Jesus’ concern for the church at Laodicea was that they had become self-deluded by all of their wealth, convenience, and security. He said to a society obviously akin to the one we have known in America for quite some time now, “You think that you are … but I look at the deeds, the fruit of your souls, and I say you are not.” We view starving children in third world countries and are moved to try to help them, yet we face an enemy far more insidious and dangerous our environment serves up in the land of plenty, and yawn. We understand the enemy of those children: poverty, starvation, and disease, and we know how to fight it. But we do not fight our enemy here because we do not understand him. We feel no need to fight at all, because we do not perceive an enemy at all!
Jesus’ harshest warning to all of the churches in Revelations was to Laodicea: “Buy gold refined by fire from Me, or I will spit you out of My mouth!” Placing the sons of Adam, whose Achilles’ heel is apathy, in the streets of Laodicea that cater to their comforts, is a lethal combination that has overcome the vast majority of them. Men need to understand that our enemy is what we have considered to be our blessings all along: religious freedom, lack of persecution, power, ease, and material wealth. As with any enemy, we need to purposefully and proactively fight if we wish to come out victorious. At RECONNECTIONS our mission is to awaken men from the slumber, help them identify the enemy, and then equip them to fight the good fight against him. As Ephesians proclaims, our mission is to help men “Awaken, and arise from the dead that Christ might shine upon them!”
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