OK. Two things those in the "cold seat" have going for them is this, one, they know exactly what seat they are sitting in, and two, it is better to sit in the cold seat than the seat of "compromise (lukewarm)".
Rev. 3:15-16 says, "I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - I am about to spit you out of my mouth."
The person who sits in the cold seat, operates fully in the ways of the world. Why are they in the cold seat? Because they are far away from God.
The person who sits in the cold seat has character traits that reflects their chair. Often they are cold and abrasive in their personality, they can be harsh and cutting. Their lives are often all about themselves and they will stop at nothing in order to climb the ladder of success.
The person who sits in the cold seat may take on another appearance altogether. They can be dedicated workers, givers to many causes, humanitarians. They can be counselors, teachers, doctors...good people. Yet even though they do great works and have great hearts, they are far from the heart of God.
People who chose to sit in the cold seat are not necessarily bad people, they are people who just do not know God, his truth or his love. Sometimes they are not even sitting their by choice. They are sitting their because they do not know that any other seat exists. They are unaware of the hot seat.
These are the people we need to reach. These are the people who we need to intercede for. These are the people we need to show the love of Christ to so that they will know and receive the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. These are the people who God has a hot seat ready and waiting for!
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