Dr. Lynn Hiles - Revelation 3 - Buy of Me Gold Tried in the Fire

Revelation 3

Because you think you are rich and increased with goods, but you need to Buy of ME

Dr. Lynn Hiles

In Revelation Chapter 3 the Lord Jesus rebukes the church of Laodicea to buy of Him gold tried in the fire, and white raiment and be clothed that you would not dwell in shame.  Dr. Hiles deals with a people moving from their own self righteousness to the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.  Many dear believers’ dwell in their own righteousness.  They try to dwell in their own self works for righteousness.  Even the message they set under brings them into view of a performance-based religion.

The problem of most performance-based teachings are they point to the wrong performance.  They point to our performance.  If we were looking at the performance of Christ, or His Work, we would be teaching the RIGHT works. Jesus counsels the Laodiceans to buy of Him gold tried in the fire that they may be rich.    His work is the gold tried in the fire, and we are filled with riches of God in Christ Jesus. 

He counsels them to buy white raiment that they may be clothed.  In Revelation Chapter 7:14 and 22:14 the Bible declares that they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.  This is how we are made pure and complete.  We are made righteous through His work, being washed in His Blood.  There is no other righteousness we can have but His.  He is our righteousness.  We need to see His Work, and rest in what He has completed, putting on what He is done.  Paul writes to the Galatians that we are clothed upon with Christ.  Through our works we can never become righteous and feel Holy.

Jesus counsels them to anoint their eyes with eye salve that they can see.  Without the Spirit of God we cannot see the reality of Christ and our salvation.  Many believers go to the Bible, and do not SEE clearly what Jesus did at Calvary.  They do not SEE the transition from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant.  They do not see the removal of the Old Temple and the Bringing Forth of New Temple.  They do not see the New Creation created of God in Christ Jesus.  Instead they go to the Word of God and look for these to come. 

At Calvary Jesus removed the Old and through His resurrection He brought for the New.  In Christ we dwell in a new heaven and a new earth. We are subject not to rules on rocks, but we are subject to the very Christ of God and His work.  May we all see and believe what Jesus has done.  I hope you enjoy this sharing by Brother Hiles.  It is a tremendous word being released into the Body of Christ.

Revelation 3:14-19  "And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17  Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent."