Day 7

Scripture to Read: Revelation 2:11

As we have learned this week, a life that is faithful to Christ to death is a life that will live eternally with Him. On the contrary, a life that is lived apart from Christ is a life that will experience eternal death. As we close out this week, we read in Revelation 2:11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death. Having our eyes and ears opened to all that our Lord speaks to us is critical to walking in obedience to Him. We hear Him through His Word as we read, study, and memorize His Word. Also, His Holy Spirit lives in us, and He speaks to us daily through His Spirit. We must choose to walk in deep intimacy with our Lord so we recognize His voice, especially with so many distractions coming at us in this world. If we are not careful, we can miss the voice of our Lord when we allow social media, movies, TV, and stuff we read and listen to on the internet to consume our time. We need to examine how much time we’re spending with our Lord, talking to Him, and how much time we’re in His Word. Then we need to compare our time with our Lord to how much time we are consumed by these other things mentioned above. God wants our eyes and ears to be wide open to Him and His Truth. God wants all of us to overcome this world and to live victoriously for Him, but the choice is ours.

Challenge & Application

1. What did God teach you today about having an ear to hear what He is speaking to you each day? 2. How are you guarding your time with your Lord and being in His Word so you do hear Him clearly?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

This week we focus on the second of the seven churches that our Lord Jesus Christ spoke to through the Apostle John. This week we examine what our Lord Jesus Christ says to the church at Smyrna and, of course, to us as believers today. Our Lord introduces Himself as follows in Revelation 2:8 “The first and the last, who was dead, and has come...

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Day 2

To better understand what our Lord Jesus Christ says to the believers in Smyrna in Revelation 2:9, we must know a few things about the city of Smyrna. Smyrna was a wealthy city located on the Aegean sea. It had a protected harbor and sat at the foot of Mount Pagus. Smyrna was often called a “flower” or “crown” in East Asia because of its beau...

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Day 3

We are going to focus again on Revelation 2:9 today. As we saw yesterday, all Christians need to expect that persecution and suffering are going to come. Though we don’t experience persecution and suffering much here in Kentucky or the USA, we have fellow believers worldwide who do face persecution and suffering simply because they are pursui...

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Day 4

Knowing our true riches are only found in Christ is critical to living for Christ each day. We know all believers will suffer persecution at the hands of perverse and evil people, even if it has not happened yet. For our brothers and sisters in Christ who are facing persecution, we need to pray and ask God to deliver them. That is why God led...

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Day 5

As we have been walking through the devotions this week, we have seen that persecution and suffering are guaranteed for all believers. God has also revealed that our spiritual battles are not with people but against Satan and all of the spiritual forces of wickedness and darkness. Today we see how Christ called the believers in Smyrna, and is...

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Day 6

As we examine our lives, we need to ask ourselves each day if we are living faithfully for our Lord. As we saw yesterday, every believer will receive “the crown of life” as an inheritance from our Lord. We know as Christians that suffering and persecution are promised in this life. We must choose to respond in a way that honors our Lord and n...

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Day 7

As we have learned this week, a life that is faithful to Christ to death is a life that will live eternally with Him. On the contrary, a life that is lived apart from Christ is a life that will experience eternal death. As we close out this week, we read in Revelation 2:11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ...

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