Read Revelation 3: 14-19.

Before we get started, I’m going to let folks in on something that might surprise you. If you knew me when I was a kid, then you might not be surprised at all, mind you, but there’s not too many people here today that knew me then. In any case, when I was a child, there were times when I was, well, let’s use the term “too big for my britches.” Even though I was at times shy and socially awkward, once I felt decently confident in a given situation, or when I was certain that I was right, which was probably not quite as often as I thought it was, then I would push forward boldly and assert my position, regardless of consequences or hurt feelings.