He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God in Him I will Trust – Psalm 91 v.1-2
As a Christian, the secret place is a place not to be ignored – that 121-connection point you communicate with your maker; it is sacred, intimate, personal and can only be further described when you have had a true encounter with the Holy Spirit. Before we go in-depth in this subject, I would like to break down and simplify the context of this bible verse.
Firstly, what does it mean to dwell? To dwell according to the Oxford English dictionary means to live in or live at a specified place. That specified place is in your spirit. The spirit of God came to live on the inside of you when you accepted Jesus as your Lord and saviour. When you in turn dwell in the secret place, you are acknowledging that which is living in you and it goes deeper than that. There is a connection and a staying power to remain and savour the beauty of the in dwelling.
Secondly, what or where is this secret place you may ask? A secret place is where someone or something can be hidden or where they are hiding – a hideout, sanctuary, shelter, etc
Thirdly, how do you abide? Jesus said “Abide in me and I will abide in you. Abide means to remain stable or fixed in a state, to continue in a place. To abide under the shadow of the Almighty denotes closeness to God. Moses dwelt in the secret place in the midst of the dark cloud (Exodus 24v18) When you abide, you feel the presence and the glory of God – it is just the place to be! Like an eagle covering its young ones with its wings, so does God want to hide us in his protection under his wings where we find refuge in that safe haven free from every sort of harm. Reminds me of a childhood story of when I was young, and we were to visit our private clinic with our seasonal dose of immunisations in the form of an injection which absolutely terrified me. I would immediately hide behind my father holding his legs and in my young mind, I was totally invisible and untouchable to the whole world and safe from harm. This human illustration does not even come as close to that of our heavenly father and yet depicts the potential of hiding and trusting to feel safe – how much more Almighty God!
You see, when you abide in the secret place the presence of God overshadows you. The secret place of our heart- the prayer closet where we appeal to the hidden presence of God to be made manifest in every circumstance of our lives. We are privy to having access to His divine presence – the Holies of holies made without human hands.
Sometimes when we are facing trials or challenges, God wants us to draw closer to Him. That is the beauty of the secret place – His presence is so close, His heart so near that the proximity catapults your faith to a whole new level. You draw strength to face the day. He reveals mysteries in this secret place, secrets are downloaded to your spirit. Solutions that are far-fetched now seem like reality – Faith begins to rise!
Are you dwelling? Are you enjoying that beauty of being alone with the Master where nothing and absolutely nothing comes between you? He wraps His arm of love around you and constantly reminds you that “It is I who will give you the hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel who summons you by name”
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