ISAIAH 55:10 & 11 - "The Highest Worship"

"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." (Revelations 2:17) As we have seen through God's declaration in verses 8 and 9 of Isaiah 55, that His thoughts are not our thoughts, nor are our ways His ways; because, as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are His ways so much higher that our ways, and His thoughts are so much higher than those thoughts which we imagine within our minds. The only way to even begin to know the thoughts of the Father are in the Spirit, and then through His Word; but in doing so, we must worship Him in spirit, because He is Spirit; and it is in the Spirit that we will have fellowship with Him. But then, as we approach the Father, we discover that, wow and behold, there is Jesus, who is manifested as the Father; Why is this so? Quite simply, we can not see God the Father, who is Spirit; but we can see the Son, who is manifested as the Father. Does that make any sense to you? Really, this would explain a few things; like one, is the declaration of Jesus in Isaiah 9:6, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." You could really find quite a few more Names for Jesus throughout the Word of God; especially the one the says it all: The Word; because God has declared Himself through His Word. Now, regarding the opening verse, which is the reward to those that have overcome in the Letter to the Church in Pergamos; there are three rewards that are listed here. Two of these rewards, I believe are for our current benefit; meaning that they are to be used now, while we are living within this mortal body; and the other one is for the hope which we have in glory, which actually can be used now also, indirectly, but we will get to that later. The first which is for our current use, is to eat of the Hidden Manna. What is this Hidden Manna? Okay, what was manna? It was bread that came down from Heaven, which God provided for food to the children of Israel in the wilderness. And what does bread refer to in the Bible? God's Word! So if we are going to eat God's Word, then what is the Hidden Word? This is the read between the lines kind of Word; a New Word, that only God will be able to reveal to us; treasures of His Word that are spoken into our hearts. Things which are not apparent by just reading the words which are printed on the pages; but rather, the things which He reveals to us as His children; our Father, speaking directly into our hearts as we read His Word. This is why it is so vitally important that we enter into a spirit of worship that must be in Spirit and in Truth. God can, and still does speak to us otherwise, but to be able to eat of the Hidden Manna, we must do so through the heart of worship, and we must be in fellowship with Him. The other item which is for our current benefit, is the New Name Written, that is within the White Stone. This I believe is a Name that is known only by the Father, and by the person receiving the Name; which is for us to use now, as we are within this mortal shell. To be used as we fellowship with the Father; which the Father uses to call us by our Name, which He has given unto us, and only we know it. Okay, I know that may seem a little out there; but to those that know, it makes perfect sense. You do know, at least, that you will have a New Name in Heaven; Right? Well that New Name has already been established by God, and when we are worshipping Him in spirit, He will call us by that Name. Okay then, The White Stone; well this my dear brothers and sisters is the Hope of our Glory in Christ Jesus, because it is a Stone which is part of the Glorious Church. This is our highest calling, and that which we are called for; to be part of His Church; The New Jerusalem which is depicted in Revelations 21, as The Bride of Christ. So, because we know what is our High Calling, there is a New Oneness which we must come to realize; which is the Oneness of the Church; which is our Brothers and Sisters in the Lord. This is a portion of Jesus' prayer, which He prayed in the upper room, prior to going to the Garden of Gethsemane: "Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on Me through their word; That they all may be One; as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be One in Us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent Me. And the Glory which Thou gavest Me I have given them; that they may be One, even as We are One: I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be made perfect in One; and that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me, and hast Loved them, as Thou hast Loved Me." (John 17:20 - 23)