DWELLING IN OUR SECRET PLACE.

DAILY DEVOTION.

DAY THIRTY SIX.

PSALM 91:1-2.  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 will I trust."

So, where is that secret place? and how do we dwell there? David says that God is his refuge and his fortress, dwelling in that secret place is a place of safety, David in Psalm 91 goes on to speak of God's protection and of God's salvation, so it is vitally important that we know what it means to dwell in that place. 

PSALM 31:20  You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the plots of men; You shall keep them secretly in Your pavilion from the strife of tongues. This verse shows us that our secret place is found in the presence of God, in God's presence we find safety and security. So, as Christians how do we apply these scriptures to our own lives?

EPHESIANS 2:4-6. But God who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He love us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ, by grace you have been saved, and raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.  Because of God's mercy we can now receive His grace, we are saved, born again because of His grace through faith in what Jesus did for us on the cross. We have been made alive in Christ, and we are raised up with Him and are now seated in heavenly places in Him, This is now our true spiritual position, this is now our place of spiritual authority, our secret place.

COLOSSIANS 3:1-3.  If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God, Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth, for you died, and your life is now hidden in Christ in God.  These verses confirm what we have just seen in Ephesians 2, we know that we have been raised up with Christ, we know that we are now alive in Him, as Paul said in Galatians "I have been crucified in Christ, it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me, and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me" Yes the old man is dead, crucified with Christ, we now have a new man living on the inside, new creations in Christ. Note what Paul said in verse 3 of the Colossians passage, Our lives are hidden in Christ in God. Christ is our secret place. 

PSALM 91:9-10.  Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling.  These verses show us that we can claim God's protection when we are dwelling in the secret in place, when we continue to abide in Christ and in His word we can be assured of God's protection over our lives.

PSALM 91:14-16.   Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him, I will set him on high, because he has 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 I will satisfy him and show Him My salvation.  These verses here are God's response to the one who chooses to dwell in the secret place, if we choose to dwell in Christ, to stay there, we can again know God's protection and His blessing over our lives and have the greater revelation of our salvation in Christ. Our salvation is far more than just being born again, it is wholeness, health, prosperity, victory, deliverance and freedom in every area of our lives.

COLOSSIANS 1:13.  He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the Kingdom of the Son of His love.   Remember we are now seated in Christ in heavenly places and this verse shows us clearly that Satan no longer has any authority over us, so seek the things that are above, seek the Kingdom of God, choose to dwell in your secret place, remain in Christ, stay in His word and in His love. as Jesus said in John 8:31-32 If we abide in His word then we are truly His disciples and we will know the truth and the truth will set us free. We cannot know the freedom that Jesus offers unless we abide in him and in His word. So this is my challenge to us all, myself included that we continue to abide in Christ, that we live in that secret place.