Now we see a dead church. The church in Sardis has a name but no life. They are holding on to history without writing their story with Christ. Many claim Christianity but there is no spiritual life. Not everyone who says “Lord, Lord” will enter the kingdom of God, but those who do the will of my Father. Life brings change and this is what we see happening in the church at Philadelphia. They are alive in Christ and they are keeping His commandments. They are living out their story for Christ.
The last church can be seen in too many churches today. They are lukewarm! They proclaim truth but do not want to get too serious about God’s truth. After all it is about winning people (or is it?) and we do not want to run off people, right? Question: Would you rather run off God or people? Would you rather say no to God or to some individual? God is standing at the door and knocking, this is not at a sinner’s heart, but on the church door that says they proclaim His truth. God is sick when we play games with His sacred death, burial and resurrection. God is sick when we play games with His Word.
What individual church member are you? How do you see your life contributing to the church? We need each other and we must strive to be the church God uses for His glory regardless how the world see us.
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