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And will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving (i.e., but) he that receiveth it. ?Eevelation ii. 17. I Must first tell you something for your comfort, before I explain the text. Who is it that is to have the
white stone ?
Who is it ? If you look at the line just before my text in the same verse, you will see who it is that is to have the
white stone.
To him that overcometh. What does that mean ? Perhaps somebody says, Then I’m sure I shall not have it: I have not overcome: I have not conquered my temper: I have not conquered my evil habits yet?therefore I’m sure I shall not have it. Now it does not mean that. Look at it. It does not say,
To him who has overcome; but to him who
overcometh. There is a great difference. None of us have yet
overcome ?not one of us?young or old?we have not conquered any thing yet; but if we are God’s children, we are conquering, though we have not yet conquered. Then God says He will give us
a white stone. Do you think you are conquering a little bit every day ? getting the mastery over yourselves ? I heard lately of a master of a school, who, once amonth, called up every boy to him, and he gave each boy a little bit of paper, and no one saw what was written on the paper but the master and the boy. On that piece of paper was written the fault that the boy was to conquer in the next month. Don’t you think that he was a good man? If you had any kind person who would write upon a piece of paper the fault you were to conquer the next month?do you think a month would be long enough to conquer it in ? Try?try ! Then, if you would conquer your fault, whatever it is, you are the person to whom God will give the white stone. You have not
overcome ?but you…
