“I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot!” Revelation 3:15 The Lord begins His personal message to the Laodiceans. He uses the same format as with the other churches with one exception.I know your works The word know means to see. The church’s works are… Continue reading 9-28-24: Lukewarm Laodicea
Category: Daily Devotion
6-27-24: The Creator
And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.” Revelation 3:14 The church at Laodicea faces intense pressure to compromise with the world around it. This does not surprise the Lord for he placed this church in that time… Continue reading 6-27-24: The Creator
9-26-24:The Faithful and True Witness
“The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.” Revelation 3:14 The Lord is speaking to His church at Laodicea. As with the other six churches, He focuses them on His characteristics that they need to remember based on their situation and the time in which they live. The Witness The Lord continues the… Continue reading 9-26-24:The Faithful and True Witness
9-25-24: The Amen
“The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.” Revelation 3:14 The words the Lord uses to introduces Himself to Laodicea are stunning. He always uses the attributes they need to focus on. Because we live in this Laodicean church age, these traits speak towhat we see happening in… Continue reading 9-25-24: The Amen
9-24-24: Laodicean Priorities
“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write.” Revelation 3:14 Because of its ideal location on multiple trade routes the Laodicean economy was perhaps its most noted distinction and priority. Many businessmen and tourists came to the city. Laodicea was known for its Roman spas and for the thermal baths at nearby… Continue reading 9-24-24: Laodicean Priorities
9-23-24: Laodicea: The City
“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write.” Revelation 3:14 Laodicea. For Bible believing Christians the name sends chills through one’s heart. It’s the last church Christ speaks to in Revelation 3. This is the church age that exists in the last days before believers are raptured out of this earth. An… Continue reading 9-23-24: Laodicea: The City
9-22-24: Fear Of Consequences And Trusting God
“We ought to obey God rather than man.” Acts 5:29 In Scripture we are told that one of the major parts of our growing in grace is to know God. We will never exhaust knowing the depths of God’s character. But learning to know God is very important, especially in this life. This is not… Continue reading 9-22-24: Fear Of Consequences And Trusting God
9-21-24: Gideon’s Legacy
“As soon as Gideon died, the people of Israel turned again and whored after the Baals and made Baal-berith their god. And the people of Israel did not remember the Lord their God, who had delivered them from the hand of all their enemies on every side, and they did not show steadfast love to… Continue reading 9-21-24: Gideon’s Legacy
9-20-24: A Heart That Loves the World
“Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives. And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech. And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, at Ophrah… Continue reading 9-20-24: A Heart That Loves the World
9-19-24: Lessons From The Life Of Gideon
“So Midian was subdued before the people of Israel, and they raised their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon. Jerubbaal the son of But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him. But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him. went… Continue reading 9-19-24: Lessons From The Life Of Gideon