24/01/2024
RHAPSODY OF REALITIES, DAILY DEVOTIONAL, WEDNESDAY, 24TH JANUARY 2024. Pastor Chris
TOPIC โจ REFUSE TO BE LUKEWARM โจ
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth (Revelation 3:16).
A lot of people use our opening verse to preach to sinners, but itโs not talking about sinners at all. The Lord Jesus was talking to Christians who had become tepid or unenthusiastic, unprofitable and ineffective. These were in the church at Laodicea, for they were the ones the Lord was addressing in Revelation 3:14-21.
A Christian who is lukewarm is an unprofitable servant. In Matthew 25, Jesus told a parable about a servant who did nothing with the talent of money his master entrusted to him and was described as unprofitable.
Jesus began the parable by saying, โFor the kingdom of heaven is as a man...โ (Matthew 25:14). Read the entire parable up to the 30th verse and youโd observe that the unprofitable servant He was referring to was a member of the Kingdom of Heaven. Heโs termed the unprofitable servant because he didnโt produce results with the talent given to him.
The 30th verse also shows us the fate of the unprofitable servant. The Master said, โ...cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.โThe only hope a lukewarm Christian has is to repent: โAs many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repentโ (Revelation 3:19).
If youโve been lukewarm, you need to repent urgently because the Holy Spirit came into your life to make you active for God; He came to impact you for service. He came to make you fruitful, profitable, efficient and effective. Glory to God!
PRAYER
I yield myself fully to the leading of the Holy Spirit, to be a burning and a shining light; effective, efficient and profitable in the Kingdom. Iโm forever aglow, radiant, fervent and active in serving the Lord, winning souls and spreading the Gospel. Thank you Lord for your Spirit that propels and guides me to be ever fruitful and productive, in Jesusโ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Revelation 3:15-17
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Romans 12:11 MNT
Never let your zeal flag; maintain the spiritual glow; serve the Lord;
2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 16:13-17:1-13 & Exodus 6-7
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 12:1-10 & Job 18-19
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We trust you have been blessed by this devotional. We invite you to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life by praying this:
โ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐, ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐; ๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ! ๐โ๐ฆ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐ก!โ
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