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God Spits, too.In your life's journey, I’d like you to pause and allow Jesus to search you and reveal who you are in Christ to you. Taking time out to search and know who you are and who God says you are is one of the most important steps you should take as a Christian who hopes to gain the kingdom of God. As you do your inner search and reflection, I’d like us to come to terms
with one fact that PEOPLE USUALLY DON'T RE-SWALLOW THEIR SPIT.
Any Christian who is neither hot nor cold will be spit out by Christ. Since humans don't RESWALLOW their spit, I am afraid God may also not RESWALLOW a lukewarm Christian that is spew out of His system. SPIT means to force saliva out of one's mouth; SPEW means
to cast forth, eject, or vomit. Usually we spit or spew that which
is distasteful in our mouth. This is to say that lukewarmness is distasteful
to God and that's why God would spit it out. Do you find yourself
to be lukewarm?
Try to understand, friend, our lukewarmness brings nausea to God and He fells like vomiting us out of His love, protection, kindness, will and kingdom. Deuteronomy 6:5 says we should serve the Lord our God with all our heart, soul and might. Are you giving to God all it takes to please Him or you are in the middle of nowhere in your relationship? It is the will of God that you and I be fervent in spirit and not be slothful in diligence. See Romans 12:11 God wants us to be hot for Him – spiritually zealous (zest) for the things of Christ. A lukewarm Christian is one who neither provides healing nor refreshing to the body of Christ. They only cause nausea. This person is useless to their church and to God. There is no strength in them and they neither participate in any activity that brings progress to the body of believers nor do they look forward to receiving anything special from God. Revelation 3:17 explains the attitude and confidence of the lukewarm. They are the ones who say, “I am rich”, trusting in what they have; “I have ability to increase my wealth”, forgetting that their abilities are given to them by God. They seek their security in their talents, abilities, human resources, etc. Because one is not in any major problem and one is kind of comfortable, one sees no need to move close to God or do exploit for Him. One says “no big deal”, all is well, why do I need to pray and seek the face of God? Why do I need to study the word of God daily, after all I'm doing well? Unfortunately, God considers such Christian a pitiable person. Verse 18 suggests to us that Christ can help us out of our lukewarmness.
He advises us to come back to Him and get life. Isaiah 53:1-3 says
we can come and buy without price.
Don't be useless. God vomits useless people as we vomit useless things.
All that have ears, let them hear what the spirit tells them now. May we
receive the mercy of God to become zealous in Him and not be spit out.
Remember, the lukewarm shall be spit out and the chance of their being
put in God's system is next to zero. May God not spit us out. Amen. Rise
up and begin to do something for God. Tell someone that Jesus is Lord and
do good to all people.
In Christ
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