Thyatira

The people of the church at Thyatira had fallen into believing that their feelings and desires determined what was good for them and what they could and should do, especially when it came to sexuality and sexual sin. The letter they receive is from a Jesus who sees their sinful actions and sinful thoughts and loves them too much to leave them with the death and destruction that they bring. For us today, we are tempted with similar sins and offered the same grace of repentance from Christ. The question that we have to ask ourselves, though, is are we willing to take it? Are we willing to put ourselves in a community that cares enough about us to push us to repentance? Are we willing to look to Jesus to see that He actually cares about both our holiness and our joy?