The Phaneroo Devotion: The Hidden Manna
Apostle Grace Lubega
Revelation 2:17 (NKJV): “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.”
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Manna was the heavenly bread provided to the children of Israel during their journey through the wilderness. In its spiritual essence, this manna represents the Word of God, personified in Jesus Christ as the true Bread of Heaven.
This manna is still available today; it did not cease when the children of Israel crossed into the Promised Land. However, even though it is available to all, it is not necessarily accessed by all. This is why, in this new dispensation, our theme scripture refers to it as “hidden.”
It is not hidden so that it can never be found; it is hidden so that it may be discovered by men and women who are hungry enough to dig deep.
Hidden manna is the portion of believers who genuinely desire the realities of the Spirit. It is accessed by those who do not merely read the Word on the days they attend a church service, but have wholly surrendered themselves to the Scriptures. It belongs to those who listen to godly teaching and refuse to leave it at the church doors. Instead, they “chew” on it; they ruminate, ponder, and turn the Word over in their spirits, looking at it from every angle in a relentless quest for deeper understanding.
This manna is found by those for whom the Word is not just information, but life, those who, like Job, desire it more than their necessary food. God is calling us to return to the Word with a fresh passion; to be consumed by it and to explore its mysteries with a new sense of urgency and yearning. As we do, the hidden will be unveiled and what no man has ever heard will be opened to us. Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY: Job 23:12; Psalm 119:18
GOLDEN NUGGET: Hidden manna is the portion of believers who genuinely desire the realities of the Spirit. It is accessed by those who do not merely read the Word on the days they attend a church service, but have wholly surrendered themselves to the Scriptures.
PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank You for Your Word and its bottomless depths. I receive the grace to be a seeker, much more than I have ever done. I refuse to be a casual student of the Scriptures; I choose to delve deep into the mysteries of the Kingdom. You stir up a holy hunger within me that cannot be satisfied by surface-level knowledge. As I ponder on Your Truth, open my eyes to see the wondrous things in Your Law. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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