My Protection

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"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

'Where is the secret place? Where God is! Well it can be anywhere, but must be somewhere. It can be any time but must be a set time.'  (Bob Gass)

It's basically where we spend time and intimacy with Our Heavenly Father. The eye of a storm is the most peaceful place on earth. This is why Jesus slept in the middle of the storm. In Mark 4:38, He was at peace because He knew that the storm couldn't take them under. 

The secret place is a place where we spend special times with Jesus. Often, we call it our quiet time. It's a time where Christians have a personal time of prayer and study with the Lord. It can be anytime and any place, and preferably the same time each day, but this can differ slightly. We need this time to regain our strength and listen and be taught by God. It is essential that we have these times. Nothing should come before these times, if at all possible.

As we spend time in this place we learn to dwell - live, rest, live - in Him and this is where we gain insight and get to know Him better. Also, if Jesus is our friend, we need to spend time with Him. If we don't spend time with a friend or speak to him or her, it is a very strange relationship. One that doesn't go far.

Jesus is not only our strength but He is also our refuge, the place that we can hide and nestle up to in those very hard and difficult times. A refuge is a safe place, one where a person is protected and taken care of. A person in a refuge can expect shelter from any danger or attack. A refuge describes where Jesus is amazingly well. The refuge Jesus provides for us is a fortress- solid, safe and a reliable hiding place.

In this world, it is hard to find anyone that we can totally trust. People tend to let us down quite often. I suppose you know that from your own life. However, what Jesus provides is the safe, reliable, protected kind, one in which He pour out all He has to love and take care of us.

Is this what you need right now? Perhaps you would benefit from the peace He has to offer you. Perhaps you need to adopt the habit of reading your bible and praying at a set time each day. It really is the only way to get to know Him better and to know the way forward.

Give it a try. If you haven't a bible, buy one. If you can't afford one, I'm pretty sure a local church would be able to help you. There are also the Gideons Society who will give you one free of charge. It'll be the best decision you make and that's a promise.

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard

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