In some sense, Jesus saves the worst for last. The church that receives his most stunning rebuke in Revelation is the church at Laodicea. It’s a church that’s impressive on the outside, yet dreadful on the inside. What’s the heart of their problem? Self-sufficiency. Their self-focus and self-confidence has produced a way of life that’s unproductive—it’s only lukewarm. Thus, in this last letter, Christ shows us how to move beyond ourselves in a way that embraces his vision for our lives.