"I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. 'So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth."
Rev 3:15-16
Far too often, our Christianity consist of lip service. We behave as if claiming to be a Christian or claiming to believe in God is all that is needed. We construct our own customized religion in which everything we like, goes, regardless of whether it is right according to the word of God. We rarely trouble ourselves with the real work of the Lord and life of the Christian.
Sure, we go to church, some even regularly. But in so doing, we are merely checking a mental box as if to say, "I've done my duty for the week and as long as I keep doing that, I'll make it to heaven." We might not sing when we go to worship. We might not fellowship with the saints nor give heed to he message through which we sleep. We might not pray or give either, but we are there and that's enough isn't it? In reality, we are trying to eat our cake and still have it.
Beloved, this is the very definition of being lukewarm. We want to do just enough to make it. You should know that "just enough" never is. Jesus says that he would rather you be completely turned off of him than sort of into him. In fact, knowing better but not doing better is worse than not doing at all. In so doing we delude ourselves and cook up a recipe for spiritual disaster. Imagine being spewed out of God's mouth like something that has sickened his stomach.
Heat up.
Catch fire.
Burn bright.
In Revival,
Lee
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