It is kind of funny here in the Mexican Riviera. It isn't that it is too hot - the sun is just very intense. During the hours of 12 and 3 - it is a very bad idea to be in the sun. We had a full morning yesterday and decided to go swim in the Gulf of Mexico to get cooled off and refreshed with the inviting blue water. I've been in the Gulf before - so the next part shouldn't have surprised me - but somehow it did. It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon and the water was beyond warm. Bath water does not describe it. It was so deceving -- water means cool - right?! Wrong! I just kept thinking about how I was trying to be refreshed and while the swim was nice - left me wanting something else.
I started to think about the passage about being a lukewarm Christian - neither hot nor cold. I realize that part of this is a stretch - but have you ever been around someone that is just on fire for God - and you just want to hear more? People flock to them - not only because of what they are saying but because they want to be around that kind of passion. Now God is not saying be cold or warm in the sense of temperature - He is saying do not be wishy washy - pick which way you are going to be. Either be hot and passionate or cold so people know where you stand.
The verse:
Revelation 3:16
16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
The water yesterday just wasn't refreshing because it was warm. It was such a good reminder that we need to stand firm in what we believe - be on fire for Christ.
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