Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing and you know not that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
That’s the diagnosis, but it does not stop there, for no doctor ever stops with a diagnosis, but instead, uses it to make the necessary recommendations for fixing what needs to be fixed. If surgery is needed to address the problem, then surgery is recommended, but never does any doctor in their right mind, make a diagnosis just for the sake of diagnosing.
In fact, most of the times when we read of God in the Bible, issuing stern admonitions, warnings, and predictions of coming judgments, they should most often be understood as a call to repentance because God takes no pleasure in the death of anyone, and if He were to have His way in our lives through choices that we make, He would take everyone to heaven.
For instance, the threat that was issued against the city of Nineveh was intended as a wakeup call, for it was God’s purpose to save the city, not to destroy it in any way. This purpose Jonah didn’t yet fully grasp, and because of his misunderstanding, he stumbled when grace was manifested.
Jonah 3:10> Jonah 4:1 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!