Hot or Cold!

Hot or Cold?

Revelation 3:16  So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth

Wednesday was supposed to be a wet and chilly day in Lake George, NY. We were going back to the vendors to get Norm’s windshield put on and serve in the CMA booth in the afternoon. The clouds in the sky were cloud and it was a bit chilly. When we go to the vendors about ten, we decided to wear our rain coats and sweatshirts,  and not make the same mistake as Tuesday.

After being in the vendor area for a little while and waiting for the windshield to be installed, the rain began. The vendor area grew sparse with people and folks left were grabbing for the free ponchos given out by Foremost Insurance. It only rained a few minutes and then quit, so I took my jacket off and kept my sweatshirt on.

When the bike was finished, Norm took it back out to the parking area and I waited in the vendor area for him to return. We started walking around some more. And, the rain began again. It was already chilly and the rain made it worse.

It was like that all day on Wednesday til late afternoon. It would be chilly and rainy one minute, then warm and sunshine the next minute. You did not know what to wear from one minute to the next.

Sometimes Christians are like the weather here in Lake George with their spiritual lives. You see them one time and they are on fire for the Lord, talking about what He is doing in their lives and how He is working. You see them faithful in attending church and other groups that would further their spiritual growth. Then something that they have to miss a service or a group meeting and it puts them on a track in the wrong direction. They slowly back off from attending church and the other groups. You don’t hear them talking about spiritual things any more. They have become lukewarm and lost their first love.

 We see this in CMA, too. You see them for a while, passionate about reaching the lost for a while. Then something happens.  They might get their feelings or don’t get their way about something. Sometimes, they are held accountable for a situation and they don’t like that. Or, they don’t like being under authority and not in control. So, they stop attending meetings or events. They find reasons why they can’t support an event or be a part. The commitment level wanes in both cases--- the church and CMA.  It is a sad thing to watch someone slowly drift away, having allowed the enemy to come in and get them side-tracked, having become lukewarm and losing their passion.

 Revelation 3:16 say the Lord will spew out the lukewarm..

That does not sound good!  I do understand that we all, including me, have had “dry” times in our lives. They are going to come. However, we cannot become lukewarm. What do we do with them? We must continue on with our spiritual “survival skills”.

What are “spiritual survival skills” as Nicole Eunity calls them?  Reading the Word, attending church, being in fellowship with other believers, praying, and asking the Holy Spirit to show us what we need to learn during this time so we can move on toward the goal—being like Christ and winning the lost!!