Today's Daily Lesson comes from Revelation chapter 2 verse 17
17Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To everyone who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give a white stone, and on the white stone is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it.
An old Methodist pastor I once knew used to give a name to the faithful of his flock who departed in death.
He gave names like "Faithful", "Courageous", "Pure of Heart", "Servant", "Singer". It was always a moment of anticipation as the congregation gathered to hear the name the pastor would give.
There is a name for us that none knows, but that we and all the angels long to hear.
We shall taste of the hidden manna -- the bread hidden in the secret storehouse of God. It shall revive us. And we shall be given the clear stone -- the diamond -- on which is written our true names, the names of our hearts.
Be faithful, beloved. Press on, hold out, and serve ahead. And the one whose name is greater than all names will reward you with a name that the heavens wait for, and will one day Amen.
Ryon Price is Senior Pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
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