{"id":251,"date":"2024-01-31T18:09:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T00:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/areadywritersink.com\/mnm\/?p=251"},"modified":"2024-01-31T18:09:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T00:09:19","slug":"secrets-of-the-secret-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/areadywritersink.com\/mnm\/index.php\/2024\/01\/31\/secrets-of-the-secret-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Secrets of the Secret Place\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Psst. Psssssstt. Pssssstttt. I\u2019ve got something to share with you. Now before you start singing: \u201cSecrets, secrets are no fun\u2026\u201d Hear me out.&#x1f442;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lord our God is the Chief Secret Keeper, as revealed in Scripture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. (<\/em>Psalm 25:14 KJV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The secret things belong to the LORD our God. The revealed things belong to us and to our children forever: to keep all the words of this covenant<\/em>. (Deuteronomy\u202c \u202d29\u202c:\u202d29\u202c \u202dCEB\u202c\u202c)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike some childhood experiences (and adult ones, too!), He doesn\u2019t leave us out. &#x1f512;He wants to reveal His secrets to us because we are in covenant with Him.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Psalm 91:1 says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand]<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isn\u2019t that beautiful? &#x1f60d; We are a part of His \u201cin\u201d crowd. We get to be a part of the Creator of the Universe\u2019s inner circle! A much better circle than all the others, I think.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We get the secrets of the Secret Place.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wait, but how do we&nbsp;<em>really&nbsp;<\/em>get in??<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By abiding in Him.&nbsp;<br>By spending time in close proximity with Him.&nbsp;<br>By becoming His friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend\u2026<\/em>(Exodus 33:11 ESV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.&nbsp;<\/em>(John 15:15 ESV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaghhh. &#x1f92f; I can hardly stand it. Friendship with God, what?! Oh such a privilege and high honor!!\u00a0&#x1f970;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friendship with God gives us direct access to the Secret Place. Wow! Thank You, Jesus!&#x1f64c;<br><br>Prayer: \u201cAbba, can you teach me how to be Your friend?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~mnm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psst. Psssssstt. Pssssstttt. I\u2019ve got something to share with you. Now before you start singing: \u201cSecrets, secrets are no fun\u2026\u201d Hear me out.&#x1f442; The Lord our God is the Chief Secret Keeper, as revealed in Scripture: The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. 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