The Secret of the Shut Door!

To be set on fire, you must get close to God. When you feel cold, distant, and "out of it" spiritually, it's time to retreat to the closet, place yourself before the fireplace of His word, and allow the intensity of His face to restore your fervency.”

― Bob Sorge,

His Word

⁵ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. ⁶ But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:5-6

From my heart to yours

I really love Psalm 91 and the blessed assurance that accompanies dwelling in the secret place of the Lord; The guarantee of those who make the Lord their habitation to enjoy the protection of abiding under the shelter of His tabernacle. The Lord has been teaching me on the secrets of dwelling in His presence to behold His splendor, Beauty and Majestic glory.  He taught me about the blessedness of the shut door! The place of communion with the Father with everything else shut out. No TV, phone, Instagram, Facebook…etc. Just a simple girl, with my Bible, journal, highlighter, and the Lord who abides in the secret place. Occasionally the Lord through His Spirit will beckon me to go to His secret place because He has missed me. I would be still, sometimes standing amd ministering to the Lord, listen, pray, cry, meditate etc.

In here, the Lord teaches us on the blessedness and joy of cultivating a secret life of communion with Him. It is in the secret place that we can experience Him simply yet powerfully. The sheer delight of being tucked away in a nook, your door shut, you are curled up in a comfortable position, quiet, the word of God laid bare before thine eyes, Jesus present, the Holy Spirit gently washing your heart and the love of God is awakened in those silent moments of meditation of His amazing grace. At that place, your spirit is ignited and your mind renewed. You become aware of the presence of the Father. Here, you talk to your Father and He talks to you in an intimate language of laugh. He makes you laugh in the Holy Ghost-I love when this happens a lot!

Jesus teaches about the secret place of the Lord and when we shut ourselves off the world and lock our doors(figuratively), we automatically enter into  the presence of the Lord and the Father is already in the secret place. It is His habitation. Matthew 6:18… but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

When you shut your door, you enter the presence of your father regardless of how you feel. At the secret place, you experience the taste of Heaven. When you know that you are in His presence and don’t even feel it, the knowledge of His presence will cause your soul to be inclined to the presence of the Lord.

You need to shut that door!

Journal

·         Have you ever desired to experience a taste of Heaven?

·         Have you ever experienced God in His secret place?

·         You need to shut that door! Retreat somewhere and shut off the world and have communion with your Father. He is already at the secret place waiting for you darling.

Let’s Pray

Father, I choose to dwell in Your secret place this day and I pray for grace to say no the world and shut the door of distractions to seek You. Lord because I have made the choice to abide in the secret place of the Most High and make these declarations with my mouth, I am not afraid of  terror of the night nor the arrows of the wicked that flies by day.  I have no fear or dread or worry of the pestilence that stalks in the darkness.  I am not at all fearful of the destruction and sudden death that surprise and lay waste at noonday. A thousand of my enemies may fall at my side and ten thousand at my right hand but it never comes near me but with mine eyes will thine see the reward of the wicked. 

Because Lord You are my Refuge and the Most High my dwelling place no evil shall befall me nor any plague or calamity come near my house. Thank you that You will command  Your angels special charge over me to accompany me and to defend me and to preserve me in all my ways of obedience and service. The angels assigned to me will bear me up on their hands lest I should dash my foot against a stone.  I will tread upon the lion and the adder, the young lion and the serpent will I trample underfoot.  I am always above and never beneath. Amen, and because I have set my love upon the Lord, He will deliver me, the Lord will set me on high, because I know His name and massive will be  the overflow of His mercy, love and kindness.  With a long, happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous life He is satisfying me and showing me His salvation. Amen

Daughter of the Covenant (Chiddy)

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