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
Dear Suzanne, Rebecca, Anna and Mikayla,
Our example for these verses has got to be Jesus Himself. He lived His life here on earth in absolute unbroken communion with His Father in Heaven depending on Him completely to do the work that He was called to do. He did nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but only did and spoke those things that His Father in Heaven directed Him to do or say. He committed Himself utterly and completely to His Father. Truly He dwelt in the secret place of the Most High!! By faith, choose God as your refuge. In Him, in Christ we will find all that we need not only for this life but we also find the promise of the next.
As I read these two verses I wondered where the secret place of the Most High God was...I had an idea but there is nothing like looking through Scripture and allowing the interpretation to come through the word. Here is what I found. The secret place of the Most High God is in His presence. Read Psalm 31:20.
You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the plots of man;
The secret place is in the very presence of God...the Holy of Holies...the Mercy Seat...the throne room of our Father in Heaven. This is where our God hides us. Hebrews says our access is by faith and that we can come boldly to His throne that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. That is where we will find our help! That is where we will find our rest, our strength and our peace...where Hebrews also says we find our strong consolation and lay hold of the hope set before us...in Him. David speaks to this also saying this in Psalm 27.
One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. He shall hide me in His pavilion;--Psalm 27:4-5
The Psalmist deepest desire was to dwell in the house of the Lord and to live for His purposes...to spend time with God in communion, inquiring of Him and gazing upon His beauty and wondrous attributes. Do as David did and hide yourselves in the tabernacle of God.
AND if you are dwelling in the secret place of the Most High then you are under the shadow of His wings. The wings of the cherubim covered the mercy seat in the Holy of Holies and the Shekinah glory cloud hovered over the mercy seat. It is there that you are sheltered...in the very presence of God.
For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.
You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you. And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, ..." --Exodus 25:22
The Lord told Moses in Exodus 33:14 that His presence would go with Him and that He would give Him rest. God went before the Israelites on their journey through the wilderness in a pillar of cloud by day and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light. When the cloud moved, they moved...when the cloud stopped...they stopped. He was always with them...
In Him, the Bible tells us, we live and move and have our being. He is our covering...He is the Becoming One...He becomes whatever we need! We (ME!) have Him living inside. This treasure lives in our earthen vessel. Whether we live or die, we are with Him.
Girls, meditate on this. If you believe, this is your reality. He, the God of the Universe, dwells inside each one of you. You can commune with Him always...praying unceasingly. Feeling desolate and alone..His presence is with you. Feeling confused and unsure or in need of guidance...He is your truth and speaks to you through His word. Feeling unworthy...He died for you...He is your life. Feeling frightened...He is your peace and your rock. Feeling grief and sadness...He is your comfort. Feeling weak...He becomes your strength. Feeling attacked and persecuted...He is your strong tower and goes before you. Pray and ask Him to increase your faith to live out your life in His presence. Your God, girls, does go with you...wait on Him and walk with Him in perfect communion. Commit yourself to Him...Lift up your soul to Him. Make God your habitation and take refuge under the shelter of His wings and abide in His perfect love.
Love
Mom
The promises to those who take shelter in Him are powerful and many! Read them and be encouraged!
For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. --Psalm 27:5
You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah --Psalm 32-7
For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah--Psalm 61:3-4
Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,--Psalm 17:8
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.--Psalm 36:7-9
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by. I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.--Psalm 57:1-2
then the LORD will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering. And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.--Isaiah 4:5-6
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.--Psalm 18:2
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.--Psalm 46:1
Be my strong refuge, To which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.--Psalm 71:3
I cried out to You, O LORD: I said, "You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living. --Psalm 142:5
The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, 'Destroy!' --Deuteronomy 33:27
My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah --Psalm 62:5-8
Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; 'For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.' " --Isaiah 12:2
You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.Trust in the LORD forever, For in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength. --Isaiah 26:3
