“Listen To What The Spirit

Is Saying To The Churches”

“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars:

“I know your works; you have a name of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is on the point of death, for I have not found your works perfect in the sight of my God. Remember then what you received and heard; obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you. Yet you have still a few persons in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes; they will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. If you conquer, you will be clothed like them in white robes, and I will not blot your name out of the book of life; I will confess your name before my Father and before his angels. Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.”

Revelation 3:1-6

Sometimes we walk to Christ and people know that. If we should walk away we are different people. We are not the saints that God wants us to be. If you have wandered away you would be like the people going to that church in Sardis. Their reputation for being alive did not match reality. They were spiritually dead. But there was still hope. The LORD told them to wake up and fan the spark of spiritual life. Pretending to be what we aren’t is a heavy burden to bear. Our LORD calls us to lay it down, come back to Him and live. No mater how far you have run from God, He is only a prayer away.

Our Daily Bread – August8, 2006