Revelation 3:1-6
Have you ever had a difficult time getting to sleep. Sometimes I can’t sleep and I just lay in bed wide awake. I am not the only one. Approximately 30 percent of all adults suffer from occasional insomnia. A sleepless night can be caused by worry, depression, stress or illness. However there is help. Melatonin is a natural sleep aid that helps overcome the effects of insomnia. We can find this sleep aid in milk which is why a glass of warm milk is often used to help us fall asleep. Falling asleep is one thing, but have you ever had a hard time waking up? You know what I am talking about, when your alarm goes off and you don’t hear it. The church of Sardis in Revelation 3 was that church. Sardis had a reputation of being spiritually vibrant in the past, but in the present they were dead (1). They lacked the measurements of spiritual life and Jesus challenged them to wake up (2). However, it is often hard to wake up and be alert physically and even more so spiritually. That is why Jesus reminds the church that He will come in judgment and take the little they have, just like a thief (3). For us today, our past spiritual reputation must not be our focus. We must be consistently known as being passionate for Jesus alone. In the present, we must be seen as followers of Jesus, not casual observers. Like Sardis, Christ is calling those who are spiritually asleep and dead to a revival for a new future lived through His resurrection power. We must be continually submissive, allowing Christ to lead us by living out His words. Sardis was not awake and spiritually lifeless. The same can be said of us, if we believe that our past spiritual success is a guarantee of our present faith.
For more see REVELATION
Have you ever had a difficult time getting to sleep. Sometimes I can’t sleep and I just lay in bed wide awake. I am not the only one. Approximately 30 percent of all adults suffer from occasional insomnia. A sleepless night can be caused by worry, depression, stress or illness. However there is help. Melatonin is a natural sleep aid that helps overcome the effects of insomnia. We can find this sleep aid in milk which is why a glass of warm milk is often used to help us fall asleep. Falling asleep is one thing, but have you ever had a hard time waking up? You know what I am talking about, when your alarm goes off and you don’t hear it. The church of Sardis in Revelation 3 was that church. Sardis had a reputation of being spiritually vibrant in the past, but in the present they were dead (1). They lacked the measurements of spiritual life and Jesus challenged them to wake up (2). However, it is often hard to wake up and be alert physically and even more so spiritually. That is why Jesus reminds the church that He will come in judgment and take the little they have, just like a thief (3). For us today, our past spiritual reputation must not be our focus. We must be consistently known as being passionate for Jesus alone. In the present, we must be seen as followers of Jesus, not casual observers. Like Sardis, Christ is calling those who are spiritually asleep and dead to a revival for a new future lived through His resurrection power. We must be continually submissive, allowing Christ to lead us by living out His words. Sardis was not awake and spiritually lifeless. The same can be said of us, if we believe that our past spiritual success is a guarantee of our present faith.
For more see REVELATION
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