“To the angel of
the church in Laodicea write:
These are the
words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.
I know your
deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the
other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither
hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 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. I counsel you to buy from me gold
refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you
can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can
see.
Those whom I
love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am! I stand at
the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in
and eat with that person, and they with me.
To the one who
is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was
victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.
Whoever has
ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
Revelation 3:14-22
Lukewarm?
It means ‘just slightly warm.’ It is definitely not
cold.
It is not even
room temperature. There is some heat associated with it.
But not enough to
be of much use!
It is ‘warmth’
that lacks any passion, zeal or enthusiasm.
God help us from
being ‘warm’ Christians.
They are not
always easy to identify. How can you spot someone who is hot?
Listen to this
parable Jesus spoke:
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.
When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he
had and bought that field.
Again,
the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found
one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.”
Matthew 13: 44-45
“…in his joy
went and sold all he had…”
How can you spot
someone who is hot? They value the eternal over the temporal.
They value the
things of God and His Kingdom as greater than any of their other possessions.
They recognize the
Kingdom for the treasure that it is and will gladly forsake all else for it.
Yesterday, we
looked talked about the Wedding Feast of the Lamb.
Imagine being a
guest at a wedding knowing that the love between the bride and groom was
lukewarm at best.
Too be sure, it
would not be the joyous occasion you would expect!
Lord:
We pray that you
will help us to ‘raise the temperature’ of our love for you.
May we, as the
old chorus says,
“… keep falling
in love with Him over and over and over and over again.”
May the heat be
turned up on our passion for you!
May we look
forward with great anticipation to the Wedding of the Lamb and His Bride!
In Jesus Name we
pray
Amen.
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