KHANDIE'S KORNER - July 11, 2004 | |
Timely Insights into God's Word from Khandielese Reyes | |
This Weeks Message- (scripture taken from King James Version) -PART 7 OF 7- And
unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the
faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that
thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold
nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 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: I counsel thee
to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that
thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint
thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As
many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man
hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he
with me. To him that overcometh will I grant
to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in
his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Rev
3:14-22) The
seventh and final letter was written to the believers at The
believers of this church were self-absorbed and self-satisfied, whose focus was on their
outward riches while the inward remained impoverished.
This church assumed having wealth meant they had need of nothing else. They identified riches as being righteous, wealth
as holiness, and having a great abundance of material gain as special favor
from The Lord. While outwardly they were
possessors of much, inwardly where true wealth really mattered, they were spiritually
poor. This church received no commendation
from the Lord, only criticism and instruction. They
were apparently more spiritually decayed than the others for they were they only church
the Lord declared he would spew out of his mouth for they were neither a
church that was hot, nor a church that was cold, but merely lukewarm and being lukewarm
made the works of this church virtually worthless. They
lacked genuineness and a desire for SPIRITUAL growth believing their great wealth was
sufficient. Yet, despite their wickedness of
heart, the Lord because of his unfailing love, still offers them opportunity to repent and
become zealous for Him. His desire for true
intimacy and fellowship is noted in his words to them: Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice
and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Most have thought this scripture passage referred
to the Lord knocking on the heart of an UNBELIEVER, but it is clear that he is seeking
entrance into the heart of one who has PROFESSED to BELIEVE but have yet to truly let him
in. The
church at Beware
that you do not become part of The Lukewarm
church, for this is a church of materialism that values MORE things that
are tangible, than the things that are Spiritual. Our
focus MUST be on that of spiritual growth, and drawing NIGH unto our Father in total
surrender that we may become SONS and DAUGHTERS of the Most High, having the title of
children no more! Let not your
heart seek diligently for the things of this world, but SEEK FIRST the The
lukewarm church is a church that is puffed up and consumed with arrogance and pride due to
their abundance. They foolishly believe their great wealth places them in a position of
needing nothing more, yet because of their spiritual blindness, they cannot see how poor
and wretched they truly are. This is the
church the Lord will spew out of his mouth. Because
they are self-satisfied believers, they will be rejected from his presence. Be not of The
I
Love you all so very much. Have a blessed week
in the Lord and remember: Whatever we do, do ALL
for the GLORY of GOD, who ALONE is worthy of the GLORY and the PRAISE! The Lord be with you this day and always! Shalom Uvracha (Peace and Blessings) .. Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh,
May the peace of the Lord be with you today and always KhandieleseDaughter & Servant of the Lord God |
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