Today I plan to clean!When our pastor was recently sick and unable to preach, one of the elders at the last moment, shared for the sermon time. He mentioned the 7 different churches in Revelation and said perhaps our church was most like the church in Laodicea. That church wasn’t poor but they had become lukewarm and were given the message to repent and open the door to their hearts for the Lord knocks. Perhaps this is a word for each of us, for we can sail along in our Christian lives and slack off in our daily devotions, get lukewarm in our prayer lives and take for granted the Lord’s presence and power. We can become shallow and superficial and neglect what is most important.
How we live our lives each day has a direct response to our time with the Lord. When we spend time in the Lord’s presence, we are sent out into our day to share Him with others in the various ways He puts before us. He may come to us disguised in the life of our co-worker who needs a word of encouragement. It could be He comes to us in meeting a physical need of an impoverished family, or maybe helping at a soup kitchen or shelter. Let us be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and when we feel the knock at our heart’s door that we quickly open to Him.
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