SCRIPTURE: Revelation (NIV) 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (also verses 11, 17, and 29 and chapter 3, verses 6, 13, and 22)
OBSERVATION: The Holy Spirit had something to say to the churches. But the church would not hear the Spirit talking. The Spirit had to find someone with the capacity to hear Him speaking and communicate it to the church. He found just the man. John, having been one of the three closest disciples to Jesus, he was uniquely prepared to hear the Holy Spirit speaking and write down what he heard and saw. And having been exiled to the tiny island of Patmos for preaching the good news about Jesus, he had plenty of time to listen to what the Spirit was saying to the churches.
APPLICATION: It is important to know that the Holy Spirit is still speaking. Through the gifts of prophecy, tongues, interpretation of tongues, discernment, word of wisdom, word of knowledge the Holy Spirit speaks through people to the church. Through unique thoughts He places in the stream of my daily thinking—the Holy Spirit is still speaking, and I should be listening.
We should expect the Holy Spirit to speak to us. It is as normal as a mother giving instructions to an one of her children to be passed on to the other brothers and sisters.
PRAYER: Holy Spirit, find me one willing to recognize and respond to your voice. May I learn to recognize your voice as easily as I recognize my family’s phone numbers when they show up on my phone. Amen
Pastor Leon
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