“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.” Revelation 2:7
December 27, 2023
Do you have hearing problems? If you live long enough you may very well have them. It is possible to have ears and not be able to hear well enough. The local church in Ephesus received a special message from the Lord Jesus Christ. They had some repenting they needed to do. They had lost their first love. For this they were told to pay attention. The blessing of obedience to Christ requires good hearing (Rev. 1:3, “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy…”). We find the appeal to pay attention throughout the Gospels (Mk. 4:9, 23). It’s possible to sit in church and hear a sermon and yet not listen. This is a serious failure. The invitation to hear is to take to heart the message that is being given. Stop the daydreaming and letting your brain chase butterflies. When the Spirit is speaking through His Word, we are to make sure that we have spiritual ears, the ability to understand and obey. How is your hearing?
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“Lord, teach me to be a better hearer. Give me the discernment to know when I am not hearing the truth and keep me from having the itching ear disease, listening to only what will satisfy my selfish desires.”