Hear the Holy Spirit!

Hear the Holy Spirit!

“Whoever has ears,

let them hear what the

Spirit says to the churches.”

(Revelations 3: verse 6, 13 & 22)

            This is my first try at using a passage from Revelations and it is scary to me because it is the book that I am least familiar with. Today’s passage also appears in Rev 2 and it is a message from the Angels to several church congregations. However, it hit me because it was used three times in Rev 3 and it summarizes an article from Sunday’s paper entitled, “No religion, too? A recipe for trouble…” written by Katherine Kersten. She states that there is a strong connection between virtue (as taught by religious organizations) and successful self-government (democracy).

            In her article she points out that the intellectual or “psychological” man is replacing the Christian model of man. Otherwise stated, the soul is being replaced by the “self.” Since the Christian model places very high demands on virtue, she fears that our ability to self-govern will be sacrificed. My personal thoughts are that this describes many of the issues that are bothering America and the rest of the free world today.

            James Madison, our fourth President said it this way:

"We have staked the whole of all our political Institutions upon the capacity of mankind for Self-Government, the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."

            We have a personal obligation as Christians to demonstrate our faith, to invite others to join us and somehow keep our souls open to inspection. When others learn what we have in terms of happiness and satisfaction, they will join in.

Thought for the Day: Today let us radiate our happiness and wear our faith on our sleeves. Let us hear what the spirit says to the churches throughout our day.

Prayer for Today: Lord, today we pray that we may hear the Spirit in our daily activities and can do your will here on earth.

Amen