Revelation 3:6, 13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
This call to hear what the Spirit of God is saying to each of the churches is repeated at the end of each one of these letters to the seven churches. Why? Jesus wanted those who read the letters (and by extension us as well) to listen and to hear what he was saying. All too often our ears become dull ... we become distracted by other voices ... and therefore, we do not hear what God is saying to us!
Ouch! All of us need to ask God to help us "hear what the Spirit is saying." Failure to do so will cause us to miss out on what God wants to speak into our lives. So the next time you open God's Word (and I hope you do this EVERYDAY!), pray this prayer:
"Father, God. I thank you for the gift of your Word. And I thank you for the gift of your Holy Spirit who is my constant companion. May he give me the ears to hear (over the noise of the world around me) exactly what he wants me to hear. Without his enablement, I fear that I will not hear YOUR voice. So God ... in the words of King David, "lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long" (Psalm 25:5).
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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