Lessons from the book of Revelation Chapter 3- Poem 3
Unto Angel of Church of Laodiceans
Revelation 3:14-22
Unto the angel of the church of Laodiceans
These things says the Amen, and the true witness
The one who’s the beginning of creation
The faithful one says this -take heed and listen:
I know your works, you are not cold or hot
I’d rather you were hot or cold, not warm
But you’re lukewarm- you’re not on fire for God
And also you are not completely worldly
You thought you could have Me and world have also
You thought you could “believe” but still love sin
Because you are lukewarm, not hot or cold
I will you vomit out, reject completely
You say you’re rich, increased in good, you’re “blessed”
You do not lack a thing -you say so proudly
And you know not that you are wretched, poor
You’re miserable, you’re blind and you are naked
You’re righteousness- is filthy rags before Me
You are not clothed with righteousness of Christ
You are not clothed- and therefore you are naked
And you are blind and this you do not see
I counsel thee- from Me buy gold that’s pure
And white raiment also from Me get
Anoint your eyes with eye salve- you will see
And only then, you’ll rich be, clothed completely
Those whom I love- I them rebuke and chasten
Be zealous therefore and repent, repent!
Behold, I at the door stand, knocking
He who it opens, to him I’ll come in
-Christ was outside this church and not inside it
This church like others maybe had good sermons
And worship songs and songs of praise to God
And they knew not that God was not in midst them
Oh what a hard, hard message they were given!
They thought they had it all, increased with goods
Yet Jesus says He will just spew them out
Because they were lukewarm, not cold or hot
“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth” Revelation 3:15-16
“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple” Luke 14:27
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways” James 1:8
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon” Matthew 6:24
“For our God is a consuming fire” Hebrews 12:29
- I believe what the Scripture says. God does not want a lukewarm church. The lukewarm church will be vomited out of God’s mouth.
- If I do not bear my cross and follow Christ, I cannot be His disciple. By the grace of God, I deny myself daily, take up my cross, and follow Jesus.
- If I am double minded, I am unstable in all my ways. Lord help me to not be double-minded. I need Your grace to not be double- minded.
- I cannot serve two masters; and the two masters are God and mammon- money. Money is not my god. Jesus is my Lord and God.
- I cannot serve God and money; if I love money I cannot love God. Money is not my master. I love and serve Jesus Christ.
- Lord, give me the grace to always be on fire for You and to never be lukewarm. You are a consuming fire, and I want to always dwell in Your Presence.