There’s a song by Katy Perry that has the lyrics “Cause
you’re hot then you’re cold, you’re yes then you’re no, you’re in then you’re
out, you’re up then your down.” In the song she’s talking about a relationship.
Now, I’m going to connect it to another relationship. Not a guy girl relationship
like she does; but the relationship between God and us.
Christians all have a relationship with God, whether they
know it or not. Typically, when a person first accepts Christ they are on fire
for God. They literally have the hots for God and what he did, and still does,
for us. But, as time goes on, the fire dies. Our candle for God begins to lose
its wax, the wick becomes smaller, and the flame gets dimmer and dimmer. The fire
never really goes out because we tend to do the bare minimum. We go to church,
pray at meals, and maybe spend one minute on devotionals each day or week. But,
that presents a problem: we become lukewarm.
It is in those times we become like the church of
Laodicea in Revelation 3:14-22. Jesus is speaking to this church through John.
He actually speaks to seven churches in all; and most of the churches get
commended for something and rebuked for something. Laodicea does not get any
commendation. They get rebuked because they have become lukewarm. Jesus says
that he spits them out of his mouth because lukewarm tea, coffee, hot
chocolate, water, etc. does not taste that great.
Jesus tells the church that he would rather have them be
hot or cold. Because, if they were cold someone could come and reignite the
fire in the church. But, the danger of being lukewarm is that these Christians
think they are doing well enough. They are doing what is required; and doing
the bare minimum. This means that they are no longer of use to God and his
mission.
We need to wake up and see that we are no longer on fire
for God, if we are not. We need to wake up other Christians. We need to invest
in other Christians, keep them accountable, and help them grow in God. And, we
need to go to unbelievers and show them how on fire we are for God.
So are you hot, cold, or lukewarm? What can you do to
reignite your fire if it has dimmed?
Acts 2
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