Jesus says: ‘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. Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’” (Revelation 3:15-22 NASB1995)

What does it look like if you are spiritually lukewarm? You are halfhearted, unenthusiastic and indifferent about the Lord and your walk of faith in him. You profess his name, and you might go through weekly religious rituals, and attend faithfully local gatherings of the church (or what are falsely being called “church”), but you are still living by the flesh, still doing what you want to do without concern for what God requires of you in the way of thought, word, and deed. For you are still the one running your life.

And you don’t have to be living a severely wicked life, doing all sorts of evil, in order to be regarded as “lukewarm.” For lukewarm is that kind of in between, neither on fire for the Lord, nor totally against him and his commands. You may even do a lot of things right, and live a moral life, but Jesus is not King of your life. God is not the one in control. You are still the one making all the decisions, choosing your choices, and the Lord gets a cursory nod occasionally. This should not be! This not biblical faith!

Another symptom of being lukewarm is being caught up in the ways of the world, craving the things the world desires like wealth, popularity, things, possessions, attention, entertainment and whatever else the world is offering. And it isn’t that all these things are bad, though many of them are, but it has to do with where our heart is, and what our priorities are, and who or what is getting most of our passion and desire. And is the world and its treasures of greater importance than submission to Christ as your LORD?

So, the Lord is calling all who profess his name to rearrange their priorities to where HE is LORD (Owner-Master) of their lives, and to where they bow to him and serve him in being and in doing what he has for all of us to be and to do, for his purposes, and for his glory. And if you know that he is not the one ruling your life, then he is calling you to repent of your sins of idolatry and adultery and to surrender your all to him in full submission to him as King of your life, and to now commit your life to his service.

Many who profess the name of Jesus, and who call their gatherings “the church,” have pushed Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit right out the door, if they ever let him inside in the first place. For they got caught up in the ways of the world, and into turning their gatherings into stage productions and marketplaces to be marketed to the world. So, in order to win the world to their gatherings they diluted and altered the gospel and the character of God to fit what they believed would draw in large crowds from the world.

So, Jesus Christ is standing outside the door of these lukewarm adulterated worldly gatherings of what are being referred to as “the church.” And he is knocking, and he is giving an invitation to let him inside. But letting him inside means submitting to him as Lord, leaving your lives of sin behind you, and now following the ways of the Lord in obedience to his commands in holy living, by the grace of God, via God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ. And that open door will result in genuine biblical fellowship with the Lord Jesus.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Acts 26:18]

The Letters

Based off Revelation 2-3
An Original Work / December 17, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

To the angels of all the churches write:
These are the words of your Lord and your God.
I know all your deeds, and your witness, too,
And who holds to My words and tells what’s true.
I know all your hard work and your perseverance,
Yet I hold against you: you’ve forsaken Me.
Listen to what I say to you.

You have people there who deny My name,
And who put the cross of Christ up to shame.
They entice the people to Me, profane,
And their worship of Me is all in vain.
They are so adult’rous as they chase their idols,
And you put up with them easily enough.
Listen to what I say to you.

You give off an image of godliness,
But what you present is so fraudulent,
Or else you lack passion for Jesus Christ,
So you look to others to tell what’s right.
I say turn from your sin, or you will face judgment.
He who overcomes will have eternal life.
Listen to what I say to you.

I know your afflictions and poverty;
How you suffer for your Lord patiently.
Do not fear the devil and company.
You be faithful to your Lord endlessly.
I know all your weakness and your dedication.
You have kept My Word and not denied your Lord.
I will write on you My new name.

Spiritually Lukewarm
An Original Work / February 20, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love