Amos 7:1-9:15, Revelation 3:7-22, Psalm 131:1-3, Proverbs 29:23
Pray: “O Israel, put your hope in the Lord – now and always” (Psalm 131:3). Search your heart and pray through where you are placing your hope. Take action and “put” your hope in the Lord in prayer.
Read: As you begin reading through the book of Revelation the rest of the year, a common phrase that you will see is Jesus’ promise, “I am coming soon.” Soak in those four words and the comfort and hope that they bring as you read.
Edify: Laodicea is the only church in which Jesus doesn’t have anything good to say. The discomforting part is that it is a church and city that would appear to have it all together from a worldly perspective. History shows that it is a place of medical advancement and a financial center with an abundance of banks. Jesus assures that He is knocking on the door and still pursuing. However, He paints a brutal picture of how their indifference makes Him nauseous. Out of love and to shake up the status quo, Jesus is prepared to bring discipline to this church whom He still loves.
Practice: Jesus offers gold from Him and clean garments. In other words, your aspirations for wealth and progress (self-righteousness) have something so much greater available. How will you store up treasures in heaven this week? A planned financial gift to the church or the poor? A scheduled appointment for family devotion time? Time set aside to minister to others in a nursing home, homeless shelter, a strategic partner, etc.?
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