Episode 2716 - Lesson 1 - Sunday March 29 - Our Condition

Our ConditionHave you ever wondered what Jesus might say if He were to describe your relationship with Him right now? Perhaps He’d say it is strong, or that it has been stronger in the past. Have you ever wondered what Jesus might say if He were to describe His people in these last days? In Revelation 3:14-22, Jesus actually does describe it.He begins by stating that He’s the “ ‘ “Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God” ’ ” (Rev. 3:14, NKJV). A faithful and true witness doesn’t lie but speaks plainly and honestly.Read Revelation 3:14-17, where Jesus describes the spiritual condition of His people today. How well do these texts describe you personally?Jesus tells us, Christian individuals who live in the last days, that He knows us. We’re neither hot nor cold, because, from our vantage point, we don’t need anything. The days and weeks pass by, and we spend a little time with God here and there, and we think that’s enough. But it’s not. Instead, we actually need Him far more desperately than we realize. If only we could love and live for Jesus wholeheartedly or not at all. That would be better from God’s perspective than being lukewarm. Jesus says that He’ll vomit us out of His mouth because we taste as bad as we are. But He hasn’t yet done this, and He asks us to make some bold choices right now.What is His advice to us in Revelation 3:18-19?In ancient times, “buying” something meant bartering or exchanging goods. Here, Jesus generously offers an exchange: our apathy for His gold, for His white garments, and for His eyesalve. He wants to make us rich in His eyes; He wants to cover us with His perfect robe of righteousness; and He wants to open our eyes to see the truth of how an abiding relationship with Him will change absolutely everything. He offers us all that we need, especially because what we need, we can’t provide for ourselves. He alone can, and will, but only if we are willing.If you find it painful to look at yourself and your own spiritual condition, what hope is offered you in these verses for today?