A COVENANT MADE WITH ISRAEL. Whereby the law of the Lord would be put into their minds and He would cause them to be written in their hearts. This is the NEW COVENANT that is in Christ Jesus. The old failed because of the weakness of the flesh. With the new, it is the power of the inbred WORD, which will bring to pass the keeping of the Covenant on the part of man. Heb. 8:10 That Word can only profit the individual when it is mixed with the faith of the Son of God. Heb. 4:2 The sign of belonging to the Lord is the acceptance of the WORD. Those who do not receive the WORD have no place in Christ Jesus. Jn. 8:47
THIRTY FOLD, THE CHURCH OF LAODICIA {meaning, judgment,punish or vengeance}. Thirty-fold is the least productive of the three measurements. This church is a church of great works, busy, busy, busy,with much of its time occupied with the secular rather than the spiritual.Rev. 3:15 It is a representation of the general church world of today. The church of the neither-nor, not cold, not hot but lukewarm. A situation that is obnoxious to the Lord. So much so that He stated He would spue (vomit,crude, but graphic} them out of His mouth. Rev. 3:16 Formalistic-
and ritualistic in its worship. This need not be construed as old church but any form that is repetitious until it becomes boring to man and to God.
I HAVE NEED OF NOTHING. Perhaps, not even the Lord. The cause of a problem church; . Does this mean that the Lord wants us rich or poor? Both! Determined by the spirit and attitude of the heart. If we follow the pattern of the Word, our needs will be met. Jesus said; Seek ye FIRST the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
This must be the foundation of our lives as Christians. The Lord first and foremost.Mt. 6:33 Then Jesus warned of covetousness, greediness even fraudulent practices or extortion. The blessings of the Lord will not apply to riches obtained in such a fashion. Lk. 12:15 A strong desire, a craving for riches is a door for temptation and a trap, causing some to fall, literally drown in destruction and perdition. This is indeed a strong warning found in 1 Tim. 6:9 In this same chapter Timothy gave a special command to the wealthy, as to their attitude, their deeds toward others, their trust and confidence was to be in the Lord and not their possessions. Their generosity will be accounted for in the coming kingdom of God. 1 Tim. 6:17-19 In brief, Christian accountability, for all, in financial matters. A serious Word from the Lord that must be considered. Is our consolation, our comfort zone in riches or the Lord Himself? If it is in the worldly wealth, we have received our consolation, our comfort already. It has the ring of no future comfort. It is a woe, or a grievous plight. Luke 6:24