Good Morning! It’s Friday, August 29th, 2025. If you lived in Laodicea 2,000 years ago, you knew all about water problems. Just up the road, Hierapolis had hot springs—steaming, healing water people traveled to soak in. Down the valley, Colossae had crisp, ice-cold mountain water—refreshing, life-giving. But Laodicea? Their water came from aqueducts, piped in across the plateau. By the time it reached the city, it was lukewarm, dirty, and made you want to spit it out.
Today's Reading:
Ezekiel 4,5,6,7; Revelation 3
Scripture
“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” (Revelation 3:15-16 NIV)
Observation
Laodicea had everything: wealth, fine clothes, even a medical school. But their water was lukewarm, and Jesus used that as a picture of their faith. Not cold, not hot—just tepid, comfortable, half-hearted. They thought they were rich, but Jesus said they were poor. They thought they were clothed, but He saw them as naked. They thought they could see, but He called them blind.
Most shocking of all, Jesus says: I am standing outside the door, knocking. The church that thought it had it all together had somehow locked Jesus out!
The most dangerous thing for our church is not apostasy—it’s complacency. Apostasy is obvious. You can see when someone is walking away. But complacency is subtle. It creeps in when we say, “I’m good. I don’t need to grow. I don’t need to change.” That’s the kind of faith that makes Jesus nauseous.
Application
My greatest threat isn’t waking up one day and declaring, “I don’t believe in Jesus.” My greatest threat is hitting the snooze button on my faith—letting busyness, comfort, and success lull me to sleep. Lukewarm faith doesn’t come from rebellion—it comes from rote ritual.
Jesus is still knocking. He doesn’t kick the door down. He waits for me to respond. Will I live like I need Him desperately, or like I’ve got it handled? Will I open the door to intimacy, or will I keep Him waiting outside while I go through the motions?
Prayer
Lord, forgive me for the times I’ve settled for a lukewarm faith. Don’t let comfort make me complacent. I open the door. Come in, Lord, and reign in every part of my life. Amen.
—Chris Kiriakos