Reading
SAA Notes
We can find facets of our own congregation’s life in each of the seven churches. Do any of these descriptions apply to your congregation? What is your responsibility to Christ, to your congregation with what you see?
SJA Notes
* God Above, You are the true God, there is none like You – The first and the last, who died and came to life.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
This is a call from Jesus to and for all of us.
This last book in God’s word, written by John, has this first section as a call from our King to listen to what is said to the churches.
It is the Person of the Spirit who speaks, just as it is the Person of the Son who speaks. This is good for us to know, it reaffirms our three-Persons God.
We see that the sword Jesus bears is from out of His mouth – The only weapon we have in God’s armory is this sword, His word. The same sword that God Himself uses.
Let us be encouraged to read and dwell on the words to the churches, the warnings and the encouragements.
We are the churches today. These words are for us.
* Dear Lord God,
Thank You for Your word, the sword of the Spirit, the sword that Jesus bears from His mouth.
Please help us to listen to what You tell us Lord God, to these words here in this revelation to Your people.
Please help us to listen and obey.
Amen.