“To the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the trusted and faithful and true Witness, the Beginning and Origin of God’s creation:
I know your deeds, that you are neither cold (invigorating, refreshing) nor hot (healing, therapeutic); I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm (spiritually useless), and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth [rejecting you with disgust]. Because you say, “I am rich, and have prospered and grown wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked [without hope and in great need], I counsel you to buy from Me gold that has been heated red hot and refined by fire so that you may become truly rich; and white clothes [representing righteousness] to clothe yourself so that the shame of your nakedness will not be seen; and healing salve to put on your eyes so that you may see. Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I rebuke and discipline [showing them their faults and instructing them]; so be enthusiastic and repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will]. Behold, I stand at the door [of the church] and continually knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him (restore him), and he with Me. He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will grant to him [the privilege] to sit beside Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down beside My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches.’ ”
May we be a people ablaze, on fire, passionate, ardent,
zealous, fervid, glowing, demonstrative, blazing,
enthusiastic, charged, intense, and if need be fiery
regarding our precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
and His precious most Holy ways. May we never be found
to be a rebellious, lukewarm, Laodociean Christian regarding
Biblical issues, doctrines, faith, and truth. May we never be known
as practicing popular, insipid progressive blasphemous
Christianity but Holy, righteous Biblical, righteous, Berean
Christ-centered, Word-centered, Holy, Bible-believing
Christianity! May we always be found to be passionate
followers of Jesus Christ, who is the Alpha and Omega,
our precious Lord and Savior, and soon-coming warrior,
King of Kings, Prince Of Peace, Redeemer, Messiah, the
only way, truth, and life, the only author of our Salvation!
May we follow the Jesus Christ of the Holy Bible, no one
or nothing else lest we hear depart from me I never knew
thee. May we be a people ablaze, on fire, passionate, ardent,
zealous, fervid, glowing, demonstrative, blazing, enthusiastic,
charged, intense, and if need be fiery defenders of the faith
regarding our precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and
His precious most Holy, Holy, Holy ways. Worthy is our King
of Kings and Lord of Lords. Hallelujah for our God, victoriously,
triumphantly, reigns and will conquer, defeat, all workers of
unrighteousness and those who defy His Holy, righteous perfect ways!
Passionately Pursuing Christ 