Revelation 2:7a “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;”
God’s Spirit which we all know as the “Holy Spirit” is
more active in our life than we will ever realize. When God says, “He that
hath an ear” God is saying that if you are saved then you have a spiritual
ear, and that spiritual ear allows us to hear God speaking to us through His
Spirit. In a believers’ daily life,
we may think of the Holy Spirit less than we do, the Father or the Son,
however, the Holy Spirit while least thought about is the most active in our
life. He quickens our dead spirit, He causes us to have spiritual ears, and
spiritual eyes, He also us causes to hear God’s call to salvation and see the
gospel and then He gives us the faith to believe. He is the one who not only
leads us to salvation, but walks us through the process, He is the one who
delivers the completion of our salvation. He lives inside of us and will never
leave us, and He works every second of everyday in our life. He teaches us and
brings things to remembrance. He also causes us to join a church, and assembles
the church, He also sets the membership into the churches and delivers the
needs to the churches. He is the very one who authored the bible, He saved,
called, and delivered all the writes of the bible, every writer, every word
written, and He is the very one who teaches the bible to every believer. John
wrote a scripture that sums all this up for us in Joh. 14:26 “But the
Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he
shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you.” So, just remember Paul brilliantly
wrote a very humbling truth in 1 Corinthians 15:10 “But by the grace of God
I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I
laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which
was with me.” We are only what God’s grace has made us, and while is it
believed that some people do waste God’s grace and others do not, we are still
what God’s Holy Spirit has made us. The command from God is, “let him hear
what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” Not just to the churches but to
every believer, the Holy Spirit speaks to us as He calls, saves, teaches,
directs our hearts, and brings things to our remembrance. What the Apostle Paul
was saying in Corinthians 15:10 is that we owe everything to God that is
spiritual and Christian, every accomplishment was because of the powerful
leading of the Holy Spirit. Paul listened to the Holy Spirit in his heart, and
did exactly as He command, and he did accomplish much because he did not waste
the grace given to him. You can ask any accomplished minister, and he will
never take credit or glory for his work, because if he does then he is not “accomplished.”
You may ask, how do I recognize an accomplished Minister or Pastor, He will
teach, walk, and live by the scriptures and give every gory for every
accomplishment to God and all power to the Holy Spirit. Paul gave all glory to
God, then while it may appear he may have taken a smidgin of credit, he ended
the verse with these words, “…yet not I, but the grace of God which was with
me.” Jesus said in Matthew 10:19-20 “But when they deliver you up, take
no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same
hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your
Father which speaketh in you.” And God told the Prophet Jeramiah in Jer.
1:6-7 “Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that
I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.” God
speaks to the churches, in Rev. chapters 2 & 3 and as He is speaking to the
churches, we need to be listening, are we listening to the deep things to these
churches? Throughout the entire bible God is speaking to us through the
inspired word, God’s Spirit lives in us teaching and reminding us of the word
of God, but are we listening? God reminded all seven churches “He that hath
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;” Did they? Do
we? Or do we ignore the Holy Script of God and do things our way? Think about
it and it may surprise you to the true conclusion. Instead of, in regret
saying, “I should have listened to God,” then listen to Him and be right the
first time. Even if it may seem not so right, if God leads you there, then it
will be right no matter the outcome. God is never wrong, and the Holy Spirit
will never lead us wrong!
