Revelation 3:17

 “Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’ – and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked –

·      They claimed God’s financial blessing but it turned out to injure their heart.

·         Wretched – this from the Greek words that mean “calloused and hardened.” They were calloused and spiritually dull.

·         Miserable – spiritual sickness result in loss of appetite for the Word and prayer. Believers in the “spiritual ICU” have no spiritual appetite. Hunger is a sign of recovery.

·         Poor – being spiritually deficient is opposite of being “poor in spirit” (Mt. 5:3). Many believers have nothing in their eternal bank account. How much is in yours?

·         Blind – spiritual blindness means to lack revelation of God and one’s spiritual condition.

·         Naked – without garments in the age-to-come that express their love for Jesus in this age.