"You do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked."
(Revelation 3:17)
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One of my favorite stories is about a Texas rancher who was doing
agricultural consulting for a farmer in Germany. He asked the German farmer
about the size of his property, to which he replied, "About a mile square."
When the German asked the Texan about the size of his ranch, the rancher
explained that if he got in his pick-up truck at dawn and drove till sunset
he would still be on his ranch. Not to be outdone, the farmer replied,
"I used to have an old truck just like that!"
All joking aside, it's important to have the right perspective.
Unfortunately, the Christians in Laodicea had the wrong perspective about
wealth (Revelation 3:14-22). By all appearances, they were rich. They had
plenty of earthly goods and thought they needed nothing--not even Jesus.
But Jesus had a different perspective.
In spite of their material prosperity, He saw that they were "wretched,
miserable, poor, blind, and naked." So He invited them to become truly
rich by seeking what only He could provide: purity, character,
righteousness, and wisdom.
Let's not make the Laodicean mistake. Instead, let's keep our perspective
right about what it means to be rich. True wealth is not measured by
what you have but by who you are in Christ.
"A Matter Of Perspective"
(2011)
Joe Stowell
(February 7, 1944- )
Author and Evangelist
Former President of Moody Bible Institute
and Cornerstone University
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