeing or all that surrounds you are the effects of developing cold love, enter into the Word of God and let the Word have its way in your life. Knowing the Word of God is not enough but also requires knowing to live in His Word. Pray to God for consistency in faith. Knowing God and remaining in Him is the greatest miracle. It is written in Jeremiah 23:29 “Is not My word like a fire? says the LORD and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?”

Prayer for today: Ask God for the fire nature of His Word to keep burning in you so you will never run cold.