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## Letter to Churches from God’s Word – 1 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To those who are victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands. I know your deeds. … You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. … Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Woe to you who add house to houseand join field to field till no space is left and you live alone in the land. The LORD Almighty has declared in my hearing: “Surely the great houses will become desolate, the fine mansions left without occupants.” Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. You say, “I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.” But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. > Related verses: Re 2:7, Re 2:1-2, Ja 5:5, Re 2:4, Is 5:8-9, Ha 1:5-6, Ja 5:2-3, Re 3:17 This verse compilation is from Richard Sterns’ (President of World Vision) “Letter to America” found in his book, The Hole in Our Gospel (Thomas Nelson, 2009, pp 223-224).