A GOD THING

Did you happen to notice what word was the winning word at the 2009 Spelling Bee Championship this week? LAODICEAN.

You might say, "who cares?" Or like I did, "What does it mean?"

So I looked it up in the Webster Dictionary and this is what it said: 1. Of the ancient city of Laodicea. 2. Indifferent or lukewarm in religion, as the early Christians of that city: Revelation 3:14-16.

Well I must say that I was surprised that the secular Webster dictionary quoted Biblical scripture so I looked up that as well. And it said: "This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: I am the one called Trustworthy. I am the faithful and true witness and the source of God's creation. Listen to what I say. I know everything you have done, and you are not cold or hot. I wish you were either one or the other. But since you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spit you out of my mouth."

Is this just a random occurrence or is it what a friend calls "A God Thing"? It makes you wonder... if it had been answered incorrectly it would have gone into obscurity like every other word at the Spelling Bee. Instead, there may be others around the country like me who wondered what it meant and looked it up... only to be reminded of the importance of not being lukewarm in our Christian faith.

-- Karen Brown


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