Is the church you attend lukewarm or asleep or perhaps compromising with the world or being "user-friendly" to draw more attendance? Truly, the church today, as a whole, is compromising with the world in an effort to enlarge membership and are really just drifting away from the true Gospel. I have visited many churches, and have seen this first hand. Churches want to entertain and be a social outlet more than preach the meaty Scriptures that can save souls. I want to be clear that this is the church in general; there are still churches around that are Christ-centered and that do not compromise the Word of God in any way whatsoever. Thank the good Lord for that ! Find one of those churches immediately if the one you now attend is lukewarm or compromises with the world.
"Religion today is not transforming people; rather it is being transformed by the people. It is not raising the moral level of society; it is descending to society's own level, and congratulating itself that it has scored a victory because society is smilingly accepting its surrender." - A.W. Tozer
Jesus makes it plain how he feels about a lukewarm church in Revelation 3:15-16, "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, I will spue thee out of my mouth. " In other words, the church at Laodicea made Jesus want to vomit, He was so disgusted with them for their lukewarmness; they sickened Him. Lukewarm people claim to know God, but live like He doesn't even exist. If they go to church, they are self-righteous in their complacency. Their hearts are not right with God and remain unchanged.
Revelation 3:20 is speaking primarily to the Laodicean church, but it can also apply to the individual as well: Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."
The Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior, presents Himself not only to the church as a whole, but to the door of an individual's heart. The movement toward reconciliation is originated by the Savior ....."Behold, I stand at the door and knock". Please open the door and let Him in, before He stops knocking and perhaps never returns again. Christ's knocking at the door shows tenderness. This reminds me of the hymn, "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" which may be heard directly below.
We want to make sure that we, in our hearts and minds, are NOT lukewarm towards God. We need to be preaching the Gospel to lost souls and generally be on fire with zeal for the things of the Lord. Examine yourselves, and get rid of any laziness of spirit where the Lord's work is concerned. We do not want God and Jesus to be disgusted with us because we put forth no effort to do His work, and we showed nothing but indifference. If you are lukewarm, you have good reason to dread the indignation of the Savior.
Remember, if you're headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns. Your lukewarmness can be forgiven once you confess it, repent of it, and have a change of heart where you have a heart-felt passion for the Lord and His work.
Just like the first century church, the church today is still asleep. Below is a video that touches on that subject and others.
