(TEXT : Revelation 3:17)
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:
FOCUS :
The church of Laodicea build their trust in the ordinary “material goods” instead of chasing after “Spiritual Blessings.” Bible says: even though they were rich with all the physical material things, they are still wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. The serious issue here is that, while this church gloated over material wealth, she was unconscious of her spiritual poverty; which indicate the modern church. The material of this world will keep attracting you to accumulate more and more until you have forgotten your sense of belonging.
Romans 2:18-22 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
In addition, God is saying to the church of Laodicea and the Angel in charge (Pastor); the more you are chasing the material of this world, you are a slave to this world. Yes, of a true you are rich but yet you are still in want. Though you accumulated all the latest material fashion brand, yet you are still naked. And even though your eyes are wide open yet, you are spiritually blind. No matter the material you gets in this world, ends in this world. The question now is: why busy accumulating a material that can vanished and even while your own soul perished in hell on the last day.
Matthew 16:24-27 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
Finally, many pastors and prophets/prophetess of this present time have now materialize the things of God in their dressing, flashes cars, luxurious house, exorbitant charges with title of “honorarium.” Don’t get it wrong, the Bible says: “he that watered must be watered.” But the truth of the matter is, are you truly watering lives or is the people that is watering you with their materials all along? We were born into this world one day, and certainly, we will all return one after the other without taking any materialism things that we have accumulated here on earth with us.
Job 1:21
And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Romans 12:6-8 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
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