Revelation 2:7a; 2:11a; 2:17a; 2:29; 3:6; 3:13; 3:22

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;

Nowhere in all of scriptures can I find the same exact phrase repeated over and over and over in such close proximity. Do you think, maybe, perhaps, that this is an indication of just how important the phrasing is to God and to us?

Let us break it down one element at a time. “He that hath an ear,”!

Ezekiel 12:2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.

These ears do not belong to those in rebellion.

Matthew 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

These words Jesus spoke to His disciples. We are disciples of Christ, we are not in rebellion, we can hear the Spirit. Now “hear what the Spirit saith”.

Matthew 10:20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

When you listen, do you hear the words of men or the Spirit? We still have natural ears which are capable of listening to mere words. We have spiritual ears that are capable of hearing the Spirit.

Revelations 3:3a Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent.

This great warning was given to the church in Sardis, which brings us to the third part, “to the churches.”

Revelation 3:2b I have not found thy works perfect before God.

The perfect work is wrought in God, delivered to us by the Holy Spirit, for the obedience of faith.

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Listen for the Spirit.