Revelation 2:22: Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds.
Jesus and His Word
Not only was the church at Thyatira tolerant of evil, but it was proud and unwilling to repent. The Lord gave the false prophetess time to repent, yet she refused. Now He was giving her followers opportunity to repent. His eyes of fire had searched out their thoughts and motives, and He would make no mistake. 1
Jesus and His Ways
- Jesus, please make me Your servant, willing to repent with complete humility. – “And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.” 2 Timothy 2:24–26
- Jesus, please make me Your servant, willing to repent of selfish ambition. – “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.” Philippians 2:3
- Jesus, please make me Your servant, willing to repent of an unyielded heart. – “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.” James 3:17
Jesus and His Work
Repentance is the gateway to a new beginning with Him. – TWEET IT
Jesus and His Promise
“Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.” 1 Peter 3:8–9
1. Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). The Bible exposition commentary (Vol. 2, p. 575). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.