September 20, 2015 · Revelation 3:14–16

We're Sorry For Being Lukewarm

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.

“Recognizing that we still need Jesus to keep putting on the salve. Stop pretending that you're clothed in righteousness, because we all have nothing but rags, no matter how much we've helped the poor, and no matter what we're doing and how welcoming we are. We are cold and we need the warmth of God. So remember, we had this hard wire in us to physically and spiritually go to the path of least resistance. That is the beast of spiritual resistance. This is sin in us, and we're going to be tempted to take it easy, to rest in our laurels. We're going to forget. If we become complacent, then Jesus has displacement. … And it's just easy to become lukewarm. So we have to say sorry. We are sorry for being lukewarm, and we have to open the door to Jesus. Let him do his work in us, so that he can do work through us. Otherwise we're just useless, and we come to church here, preacher preach, sing songs, and just go back to our comfort door. The comfort zone — shut the door. Behold, we lock the door, but Jesus knocks, and he offers more.”