Who Spews Out The Lukewarm
When people think about 'thinking,' they often think 'academia;' they think 'threat.' They think 'coldness.' I want to reverse all those images and say, 'No, the brain God gave you is intended to throw fuel on the fire of your affections for God. It's really good at it if you let it.'
-John Piper
Last week we finished off the Church in Philadelphia. How the Lord makes the ones who are victorious, pillars in his temple.
This week we are moving on the the church of Laodicea, with Revelation chapter 3 verses 14-16
The Passage
And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.
“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. Revelation 3:14-16 (ESV)
The List:
- He sends angels to the churches
- He is the Amen (or the firm, perfection)
- He is the true and faithful witness
- He is the beginning of God’s creation
- He knows our works
- He see when we are hot or cold in our faith
- He sees when we are lukewarm in our faith
- He wants us to be hot or cold
- He will spew those that are lukewarm out of his mouth
The Declarations:
You send angels, messengers to your church
You are the Amen, the perfection, the one who is firm and established
You are the true and faithful witness
You are the beginning of God’s creation
You see and know all of our works, all that we do
You see when we are hot and cold, when we are burning brightly with faith, and you see when we are cold in the desolate place of weakness and desire faith
You see when we are lukewarm, when we profess your name be it holds no action or no heart
You desire that we would be hot or cold
You will spew the lukewarm out of your mouth
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