The Secret Place
by Molly Wingard
Joy In The Lord Ministries - Redfield, AR
Psalm 91: 1-16 ASV says, " He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust. For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence. He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day; For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; But it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked. For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent. For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under foot. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation. " The crown of life is for the overcomer. We must be in the place where God can depend upon us to keep going until we see victory. Knowing no defeat, always making our stand by faith and gaining the victory.
John 6:29 ASV says, "Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. "
God never wants us to retreat before the enemy, but to learn the song of victory and overcome! There are two kinds of shouts: a shout that is made and a shout that makes you. There is a place where you take hold of God, but, there is a better place where God takes hold of you. Fellowship with God, peace and power - this is God’s will for us! Christ purchased it for us. Through Him we have the covering of the presence of the Almighty.
There are two kinds of fear: one fear involves being afraid of God, unbelievers. But the believer should desire, rather, to die than to grieve God by fearing Him in this way. The secret place of the Lord is with those who fear Him in the second way: with respect and honor. Moses feared God and said to Him, If Your Presence does not go with me, do not carry us up from here!
To dwell in the secret place, His presence! It will dare us to believe all God says, assisting us to lay hold of the promises. We have a great salvation filled with inspiration. It has no limitations; it makes known the immeasurable wonders of God.
You need to have facts, inward facts, instead of "fearing" or feelings, because you will be beyond anyone’s argument when you have them. There are people who proclaim, "I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress: my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust!" He who abides in the Lord knows he can trust in the Lord to protect him from harm.
There is no evil temper in the secret place. All is swept away while one is dwelling in the presence of the Almighty; Jesus was manifested to destroy ALL the works of the devil! 1 John 3:8 ASV says, "he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. " God’s Word is an antidote to evil.
We must be aware that there is a great weakness in the world: It is a lack of knowledge. People cut out cisterns that can hold no water, instead of filling themselves with the Word of God. 1 John 4:18 ASV says, "There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love. "
The Word (Bible) spells destruction to all evil, because God is in the Word and He is greater than all evil. He that dwelleth in GOD, in His presence and in His Word, is master of evil situations. Some turn from God’s plan because of fear and feelings. Seek after God’s plan. Don’t be unbelieving, for the waverer gets nothing. Real faith is established, never changing, and with it you’ll get all GOD has for you.
"How can I get established faith?" you ask. Abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Don’t change your position, but always have the presence of God, the glory of God. Pay any price to abide under that covering, for the secret of victory is to abide where the Victor abides. Romans 10:10 ASV says, " for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. "
Your life is hid with Christ in God. You have no limitation when the holy breath blows an inward cry after HIM. Do you know His Name? If so, God will set you on high. And you can ask what you will - communion with Jesus - and it shall be given to you. It comes through knowledge of Jesus’ Name; not just by whispering it now and then. Call upon the Lord, and He will answer you. Feed upon His Word. Believers who live a life of communion with God are constantly safe under His protection.
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