(7.)
Laodicea
Rev 3:14
"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this:
Rev 3:15
'I know your deeds! That you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot.
Rev 3:16
'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, “I will spit you out of My mouth.”
Rev 3:17
'Because you say, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,
Rev 3:18
I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
Rev 3:19
'Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.
Rev 3:20
'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
Rev 3:21
'He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
Rev 3:22
'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.' "
1. 'I know your deeds!
2. That you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot.
3. because you are lukewarm
4. I will spit you out of My mouth
5. you say, "I am rich, and have become wealthy
6. but you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked,
7. buy from Me gold refined by fire
8. so that you may become rich, and white garments so the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed, and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
9. 'Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline;
10. Be zealous and repent.
11. I stand at the door and knock;
12. if anyone hears My voice and opens the door,
13. I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
14. 'He who overcomes,
15. I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne,
16. 'He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.' "
There are so many of us who are lukewarm, with no boldness to share even what the Lord has done for us, like slugs dragging our self’s through the day with no enthusiasm for life or what Christ has done for us.
You call yourself a Christian then when you wake in the morning you should have a smile on your face joy in your heart,
a. Be in the word of God
b. Speak with Christ every day and all day
c. Be in His word to learn His life and how His life will change your life (the life He has given you)
d. Use that life to be a witness of Him (Christ) and not of yourself to each and every person Christ brings in your path
Christ tell us to be zealous (enthusiastic, passionate, fervent, eager, extreme, intense) do any of these word describe your life in Christ?
We are given so many opportunities throughout the days we are given to be the light and the salt in and to this world but instead we are more concerned about having or loosing things, and the only thing most seem to be enthusiastic about are sports, movie and music or the latest gadget on the market.
i can see why Christ could be heart broken and discussed with us and why Father God needs the filter of Christ to even tolerate us and our miserable little lives that we think we have made so great.
Sorry (no iI’m not sorry) it hearts me to see how so many who call themselves Christians but do not live for Christ. They live for self but talk as if they are doing such great things and how God has blessed them, if your miserable and are in so much debt to have that new car, home, piece of clothing, or whatever it may be ((((if you have to go in to debt to get it, it is not from God it is of your own doing)))) Don’t blame God for you being in debt, for Christ said “Owe no man nothing but love”
Clean your life up by repenting of your ways which are not Gods ways, find out who you are in Christ, then spend the rest of your days zealous for the things of God! and through your enthusiasm for Christ, other will be drawn to Him