{"id":15637,"date":"2026-05-18T13:50:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifecenterbelgique.be\/de-eerste-liefde\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:15:14","slug":"de-eerste-liefde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifecenterbelgique.be\/nl\/de-eerste-liefde\/","title":{"rendered":"De eerste liefde"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lifecenterbelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/esdras.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Openbaring 2: 2-4<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deze passage is gericht aan de christenen in Efeze. God erkent en prijst hun goede werken. Deze gemeente verdroeg het kwaad niet, volhardde in gebed en droeg beproevingen met geduld. Uiterlijk leek ze geestelijk onberispelijk. Toch bleef er, ondanks al deze kwaliteiten, een probleem: ze had haar eerste liefde, Jezus Christus, verlaten.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wanneer iemand opnieuw geboren wordt, voelt hij vaak vreugde en een verlangen om met de mensen om hem heen over Jezus Christus te spreken. Hij wil getuigen van wat Hij in zijn leven heeft gedaan, zodat anderen Hem kunnen leren kennen. Hij kijkt uit naar de momenten in Gods aanwezigheid en verlangt ernaar Zijn stem te horen en Zijn onderwijs te ontvangen.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maar met de tijd kunnen bepaalde moeilijkheden deze vurigheid verzwakken. Onvervulde verwachtingen, beproevingen of zelfs bepaalde zegeningen kunnen geleidelijk meer plaats in het hart innemen dan de relatie met God. Langzaam neemt de tijd voor gebed af, verzwakt de intimiteit met de Heer en lijkt de oprechtheid van het begin te doven.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helaas kan dit zelfs gebeuren wanneer iemand zich inzet in de dienst van de gemeente. Door het dienen vergeten sommigen hun persoonlijke gemeenschap met de Vader te bewaren. Toch roept God ons niet in de eerste plaats om dienaren te zijn, maar vooral Zijn kinderen.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soms kunnen ook de wonden of beledigingen die je in de dienst hebt meegemaakt je blik van God afleiden. Dan ga je je uiteindelijk meer richten op de mensen die je pijn hebben gedaan dan op Hem die jou bepaalt en weer opricht. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wanneer we die eerste liefde voor Jezus Christus bewaren, verandert onze manier van leven diepgaand. We leren onze naaste lief te hebben ondanks beledigingen en wonden, want de liefde bedekt een menigte van zonden. Deze liefde verandert ons stap voor stap en helpt ons steeds meer op Jezus Christus te lijken.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mijn broer, mijn zus, de liefde die wij voor Jezus Christus hebben, moet groter zijn dan alles, zodat niets op deze aarde haar kan doven. Integendeel, deze liefde moet elke dag verder groeien, naarmate de Heer Zich aan ons openbaart en ons de diepte van Zijn aanwezigheid laat ontdekken. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God zegene je.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Openbaring 2: 2-4 Deze passage is gericht aan de christenen in Efeze. God erkent en prijst hun goede werken. 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