Lukewarm…Part 2

Posted by Monica Edwards Categories: Personal, Religious

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To the Church in Laodicea

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. 15I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17You 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. 18I 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. 19Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. 20Here 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. 21To 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. 22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

Now, I don’t believe in coincidences, I believe that God uses many means to speak to each of us, and in my personal struggle, He found a way to speak to me. I had that dream for a reason, and my wonderfull friend and Pastor so passionately spoke about the church of Laodicea for a reason. His message on Saturday touched and spoke to many hearts, this I am sure of, but for me, I knew that my personal message was clear…‘get out of the lukewarm girl, and let’s get HOT!’ God knows my heart, knows my deeds, He knows that I am struggling in the lukewarm, that I long to be hot. He knows that sometimes I act as if though I have everything I need, when in fact, what I need is for Him to fill my heart. I may have a home, money to pay the bills, food on the table, and enough possessions to keep me and the kids entertained for years, but what does that matter when my heart is empty? When my soul is empty? He says that I am wretched, poor, blind, and naked but that He will refine me, cover my sins and open my eyes so that I may see.

He rebukes and disciplines me because He loves me, as I discipline my children out of love. All I have to do is earnestly repent, because He is always going to be standing at my door, always knocking, but it is my choice whether I want to hear Him speaking to me. If I hear, and open my heart to Him, He will reside in me. If I have the will to overcome all the worldly desires, all it’s temptations, I will receive an even greater reward…a seat next to my Father on His throne. All I have to do is listen. What a wonderful gift He promises. He does not want me to be lukewarm, because to be that would be worse than death. I would rather have someone love me or hate me than be indifferent towards me because to be indifferent means that you just don’t care. That is what God is saying, either be hot or cold, at least you have made a choice, to be indifferent would mean that you did not care enough to decide…

...to be concluded tomorrow…