Saturday 29 June 2013

ENTERING THE SECRET PLACE



READ: PSALM 15:1-5
Peter was a product of dust yet his shadow healed the sick and cast out demons. How much more will the shadow of the Almighty accomplish in your life? Psalm 17:8-9 says God can hide His children under the shadow of His wings. The Lord will preserve you from your deadly enemies in Jesus name.
“Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in His holy place? He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.” (Psalm 24:3-4).
The secret place of the Most High is not accessible to all. Not every Christian can gain entry there. It is the holiest place in the universe hence only those who are holy can enter and dwell there. Your hands must be clean. This means you must engage them actively in legitimate business and projects. Your hands must not be laid on anything that would evoke God’s wrath. “Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs.” (Ephesians 4:28).
If you are idle both secularly and in the house of God, you cannot access the secret place. Your hands must be engaged. There are lots of jobs you can do. You may not require much capital to start some types of business. If you can depend on the Holy Spirit and look around you, the Lord will open your eyes to several opportunities. Your hands shall not shed blood. Those who are always sowing seeds of discord among believers or have the habit of pulling down others, cannot access the secret place.
Liars cannot access the secret place. All those who occupy their hearts with immoral and lascivious thoughts cannot access the secret place. Those that cannot fulfil their vows to God will be excluded from this holiest place. The covetous cannot access it. Yet that is where God wants you to be. The secret place is the place of joy, health and power. As long as you dwell there, it does not matter wherever you go, God’s shadow hides you from every evil. Even if all the hosts of hell come against you, they cannot touch you. Put off the things hindering you today and enter in. Make the secret place your permanent adobe.
Memorize: Ephesians 4:28 –Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs.