For thought and meditation

[rl69]

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

—Psalm 91:1

When you were a kid, did you ever have a hiding place, a place you would run to when you were afraid or wanted to be alone? God wants to be your hiding place. The good news is that you can retreat to this hiding place wherever you are.

Psalm 91:1 tells us, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”

It is worth noting that the blessings promised in this psalm are not for just anyone. They are specifically given to believers—and not just believers in general but believers who specifically meet the requirements in it. Psalm 91 is full of conditional promises. God promises to do certain things for us, hinging on our doing certain things that are required of us in this psalm.

We have a relationship with God because we have put our faith in Jesus Christ and have turned from our sin. But are we living in constant communion and fellowship with God? That is so important. Many people are not. They are not dwelling consistently with God. But the Lord wants you to dwell in the secret place of the Most High.

He wants you to be like Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet when He came to visit her home in Bethany. There is a time for busyness. There is a time for work. And there is also a time to worship. Unfortunately we sometimes substitute perspiration for inspiration and work for worship.

If you do that, it only will be a matter of time until you spiritually burn out. You can’t give out more than you take in. You need to live in communion with Him. You need to dwell in the secret place of the Most High.

[square butte]

I found that hiding place very early in life - For that I am truly thankful. Thank you for the morning word and scripture rl69

[Thundarstick]

I guess I'm just too dense to grasp the whole point today, but thank you for putting up for us.

[USMC87]

Thank you for the great lesson, Amen.

[Wayne Smith]

Reminds me of "I am the vine, you are the branches". As long as we stay attached to the vine ... .

[Pine Baron]

"Unfortunately we sometimes substitute perspiration for inspiration and work for worship."
It's so important to occasionally take a "beat", just to regain perspective and direction, if nothing else.

[Thundarstick]

O.k., school me. Are you talking about everyday work that putts food on the table, or are you talking about "church" work? I'm not familiar with "take a beat" either.

[Pine Baron]

I apologize Thunder. I didn't mean to be cryptic.

My interpretation of today's message regards all work (after all, no matter what your doing, whether it's day to day work or "church" work", it's all part of God's work, right?) and we should keep the original purpose in mind by keeping God in our "secret" place, whether that be your heart, or your mind, or some personal space.

As for "taking a beat", that just means to take a pause, to reflect and reconsider.

Go in peace brother.

[Blackwater]

What a great post! And so very true, too! Thanks, RL. Another great one.