Revelation 2:8-11

Revelation 2:8-11 
English Standard Version (ESV)

  You can hide things from colleagues for a long time.  Less time with friends, and even less with family, although there are some who keep secrets buried deep for decades.  With God, however, we can keep no secrets -- fortunately, we don't have be afraid, but can be confident that God knows us completely and still loves us.
  Note, here, how God mentions the poverty of the people of Smyrna, but they have plenty of money.  Their poverty is spiritual, and it's an affliction that is as common today as it was then -- material wealth cannot hide spiritual poverty.
  To the people in Smyrna, God reminds them to stay faithful, even until death, for there is life beyond death.
  The same charge is directed at us.  Put not your trust in riches, as tempting as it may be, but rather lean into the grace and love of God, depend on God and God alone for life, and the second death cannot hurt us.