“Yuck!”

Published:
April 24, 2026 (yesterday)

Do you remember the last time you spit out a food or beverage item? It happens. Sometimes it is an involuntary reaction, sometimes whatever the stuff was, it was revolting! We are going to study the last of the seven letters this week, the letter to Laodicea. Jesus is the Amen; the Faithful and True Witness and He diagnosed the unhealthy state of that church and the reasons for their sorry condition. He even said He would “spit them out of His mouth!” That’s bad. When the One who is Infinite love and goodness says He wants to spit some people out of His mouth, He must have some serious issues with them. And, because He is the Amen, Faithful and True, He is not mistaken in His diagnosis. If we have ears to hear, we better listen closely to His message. We sure don’t want to be the church that has that distinction—that we make Jesus want to spit up! Thankfully, Jesus did not leave us in the dark about the reasons for His disgust and He also told us what to do to avoid such a distinction. Let’s have ears to hear.