“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty” (Psa 91:1).
The ‘secret place’ is mentioned seven times in the Bible. What is this secret place? It is our prayer closet. If you don’t love to be alone with God for a long time, it means you are not living in the secret place. It is true we cannot spend much time in prayer if we are tired. But we should long for the presence of God as the deer pants for the water brooks. In one sense, the secret place is the heart of God. Prayer life is, remaining in the heart of God. Once you experience the blessedness and the joy of dwelling in the heart of God, you simply will not want to stop praying.
“Alone with God, the doors all shut, I see His face
I feel His love so strong and true, I know His grace;
His comfort comes in strengthening power to fill my heart;
Alone with God—how blest it is to ‘come apart’.”
Moses went to the presence of God to the top of the mount. What happened there? God spoke to Moses more than Moses spoke to God. If we live in the heart of God, God will speak to us more than we speak to Him.
Pastor Paul, the founder of our Mission, once wrote a post card to a brother in India which read: “You don’t need to do anything in the ministry. Only continue to sit in the presence of God and, do only what God asks you to.”
Our prayer life is like a great fortress that no enemy can penetrate. The ‘terror by night’, the ‘arrow that flieth by day’, the ‘pestilence that walketh in darkness’, or the ‘destruction that wasteth at noonday’ mentioned in Psalm 91 cannot come near us. The devil simply trembles when he sees even the weakest saint on his knees. How sad it is that many Christians do not know what a great protection they have when they maintain a life of prayer!
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
“Alone with God, the doors all shut, I see His face
I feel His love so strong and true, I know His grace;
His comfort comes in strengthening power to fill my heart;
Alone with God—how blest it is to ‘come apart’.”
Moses went to the presence of God to the top of the mount. What happened there? God spoke to Moses more than Moses spoke to God. If we live in the heart of God, God will speak to us more than we speak to Him.
Pastor Paul, the founder of our Mission, once wrote a post card to a brother in India which read: “You don’t need to do anything in the ministry. Only continue to sit in the presence of God and, do only what God asks you to.”
Our prayer life is like a great fortress that no enemy can penetrate. The ‘terror by night’, the ‘arrow that flieth by day’, the ‘pestilence that walketh in darkness’, or the ‘destruction that wasteth at noonday’ mentioned in Psalm 91 cannot come near us. The devil simply trembles when he sees even the weakest saint on his knees. How sad it is that many Christians do not know what a great protection they have when they maintain a life of prayer!
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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