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Rich Laodicea Day 84
"You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and ointment to put on your eyes, so you can see. "(Revelation 3.17-19)
Laodicea was a "wealthy" city, and the church was also "rich." Like Sardis, the church there was prosperous and free of persecution. But what the Laodiceans could see and buy had become more valuable to them than what was unseen and eternal. You say, "I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing." But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked? This was offensive to a city famous for its wealth, eye ointment and its rich clothing.
Laodicea was known for its "gold," but Christ told the Laodiceans to buy their spiritual treasures from him. "Gold and fire" equal God's grace. The city was proud of its cloth and dyeing industries, but Christ told them to purchase white clothes from him (his righteousness). Laodicean black sheep produced beautiful black fabric. They were to exchange the glossy black wool for white clothes.
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