Friday November 24th, 2023
Meditate on Revelation 3:16 NKJV
« So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. »
Read Revelation 3:2-6 NLT
2 Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God.
3 Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.
4 “Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.
5 All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and His angels that they are mine.
6 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what He is saying to the churches.
There are three possibilities with your fire:
- It could be burning bright,
- burning low or
- completely out.
If the fire is burning bright, be careful. 1 Peter 5:8 CEV says:
« Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack. »
1 Corinthians 10:12 CEV says:
« Even if you think you can stand up to temptation, be careful not to fall. »
When fire is burning bright, demons take note of it and are watching closely.
Since they cannot touch the fire, they await a time when it will burn out, so they can pounce on the person.
Make sure you stay connected to God (John 15:5).
If the fire is burning low – you still go to Church, still look and talk like a Christian, but inside, you know you are not as close to God as you used to be, that is being lukewarm.
Being lukewarm is dangerous (Revelation 3:15-16). Revelation 2:5 GWT is a great warning:
« Remember how far you have fallen. Return to me and change the way you think and act, and do what you did at first. I will come to you and take your lamp stand from its place if you don’t change. »
Cry to God for a fresh baptism of fire if you have become lukewarm.
On the other hand, if your fire is completely out if you have gone back to the filth of your past and are now doing those things which are completely against the word of God, know that though you have drifted far, God has not rejected you.
The fact that you are still alive means He is still interested in having you back.
Ezekiel 37:1-10 makes it clear that dry bones can live again.
In John 21:15-19, Peter missed it by going back to being a fisherman, but Jesus came to meet him there and restored his destiny.
Peter’s repentance was genuine; he wept bitterly and was restored.
You too can be restored if you cry genuinely to God.
May your fire always burn bright and never go out in the mighty name of Jesus.
Prayer focus – Father, please help my fire burn bright always and never go down, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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