He who has ears

[In his revelation to John, Jesus said,] ""Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God."" – Rev. 2:7 (NIV) This passage is keyed on us doing something, considering and accepting what we hear, not pushing it aside. The Holy Spirit may speak to us continually. If we pray without ceasing, we are constantly talking to the Spirit. If we are prompted to remember a scripture, the Holy Spirit has asked us to remember some of His words. When we open the Bible, more happens than just word associations. The Spirit who inspired the word also convicts us and appeals to us and corrects us and seeks to conform us to the will of God and the character of Jesus. When we open our Bibles, let’s have the expectation that the Spirit will use these words and symbols in new ways and give us fresh insights for all our challenges.