“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: to him that overcometh will I give to eat the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saying he that receive it.” Commentary: God speaks to his church! If you are part of his church then you will be reading your Bible regularly and studying it everyday! Before I got saved it just collected dust on my book shelf! I only picked it up on Sunday to carry to church! The word “manna” or bread has a Hebrew root word that means purpose! God fed the Jews manna in the wilderness to preserve them for his purposes to bring them into the promise land! Even though only two made it in of that generation the next generation followed Joshua and Caleb into the promised land! God preserves us for his purposes! To be a witness for him in the earth and glorify his name! Jesus said I am the bread of life! Bethlehem means house of bread! Jesus said you will never thirst or hunger if you partake of me! Hidden manna! We are hidden in Christ! As the world chases after vanity in anxiety and fear we are secure in Christ! He secures us in himself! Jesus said I go to prepare a place for you in heaven! A white stone? Judges of antiquity would drop a white stone in a urn if the accused were innocent! If judged guilty they would drop a black stone in the urn. Purity and innocence is represented by the white stone! White garments of holiness! Then a new name is written! Jesus said we must be born again! A change in name means a change in character! Our character is defined by our name! Who we identify with? Jesus is the name above all names! His name is dignity, power, love, purity, forgiveness, redemption, judgment, faithfulness, patience, eternal life and all the character we ascribe to but cannot be without him! Jesus is sinless because he is more than mortal he is God! The perfect sacrifice and only sacrifice that would satisfy the Father! Only he can raise you from the dead! No mortal is able or willing! Raise you to eternal life or eternal judgment depending on what you do will him! Accept his sacrifice for you or reject him? Do you want him more than your sin? By the way he overcame sin for you at the Cross! You will never be able to do it for yourself! James & Hamsa Sasse. IndiaJesusLovesYou.com