08.23.22 - ENDTIMES CHAT with GJ and DAN - SON of GOD, EYES LIKE FIRE, FEET LIKE BRASS

What would it look like if Jesus came to your church, or into your home? What would He see? What would He say? What would He hear? What would He sense? This is what it was like for John to write the letters he wrote to the seven churches in Revelation. We are on letter and church #4. What would Jesus say to your church? What would Jesus see? What would Jesus hear? What would Jesus sense? These are very sobering thoughts. In our lives, we can sense the blazing eyes of Jesus watching the things we do that are pleasing to Him, and guiding us away from the things that are not. This is the same for these seven churches in Revelation. Revelation 2:18-29, Jesus writes a letter to the church in Thyatira. In this passage, this is the only time we see John refer to Jesus as "The Son of God," although he frequently used this phrase in his work, The Gospel of John. I believe it is because this church in Thyatira needed a re-establishment in the minds of the believers of the sovereignty and authority of Jesus. It is not our own authority that roots out evils, but our submission to His will. Revelation 2:23 affirms for us why Jesus has eyes like fire when it says, "I am He who searches hearts and minds. We must remember Who examines our spiritual condition. We need to remember His authority, deity, and sovereignty over all. We need to acknowledge that His role is one of peace, forgiveness, and love, but also of righteousness, justice, and truth. Is it possible to have a growing and maturing church and yet be compromising with sin? It would seem so here in this letter to the fourth church. Jesus examined this church and mentioned four basic things worth of commendation - their love, their service, their faith, and their patience. The church in Thyatira: 1. had the proper motivation (love) 2. demonstrated an effective ministry (service) 3. were committed to the right message (faith), and 4. endured with a tough mentality (patience). Their spiritual development had even grown since the church began there. BUT... We can remember, that just because we are being blessed and we are active in the ministry, motivated properly, and committed to the message of God's Word in our lives, does not mean that everything is okay, or that God is pleased with everything we do or say. There is something that we often today shy away from discussing. It is Moral Decay. Moral decay is that which chips away from the inside out. You may not see the unhealthy nature of the church until you go beneath the surface to see what is happening. Are we doing inwardly what we portray we are doing outwardly? This is the message to the church in Thyatira. Tune in to find out more... PRAY. PREPARE. PROTECT. PROCLAIM. PERSIST. PERSEVERE. PRAY AGAIN. PASS IT ON. POWER UP. POSITION PROPERLY. PAY ATTENTION. PRAY WITHOUT CEASING.