Revelation 1:10-11
(NIV)
10 On the Lord's Day I was in the
Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
11 which said: "Write on a scroll
what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira,
Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."THE SEVENTH
LETTER:
TO LAODICEA
Revelation 3:14-22 (NIV)
14 "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.
15 I know your deeds, that you are
neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!
16 So, because you are lukewarm —
neither hot nor cold — I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
17 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.
18 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.
19 Those whom I love I rebuke and
discipline. So be earnest, and repent.
20 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 him, and
he with me.
21 To him who overcomes, I will give the
right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his
throne.
22 He who has an ear, let him hear what
the Spirit says to the churches." |
The Lukewarm Christian
distracted -
"You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth..."
disinterested -
"You are lukewarm-neither cold nor hot."
deceived - "You
say, 'I...do not need a thing.' But you do not realize..."
destitute -
"You are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked...shameful..."
distasteful -
"I am about to spit you out of my mouth."
The Loving, Longing Christ
the precious provisions of Christ
- "I counsel you to buy from me..."
- "...gold refined in the fire, so that you can become rich..."
- "...white clothes to wear, so that you can cover your shameful nakedness..."
- "...salve to put on your eyes, so that you can see."
the pleading of Christ
- "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock!"
- Such an INTENSE SOCIETY demands an INTENSE SALVATION!
- Such an INTENSE SAVIOR demands an INTENSE SALVATION!
An INTENSE WALK - ZE. 3:7 - "Walk in my ways..."
An INTENSE WORK - CO. 3:23 - "Whatever you do, work at it
with all your heart..."
An INTENSE WITNESS - AC. 4:20 - "We cannot help
speaking..."
An INTENSE WORSHIP - PS. 86:12 - "I will praise you, O
Lord...with all my heart..."
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