SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
03/22/2005
My Worship Time Focus: Listening to the Spirit
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Revelations 3:13
Message of the verse: “He who has an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit says to the churches.”
(NAS95) “Anyone who is willing to
hear should listen to the Spirit and understand what the Spirit is saying to
the churches.”
As stated
before this same verse is repeated after each letter to these early churches,
and it is even repeated in one of the later chapters of Revelations without
having “what the Spirit says to the churches.”
I think that because these words are said at the end of each letter to
these churches it can be concluded that this something important for the readers
to understand, and that is that the Holy Spirit’s message must be heard because
it is important. Each of these letters
to these churches has somewhat of a blue print for churches to follow
throughout the church age, and if they pay attention to all of these things
that Christ has spoken about here, both the things that should be done, and the
things that should not be done, then the churches will be better off because of
their obedience to the Lord. The message
of this verse is to have you spiritual ears open so you can hear what the
Spirit has to say to you. This can be
done by following some things that are in the other parts of Scripture, such as
confessing all sin so that one can be in proper fellowship with the Lord, to
treat one’s wife in a godly manner, to read the Scriptures each and every day
for this is one of the main ways that the Spirit can speak to one’s heart, to
attend church services and pay attention to what the Pastor is saying because
he is God’s messenger to the church, to have an active prayer life with both
praying and listening, and be attentive to your circumstances for at times the
Spirit uses them to speak to those that are His. I’m sure that there are other things that I
have missed, but to follow these that are written here will make a difference
in one’s spiritual walk with the Lord.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I think that because this verse has said to
listen to what the Spirit has to say to the churches, and as stated above that
one of the ways that the Spirit speaks to the churches is through the Pastor’s
message that I can say that the Spirit has spoken to my heart through the
message that Dr. Warren delivered on Sunday evening, and that is that I must
forget what has happened on our wonderful life these past six months in Aruba,
and to move on to do what the Lord now has for us whatever that may be. There may be times when some of the things
that happened will be good for someone to hear, but I must do what Paul spoke
and wrote about to “press on,” and there are two times he has spoken about
that: “Not that I have already obtained it or have already
become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I
was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. I
press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ
Jesus.” Phi. 3:12 & 14
The Word of God has been both convicting and also
challenging to my heart this morning.
My Steps of Faith
Today: Forget what lies behind and
press on towards laying hold of what Christ has for me to do. To listen to what the Holy Spirit has to say
to me, and by His grace to obey it.
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