Today the Smiths help draw the parallel Christ makes about the spiritual climate of Laodicea in comparison to the climate of the practical or even physical climate of this important city as they cover Revelation 3:17-19. There were three important hallmarks of Laodicea as a community they were known for. Their wealth, their textile industry and their advances in medical helps such as an expensive eye salve they were famous for. Jesus says don't depend on your wealth, but look to me for a spiritual supply of resources that come with my blessing. Don't look for the black woolen garments they were famous for, but for the white garments associated with the righteousness that comes from Christ, and also, don't depend on the eye salve the community was famous for producing, but put on the supernatural eye salve I proved that improves both physical and spiritual sight and understanding. The bottom line of Christ's admonition to them was LOOK TO ME FOR ALL YOU NEED! He said that because they weren't looking to Christ for anything they needed. They seemed to have it all, but that "all" came from fallen mankind's sources. And that's not the living church of Jesus Christ! That's why this church was nothing more than a human organization made up of lost people who thought they were followers of Christ. It led the Lord, and the Smiths, to finish up this line of thought from verse 18, which was all bout the discipline, yes loving discipline of God for His own. If they wanted to repent and turn to Christ for salvation, then they'd have to be willing to go through godly discipline, which always is intended to bring wayward souls back to the fold of God. All important stuff, and all right here on this week's version of Indigenous Faith!