In my previous essay, we looked briefly at the letter to the Laodiceans in Revelation (Rev. 3:14-22), and how it described a church that was being chastised for depending on their own resources and abilities rather than depending on God.

This is an easy mistake to make, and Scripture is full of reminders that we need to depend on the Lord.

I believe an example of lukewarm thinking often occurs when we look at Jesus’ encounter with the rich young ruler. In that passage, Jesus makes two statements about the possibility of the rich being saved. To me, this gives us the opportunity to explore where we think the focus should be placed when doing the Lord’s work.

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