I was recently pondering sins of omission, those times in
life we’re prompted to act but don’t. Would God really hold us accountable for something we didn't
do?
The truth is, choosing inaction is itself an action. This can take many different forms:
-That time you felt called to go on a mission trip, but
didn't go because “life is just too crazy right now”.
-The time you drove by the person on the side of the road
with the broken down car because “someone else will stop”.
-That time your wife hinted she needed to take a vacation,
but you didn't because “money is just too tight”.
Life is full of choices which ultimately define us. We go to church and through the motions, we
speak a mean “christianese”, but when it comes to putting action to words or
making the difficult decisions, we fall desperately short. We're only half in.
In Revelation, John delivers to the church of Laodicea a
piercing warning from God…
‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. ~ Revelation 3:15-16
The word hot used here is defined by Thayer’s Lexicon as:
1) boiling hot, hot
2) metaphorically, of
fervor of mind and zeal
The word cold used here is defined by Thayer’s as:
1) cold i.e. sluggish, inert, in mind: of one destitute of
warm Christian faith and the desire for holiness
The word lukewarm:
1) tepid, lukewarm: metaphorically, of the condition of a
soul wretchedly fluctuating between a torpor and a fervor of love
Would God really rather us be completely cold than wavering between hot and cold? That’s what it says. The word “spit” here actually means to “vomit” out! He finds “lukewarm” revolting.
Why?!?!.....
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