THE LORD AS A PROTECTOR IN THE SECRET PLACE by guest Kathy Essig

David had the assurance that even when life threatens to overflow him, the Lord will set him on a rock, a place that is unchangeable, powerful and immovable. Of course, this Rock he refers to is none other than the Lord Himself, Psa. 40:1-2.I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. The rock referred to in these verses is a “great craggy rock”. It is a rock that juts far above the battles going on at its feet. It allows those who ride its heights to rise far above the tumult beneath! This is the portion of all those who know Him! We are promised that we have a place of refuge that will lift us far above the stormy seas that would threaten to drown us. Like the eagle, who takes refuge above the storm until it has passed. Those who abide in Him are given grace that bears them higher than the storms and keeps them safe until danger has passed. Those who wish to rise above their circumstances are given wings to do so! Thank God for His matchless, marvelous, wonderful grace that allows every believer in Christ to weather the storms! His grace is sufficient to carry us far above the attacks of all the enemies we face in life and His grace allows some to soar while others are defeated by the same circumstances! What makes the difference? His grace! 2 Cor. 12:9 holds the answer to you overcoming what threatens to destroy you this evening! The answer is His grace! His GRACE is sufficient for us! Persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— I want to abide in that secret place! Why? Because I need help ! I need a protector. I need a provider! I need someone to put me in a place of safety, where I can see Him and experience His grace and glory. I praise His name that I can have that kind of relationship with Him! I don’t have to outbid anyone, I just have to rest in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross and abide in Him! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Prayer: Father Thank you for the assurance of the secret place. In that place we find guidance and guardianship. In that place we have profound Glory and precious grace. we bask in you and in the assurance of the secret place. I pray the truth of the secret place and the promises of the secret place