He Who Has An Ear Let Them Hear

As John is testifying what he is seeing in his vision, there are seven churches being addressed by the Lord.  Each church is given a commendation, a complaint, and a correction.  As I read through each church listed, here are some takeaways we can learn from, on what the Spirit is saying:

• Jesus wants us to love Him first; don’t forsake our first love.
• Jesus does not tolerate idolatry.
• Jesus loves when we are faithful, not just once in a while.
• Jesus doesn’t want our faith compromised.
• Jesus wants us to remain loyal.
• Jesus doesn’t like religious deeds out of obligation. He desires relationship.
• Jesus loves when we love one another.
• Jesus loves when we are a true and faithful witness.
• Be an overcomer. He is one.

As you noticed, I paraphrased these from each of the churches He was speaking to.  Yes, let us hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.  

Is God speaking to the church building?  No he’s speaking to His followers, who make up the church.  We, as believers, are the church!  

(Shared from Revelation 3, Modified) 

How does He speak?  “The Lord has made His salvation known and revealed His righteousness to the nations.  He has remembered His love and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the Salvation of God.”  (Psalm 98: 2-3) 

There are some keywords in these two scriptures.  They are:

• Salvation
• Righteousness
• Love
• Faithfulness
• To all the ends of the earth

Every component listed speaks and reveals who Jesus is.  When the Spirit reveals and speaks He is always leading to Jesus, never a man.  

(Shared from Psalm 98, Modified)

Trouble is still brewing as the wall is being built.  “Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, and he became angry and was greatly incensed.”  (Nehemiah 4: 1)  

• If you’re carrying out the will of God, ridicule may be something you must work through.  

How did Nehemiah respond to the opposition?  He prayed and asked the Lord for help.  He urged them, “Do not be afraid of them (opposition).  Remember the Lord who is great and awesome and will fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.”  (Nehemiah 4: 14)  

• That fighting just about covers us and everyone else.  

He exhorted all the workers, even in their weakness, declaring, “Our God will fight for us.”  (Nehemiah 4: 20) (Shared from Nehemiah 4, Modified)

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Mary Beth Pecora, a faithful wife, mother, grandmother, friend, worshiper and servant leader, who loves life and loves people. More importantly, she passionately loves God and the fullness of who He is! For twenty-three years she has served in leadership positions within the ministry of Aglow International. Currently, she and her husband serve at The Secret Place--A Psalm 91 Ministry. It's a place for individual folks to come, be exhorted and prayed for, while being ushered to ministry stations within the room. They continue to serve monthly in the Prayer Room at their home church that they have been a part of for almost forty years. In April of 2022 they both received their Ministry License and were Ordained in May of 2023. She delights in encouraging folks of all ages within various walks of life. Her love of writing is now her passion, which led her to publish two books, "Restoration Explosion In The New Year," and "Navigating The Mysteries Of God." Above all that’s been accomplished and concluded, the BEST thing to her is knowing her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is her everything—her very best friend. Visit: Mybelovedsvoice.com

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