MFM DEVOTIONAL 1ST DECEMBER, 2021 - LAODICEA: THE LUKEWARM CHURCH (I)

Mountain Top Life DAILY DEVOTION

LAODICEA: THE LUKEWARM CHURCH (I)

1^ST DECEMBER, 2021

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Corinthians 10 - 13

FIRE SCRIPTURE:  Revelation 3:14 – 22

14 “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write,

‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 

15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 

16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. 

17 Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked

18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. 

19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. 

20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. 

21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

22 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

MEMORY VERSE: ” As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” – Revelation 3:19 

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:

When you overcome your lukewarmness, you are on the way to spiritual revival.

PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the Holy Spirit.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
YOU SHALL NOT BE DESCRIBED AS A ONCE-UPON-A-TIME CHILD OF GOD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

THE MESSAGE:

The last letter to the seven churches in Asia Minor was written to the Laodecia Church. The letter, as can be seen in our Fire Scripture, opens with Jesus calling Himself “the Amen, the faithful and true witness”. Indeed, He is the God of truth who is perfectly trustworthy, faithful and able to guarantee His word. As the Amen, Jesus guarantees the truth of God’s promises that are still available to us today.

In verses 15 and 16, Jesus used the expression, “lukewarm, neither cold nor hot”, to describe the spiritual state of the church in Laodicea. The city of Laodicea was a wealthy centre of business and trade. The atmosphere of prosperity had led to spiritual laziness and nonchalance in the church.

They were no longer “hot” enough spiritually to respond to or recognise the Holy Spirit’s guidance, and they were not quite “cold” enough to realise their need to repent and return to a life of dependence on God. Beloved, this is a true picture of some churches and some individuals today.

When they newly started, they were very fervent and very “hot”. They were even dreaded by the kingdom of darkness because they did a lot of spiritual damage to their kingdom. But as soon as breakthroughs and blessings began to come, they became absent and unavailable or inconsistent in their fellowship or church service.

They began to give one excuse or the other; their position or whatever they were doing for God began to suffer. They also became negligent about personal commitments. They no longer see anything bad in missing church programmes. God is calling on such people to repent from their lukewarmness or He will spew them out of His mouth.

Those who think they are rich and do not need God are the most miserable because if you go deep down into their lives, you will discover that they need God more than any other person. Beloved, how is your walk with God? Are you hot or lukewarm? God wants you to be on fire for Him everyday.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. Every spiritual blockage in my spiritual ears, clear away, in the name of Jesus.

2. Any power contesting my time with God, die, in the name of Jesus.

3. Holy Spirit, guide me always into all truth, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

4. My Father, help me to be a true witness of Your ways, in the name of Jesus.

5. Search me, O God, and lead me in Your way, in the name of Jesus.

6. My Father, arise and deepen my faith, in the name of Jesus.

7. Spirit of carelessness in the things of God, get out of my life, in the name of Jesus.

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, MOUNTAIN OF FIRE and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)