Revelation 3:14-22
To Laodicea church
Neither cold nor hot, because your are lukewarm, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
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.
Come 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藥膏to put on your eyes, so you can see.
Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. Of anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.
The worst case of all seven is a church so self-satisfied as to be totally blind to its true condition.
It is so far from what it should be that Jesus stands outside, knocking for admittance to the lives of individuals who call themselves Christians.
This letter is full of local colour. Banking and the manufacture of black woollen clothing made laodicea affluent富裕. The town was proud of its medical school, and renowned for a special ointment 軟膏 for sore eyes. Laodicea's water supply was channelled from hop springs some distance away, reaching the town tepid不溫不火.
The church is like its water - lukewarm. There is nothing to commend it.
Why?
Really worst condition is who can not see what he really is. Like blind can not see his self-satisfied.
Rich - poor, eye ointment - blind, black woollen - naked
Be earnest and repent. Jesus is standing outside and knocking, open the door let Jesus come in my daily life!
How?
Earnest and repent! open the door, let Jesus come in my daily life.
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