The Secret Place

As we make time to meet with the Lord in prayer and in His Word each day, He promises to instruct us in His will, guide us on His path and direct our steps. The Holy Spirit will meet with us  in that secret place with the Father and Jesus! In Psalm 16, David speaks of setting the Lord continually before him, taking refuge in the Lord.  "You will make known to me the path of life. 

 In Your presence is fullness of Joy....... The secret of the Lord is for those who worship Him He will make then know His covenant." 

 

In the Secret Place we will discover God's will. "He will instruct us and teach us in the way we should go. He will counsel us with His eye upon us." Jesus spent much time alone with the Father, receiving from Him all that which was necessary for the day. When He told the disciples to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread," He was telling them that each day would require a fresh supply from the Father, of grace, wisdom, strength and direction.  He will strengthen us and give us all we need for the day.  He is our All in All.  He is the Light of the world and in Him is no darkness.

  

The Secret Place

In the secret place of prayer with the Lord is where Colossians 1:9-12 will become a reality in your life.

I'm praying this verse for you now,  asking the Lord that

"you may be filled with the knowledge of His will

 in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord,

 to please Him in all respects,

 bearing fruit in every good work

 and increasing in the knowledge of God; 

strengthened with all power, 

according to His glorious might, 

for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience;

 joyously giving thanks to the Father,

 Who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light."

Jesus said in Matthew 6:6 that we are to go into our secret place, close the door, and pray, and our Father will see us and hear us and He will transform us.

Did you know it's possible for you to be filled with the knowledge of His will in your life?  He is your inheritance!  He is your All in All. Find Him intentionally, in secret!

The Secret Place

Jesus has instructed us in Matthew 6:6  to pray,  and to have a time each day that we go into a private place to pray to Him in secret and He will reward us openly.  Oh the joy of meeting with our King in secret!  In that secret meeting place He will teach us how to worship, how to receive forgiveness for our failures, how to wait upon Him, how to pray. He will transform us by His Word, impart wisdom, love, joy, peace and all we have need of.  He will fill us with Himself. He will show us great and mighty things that we do not know. Today I want you to be greatly encouraged as you read one of the most powerful "secret place" passages, Psalm 34:4-10.

 

4 I sought the Lord, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

5 Those who look to him are radiant, their faces shall never be ashamed.

6 In my desperation I prayed, the Lord heard me and saved me out of all my troubles.

7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and  delivers them.

8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.

9 Oh fear the Lord, you His saints, those who fear Him have no lack!

10 The young lions suffer want and hunger; those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

 

I pray this verse will greatly encourage you today!  As you make time daily to meet with the Lord in secret, it will change your life!   This verse declares that as you seek Him, look to Him, cry to Him, worship Him, take refuge in Him, revere Him in the secret place each day,  this will result:

He will ........Answer you; Deliver you from all your fears; You will be radiant; You will never be ashamed; He will hear you; He will save you from all your troubles; He will send angels to encamp about you; He will deliver you; He will bless you; You will have great joy; You will have no lack; You will lack no good thing.

 

And He does all this so that we can experience relationship with Him and bring His love Word and presence to this hurting world and set the captives free in His name. Thank You Lord! 

 

The Secret Place

I'm praying for you this morning that Mathew 6:6 is becoming a daily delight to you as you spend time in the secret place with your Father. 

 

I am also praying this powerful verse from Colossians 1:9-12 for you and your family, asking the Lord that "you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light." This is an incredible verse to pray! Did you know it's possible for you to be filled with the knowledge of His will in your life?  He is your inheritance!  He is your All in All.

 

 I love Colossians because it contains incredible insight to God's plan for how are to live in Him right now. I believe much of it relates to a lifestyle that the Lord desires and makes available to every believer, but that  only those who spend time in the "Secret Place" of prayer and the Word will experience.

 

In verse 1:23 Paul gives a strong admonition for us today... that we are to "CONTINUE in the faith, firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard..." Every day our circumstances, our own thoughts, the things of this world have the potential to move us away from the hope of the gospel and even cause us to waver or get off course.  But we don't have to!  We can stay firmly established,  strengthened by His presence, We continue in the faith to the degree we spend time with Him in prayer and in the Word!  Let's stay alert, steadfast, understanding the times we are in, desperate for His presence. Be greatly encouraged today!