Turn Up the Heat
Patricia Raybon Our Daily Bread Ministries https://odb.org/ All rights reserved-Published with permission Turn Up the Heat Bible in a Year : 1 Chronicles 28–29 John 9:24–41 Be earnest and repent. Revelation 3:19 Today's Scripture & Insight : Revelation 3:14–22 Temperatures where we live in Colorado can change quickly—sometimes within a few minutes. So my husband, Dan, was curious about the temperature differences in and around our home. As a fan of gadgets, he was excited to unpack his latest “toy”—a thermometer showing temperature readings from four “zones” around our house. Joking that it was a “silly” gadget, I was surprised to find myself frequently checking the temperatures too. The differences inside and out fascinated me. Jesus used temperature to describe the “lukewarm” church in Laodicea, one of the richest of the seven cities cited in the book of Revelation. A bustling banking, clothing, and medical hub, the city was hampered by a poor water supply, so it needed an aq