But all they gave him was lip service; they lied to him with
their tongues. Their hearts were not loyal to him. They did not keep his
covenant. We are reading Psalm 78 and these verses just stood out this morning.
It reminds me of 1 Samual 16:7, But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look
at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him.
For the LORD does not see as man sees; for
man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart”.
My dear friend, we have looked at Hannah and David and how
they chose to go to God with their troubles and once they gave it to Him, it
was settled and they trusted Him for the outcome. In this world we will always
have three kinds of Christians, warm, lukewarm and cold. The first is the
Hannah/David kind that is on fire for Jesus and walks each day working
(fighting) to obey God and follow His Word and His voice, the second are the
ones as we see in Psalm 78:36-37, that gives lip service. Their outer look and the
things they say makes people believe that they follow Jesus, but it is mere lip
service and an image they try to project, yet their hearts are empty and wicked.
Then the last group are those who either rejected God and became atheists or those
who follow other gods or idols.
I want to turn your focus to Revelation 3:16, So then,
because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out
of My mouth. Now this is quite an eye opener. God is not just saying He does
not like lukewarm Christians, He says He will vomit them out of His mouth. I
have this image of something that made you sick and your entire body now
rejects this, and, in its defence, it causes you to throw up and vomit this out
in an attempt to rid the body of it and restore you. This is not a nice reaction
and at some point, we all were sick, so I am sure you know how it feels. In essence
I get the idea that a lukewarm Christian kind a makes God sick to the stomach.
It is important that we refrain from becoming passive in our
walk with God to protect us from becoming lukewarm, but in all things seek the
Kingdom of heaven and its righteousness above all else. It is vital that we
seek the Holy Spirit and His council and comfort, and steer clear of worldly
solutions and continue to focus on things above and not on material things.
Remember what Jesus said, “For where your treasure is, there
your heart will be also”. So, treasure your time with God and your time in the
Word. Treasure His guidance and His will. Treasure His love and His mercy and
treasure His kingdom, for life is but a mere moment.
Meditate on these verses from John 15 and let the Holy
Spirit make it part of your life – “I am the vine, you are the
branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me
you can do nothing”.
“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask
what you desire, and it shall be done for you”.
Have an awesome day.
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