"What the Spirit says to the churches"

"What the Spirit says to the churches" (Revelation 2:7,11,17,29; 3:6,13,22).

What does the Spirit say to the churches? - He speaks the words of Christ, the risen Lord.

* We need the Spirit - "Be filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians 5:18).

* We need the Scriptures - "Let the word of Christ dwell among you richly" (Colossians 3:16).

To His enemies, Jesus said, "You do not know the Scriptures or the power of God" (Mark 12:24).

He is calling us to know both the Scriptures and the power of God.

A real knowledge of the Scriptures will always be more than head-knowledge. It will also be knowledge of the power of God.

"What the Spirit says to the churches" - It will be more than a knowledge of the power of God. It will also be knowledge of the Scriptures. May God give us much of both - knowledge of the Scriptures and knowledge of the power of God. This is what it means to "walk in the Spirit" (Galatians 5:16). We will walk with the Lord in the light of His Word, always paying close attention to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, who says to us, "The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life" (John 6:63).