Morning by Morning, April 30 - How To Dwell in “The Secret Place” and “Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty” Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be at the center of my heart and in the middle of every moment of my day. ... “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 91:1-2). Show me how to dwell in Your secret place. Teach me how to abide under Your shadow. Help me believe undoubtedly and to know unwaveringly that You are my Refuge and my Fortress, my God in whom I trust. ... As I wait for the leading of Your Holy Spirit to bring Your Word to life to me today, these words come into my spirit and rise up to my mind: “Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened to you.” ... Yes, Lord. I know these words. I haven’t read them in a while, but as I search for them in Your Word, I find them in the Gospel of Matthew: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened” (Matthew 7:7-8). And these words are followed by words to encourage me not to doubt that You hear, not to doubt that You answer, but to trust that it is Your will and Your heart for me to ask and receive, to seek and find, to knock and see that the door will be opened: “Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or is he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent. If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him” (Matthew 7:9-12). These are Your Words, Lord Jesus. And what comes to me as Your Spirit is speaking Your Words into my spirit this morning is this: “It’s good for you to ask. It’s good for you to pursue. It’s good for you to be expectant of My answer as you press into My Presence. I look at the heart. And for those who are hungry for Me and My Presence in their hearts, I embrace you and cover you and surround you in the love and power and shelter of My Presence. This is the secret place of My Presence. This is the shadow of the Almighty. This is how you allow Me to be your Refuge and your Fortress, as you trust in Me as your God.” ... Yes, Lord. Another Word from Your Scripture comes immediately to mind to confirm what I believe is Your word in my heart: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6). And now this: “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matthew 6:33). I choose to receive this gift of Your grace. And by the power of Your grace, I choose to embrace this attitude of my heart, this perspective of my spirit, that I believe You’re speaking to me. These are keys of the kingdom of God, a means of Your grace, a way that leads to life in You--day by day, morning by morning, moment by moment--in my deeply personal relationship with You, as I consciously choose to abide in You and consciously choose to allow you to abide in me. Lord, let it be so in me now and throughout the moments of my day--this day and every day. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today. In the love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you dwell in the Secret Place and abide in the Shelter of the Almighty, choosing this attitude of your heart and perspective of your spirit, abiding in the Lord as He abides in you, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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