Revelation 3:14-22

What is the main point of this passage and what kind of challenge does it level at us? I think this passage speaks a really powerful message to Christians living in the United States of America especially...a challenging message about priorities. The Church in Laodicea is being confronted because they have gotten too comfortable. A few thousand years ago, Laodicea was a wealthy trading hub and many of the people were so comfortable with their lifestyles that they began to believe that they didn't really need God. They looked at themselves and saw blessing and wealth and vitality, but when God looked at the Christians in Laodicea He saw people who were wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. The main point of this passage is that human comforts and material possession will never truly satisfy, and when people begin to worship the material - they are no longer worshipping the one true God. Jesus challenges the people to make up their mind...he doesn't want them to say they are Christians and then place all their trust in wealth. He wants them to either say they are Christians and live like it, or to be honest and say that they are truly non-Christian. It is easy to see how this applies to suburban Christianity in the Unites States. We allow ourselves to get so distracted by trying to be "successful" from the perspective of the world, that we are ignoring the fact that Jesus is calling us to something more. He is knocking, but we cannot hear the sound because of all the noise - schedules, entertainment, possessions, obsessions, etc. In my opinion, the vast majority of Christians in the U.S. are very comfortable with their look warm-faith and their burning desire to consume popular culture.