HE WHO HAS EARS

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death."    Revelation 2.11

The phrase: 'He who has an ear...' doesn't seem to make sense, since everyone has ears. However, the Lord is speaking to those who are born of the Spirit. Only those who are born of the Spirit have ears that are able to listen to His voice. And in the case of those who are convinced but aren't born of God, they will not have an excuse when Judgement Day comes because they had ears and did not obey. Those who overcome are not the ones who start out well, but they finish well.

THE GREATEST VICTORY

"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith."1 John 5:4

The Lord Jesus overcame the devil and the world because He was born of the Spirit of God. Being a member of a Christian church, remaining faithful to your vows and attending Sunday service doesn't necessarily mean that you are born of God. What characterizes those who are born of God is their initiative to live apart from sin, which is the greatest victory of those who are truly born of the Spirit. 

SAFETY

"And you would be secure, because there is hope; yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety."Job 11:18

Only those who are born of God can safely live in such an unsafe world. The assurance that salvation brings gives us inner peace, even in the face of our greatest adversity. Oh! How I wish everyone would understand that!...

Search of pearls

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls..." Matthew 13:45

Those who are born of the Spirit know the value of their salvation. For this reason, there's no way they let it be at risk. Instead, they're always watching and praying, so they don't lose it.

My Son

"Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

Mark 1:11

The Holy Trinity was identified through the baptism of the Lord Jesus. In that moment, the Holy Spirit came in the form of a dove, and landed on His head. The same happens today with those who are born of God. They're involved by the Spirit of God and then made into Children of God.

Begotten

"The LORD has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, today I have begotten You."

Psalms 2:7 

The belief in God involves much more than a simple belief in His existence. What's the use of believing if one doesn't have a relationship with Him? This is only possible when one is born of His Spirit. Only then will He call him His son.

Death

" I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave,[c] I will be your destruction! Pity is hidden from My eyes.”
Hosea 13:14

Those who are born of God do not fear death. They're not afraid because they have a divine nature. But those who are not born of the Spirit, their nature remains human. For this reason, only the word 'death' is enough to scare them. Much more it's nearness!

Sin at the door

"If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”

Genesis 4.7

Sin is at the door. However it doesn't have dominion over those who are born of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, they shouldn't fear it. Instead, they should resist it by the power of their faith in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Fulfil

"...For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure."

Philippians 2:13

The dreams of those who are born of the Spirit are given birth by God. And He gives them power to fulfil them.

Jesus' Prayer

"Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are..."
John 17:11

When the devil looks at those who are born of God and see the sign of the blood of Jesus, he trembles. He fears and trembles because there it is the Holy Trinity together with His Children.

Edification

"We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification." Romans 15: 1,2

Those who are born of God are led by the Spirit. And so they understand the suffering and weaknesses of others. In patience, they teach them how to fight and overcome by faith.

Have Spirit

"But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His." Romans 8:9

When passions of the flesh are abandoned, doors are opened for the Holy Spirit to bear a new creature in you. Once you're born of God, you have His DNA -- that's when you begin to think and behave like Him.