Our Numb Souls

The church of Laodicea was in hot water with the Resurrected Jesus precisely because they weren’t hot or on fire for Him. Nor were they cold, either. He told them they were lukewarm and because of that He was going to spit them out. That’s how repulsive He found their faith. Lest we hear the same things from Him, let us take our spiritual temperature:

• What is your vision of the Resurrected Lord Jesus? Rev. 3:14
• Do we have a lost passion for Jesus? Have we settled and we don’t realize it? Rev. 3:15
• Have we lost touch with reality? Do we think we’re fine? Rev. 3:17
• Have we lost our grip on the truth? Have we been deceived? Rev. 3:17

How you answer these questions will tell you a lot about your spiritual temperature. Before we think anything incorrect, Jesus’ motive for such a hard rebuke is motivated by His love for us and His desire to see us be in a spiritually healthy relationship with Him (Rev. 3:15,19).

What are the antidotes to spiritual apathy? We’ll be studying those in the weeks to come. For now, though, I leave with you the prayer that I included in my sermon on Sunday from A.W. Tozer:

“O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need of further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the Triune God, I want to want Thee; I long to be filled with longing; I thirst to be made more thirsty still. Show me Thy glory, I pray Thee, that so I may know Thee indeed. Begin in mercy a new work of love within me. Say to my soul, "Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away." Then give me grace to rise and follow Thee up from this misty lowland where I have wandered so long. In Jesus' Name, Amen.” (from The Pursuit of God)

In pursuit of Him along with y’all,
Pastor Andy  

Please read and mediate through Rev. 3:14-22 for our time together on Sunday.

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