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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

“To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with Me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with My Father on His throne. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

Revelation 3:21-22

This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

Over the past few messages, we have been looking at the last of seven letters that Jesus wrote to specific churches located in the first century Roman province of Asia. Each of these letters were specific to the congregation of each church based on what Jesus had seen them either do or not do in His name for He made sure they knew that He was well aware of their deeds.

This final church Jesus addressed, the one in Laodicea, received a very firm rebuke from the Savior because their Gospel work was neither hot, driven by the leading of the Holy Spirit, or cold, static and non-participatory in the Great Commission. With their actions in the middle, Jesus condemns the believers as being “lukewarm” and He makes sure the church knew how much He despised this kind of behavior, threatening to “spit” the Laodician Christians “out of” His “mouth”. He further exposes their sinful attachment to the riches attained through the world, letting them know that this had led them to spiritual bankruptcy and the false assurance that they were doing well when in reality they were “wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked”.

The call was for the church to repent and return to the righteous and holy life found in Christ and Him alone. Jesus made sure the believers knew that He was knocking at the door of their hearts, hoping to be welcomed in so He could once again share fellowship with them. He longed to bring them the true riches found in a refined faith and a justification that would replace their filthy sinful dress with “white clothes” that would “cover” their “shameful nakedness”.

If the Laodician disciples were willing to do this, to answer Jesus’ call to turn from their wickedness to a renewed life of purity in Him and a recommitment to His will and way, then He would give them a reward far beyond anything the world could ever offer. Let’s look at what He promised in the last two verses of this letter and Revelation, chapter 3:

“To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with Me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with My Father on His throne. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” Vv. 21-22

Here, the victorious are those who are truly in Christ Jesus, the ones whose names He will write in His Lamb’s Book of Life, guaranteeing salvation and the gift of eternal life after death in this worldly existence. What an awesome assurance a Christian has in knowing that no matter what life brings they are absolutely and utterly victorious in Him.

Now, that would be enough in its own right but we see where Jesus had one other very special privilege in store for the victorious soul. For He shares that they will be given “the right to sit with” Him on His “throne” just as God the Father had permitted Him to do.

What an awesome, amazing future that’s in store for any person who places their belief in Jesus and commits themselves to live as He desires. For no matter what status we hold in this world, we will all be enthroned and sitting in majesty and authority with our risen Savior after this life is through.

My hope today is that you are in that place right now, saved and devoted to Jesus as I am, and confident that the future He has promised will be the best life ever, one we will get to enjoy forever.

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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