It is hard to miss naked! Yet, Jesus said the church at Laodicea didn’t know they were “naked.” In fact, Jesus says they do not realize they are “wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked” (Rev. 3:17). How can you not know you are blind? How can you not know you are poor? How do you miss that you are naked?
Obviously Jesus is talking spiritually, not physically. But which one is worse; to be wretched, poor, blind, and naked spiritually or physically? Obviously spiritually is worse.
Why is our spiritual nakedness not obvious to us and even embarrassing? I think it is because we are blinded to the spiritual side of life. The problem for the Christians at Laodicea was they said, “I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing” (Rev. 3:17). If we are not in tune with our spiritual depravity and need for God, then we miss our nakedness and blindness. When we trust in our money, job, family, and wrap our hearts around our secular pleasures living independent of God we are naked! Our spiritual blindness and arrogance makes Jesus sick (Rev. 3:15)! We should consider our spiritual blindness and nakedness–others, and especially Jesus, may already see it!
