A New Name

 A New Name

Revelation 2:17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

Knoweth is ginosko - personal experience, personally knowing something. I don't know how in eternity we can have a name only we know, but if Jesus gives us a name based on our walks with Him or our victories in Him, then it is something only we can personally know. I can tell you Jesus gave me a name that meant such and such - but only I would personally know the true significance of it, only I would have personally experienced its meaning in my own life.

1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

Good thing the Lord will seek out the good in my walk with Him - even if I have to give account of other choices or things I do that I should not have done.

Think of people's names that God Himself changed - Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah, Jacob to Israel, Solomon to Jedidiah. There were other people that had nicknames - Simon to Peter, James and John to Sons of Thunder, Saul to Paul (though it does not say who changed the name - whether God or Paul himself).

The animals in the Garden of Eden Adam named by observing them and noticing something about each of them. The Lord has a name for every single star He created.

Genesis 2:19  And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

Psalm 147:4  He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

The Lord knows everything about each one of us - what makes us tick, what matters to us, our personalities and the way we think, our spiritual ups and downs, our victories and defeats. Whatever our new names will be, it will mean something significant to Him and to us.

February 24, 2023
Jerry Bouey