He That Overcometh (conclusion)

Beloved, this letter marks the conclusion of the series entitled “He that Overcometh.” The overcomers of the Laodicean period of the Church are given the privilege of sitting with Christ on His throne. The Lukewarm spirit of the church is identical to the present spirit prevalent throughout the religious world today. Gone are the days when the majority of churches were on fire with (1) love, (2) dedication, (3) giving, (4) charity, (5) holy living, (6) forgiveness, and (7) devotion to God. True pastors now have to deal with people stating that they are “neither a saint nor a sinner.” You have heard people say this, I’m sure – “I’m not a church goer, but I do have a relationship with God.” How ignorant! How can you have a relationship with God when you don’t please Him? That’s why God told John that our Laodicean church age is “neither cold nor hot” (Revelation 3:15). In other words, the people of this church don’t feel condemned, no matter what they do. This church era lives by the warped set of values that dictates “if it feels good, it is good.” This is not so for overcomers. We know that if our God is not pleased with the taste (the virtue) of our fruit (our service unto Him), He will “spue [spit us] out of [His] mouth” (Revelation 3:16). We don’t want God to be forced to do that with us.

Chosen Ones, the problem is stated clearly in scripture (see Revelation 3:17). This church era has been deceived by Satan to focus on riches, increased goods, and having no material needs. However, this church doesn’t realize that it is wretched, miserable, poor, blind, (spiritually) naked, and suffering from all spiritual deformities. The church must “Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth” (Luke 12:15).

Precious Ones, if you decide to be overcomers, you must “buy of [God, not man] gold [faith] tried in the fire” (Revelation 3:18). Peter teaches that your faith is “much more precious than…gold” (I Peter 1:7). John agrees – he says that “whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (I John 5:4). In other words, if you are going to be an overcomer, you must believe that God will reward every sacrifice you’ve made to be a holy example in the eyes of this sinful world. Sometimes, it doesn’t appear to be worth it, but overcomers put their trust in God that IT IS!

I hope that you all enjoyed this series. I will be writing to you on a new subject next week. Until then, know this…

I love you all SO very much.
In His Love,

Pastor William L. McCoy