Scripture:
Revelation 3:16 "So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth."(NASB)
Observation:
Bluntly stated, being lukewarm, God will spit you out from his mouth. Can it get any more direct then that. We speak and praise of God's glory yet we do not practice and live up to his commandment. Hence we are lukewarm. Life cannot be something for God and sometimes not for God. It has only one direction, that is for God. We cannot have selective hearing or selective actions of God's work. God see right through us, so we cannot sneak in here and there thinking we please God. If we are true servant of God, we need to drop and live for God and God alone. Open our ears, and practice the message God gives. Once we find refuge in God, he will reward us abundance which we cannot even comprehend. God is coming, and in the meantime, don't stall our self from serving God, and fulfilling his grace. Don't put yourself in between of lukewarm, but embrace to love God and live for God. This awesome example of what so called "Christian" do, perfection example will amplify the actions and words of my aunts and uncles and their daughter Amy... How so confused they are as individuals, to be name calling, and extorting lies after lies.. and yet Sunday come or anyone comes along, praise God and thank God. God doesn't accept thanks when your heart has wrong motive, and that will be the case with my aunts and uncles, their heart is set for greed, money, and power and yet they praise with that filthy heart. That cannot be justify in any ways...
Application:
Just like when we drink a hot tea / coffee, and if it is lukewarm you cannot enjoy the flavor or savour on the taste of the tea or coffee.. It's a lot like you want to spit it out. That is how God feel about us. When we become selective of our actions and how we want to serve God, he is not pleased and he will detest it by spitting out. I need to work to be a that warm / hot cup of tea or coffee which God will enjoy every sip and savour on it. I need to be relentless, let down my guard and comfort, and reach out for God's work. My life in this world is temporary and to have the eternal life with our Savior, I need to scrub and work from bottom up... I need to let God show and lead the direction he wants, and let down my guard and fear. In the meantime, rely on his plan and directions, and be glorified in his plans. For he will not forsake me nor lead me in a direction which he will not be part of. He will always be there. All I can say is don't be like my aunts and uncle and their daughter Amy.. Be opposite of who they portray... God has provided those amazing examples so that I will detour my path in that direction. Trust God's plans and judgements. Trust he will provide and lead.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank you for loving me. Thank you for loving suck a lukewarm individual like me. I don't deserve your love or blessing, but Father you have chosen me for reason. Father help me to fulfil your plans and stir my lukewarm heart, to trust you and be restless and rely on you and your master plan. Father mold my heart and me to be fearless to strive for your work.
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