FAITH CAPSULE: Fear God constantly and consistently to dwell in His secret place.

Psalm 91

It is written, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”(Psalm 91:1) Interestingly, it is anyone that makes the choice to dwell in the secret place of the Most High that will be located under His shadow. However, the secret place of the Most High is not a physical place neither is it in a church building. The word of God identifies where the secret place of the Most high is situated when it states, “The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant.” (Psalm 25:14) Without any doubt, having the fear of God in one’s life is having the key to unlock the door of the secret place of the Most High.
Among the blessing of dwelling in the secret place of the Most High God is uncommon protection in the face of confronting challenges. The Jews that went back to rebuild Jerusalem after the captivity were confronted by adversaries that were attempting to deny them from rebuilding. All attempt to stop them failed and they testified, “But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius.”(Ezra 5:5) The Bible states it in Psalm 33:18, “The eye of the LORD is on those that fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy.” Evidently, to be under the watchful eye of God that is not visible to a naked eye is to be in His secret place. Do you fear God indeed and in truth or you fear Him just at your mouth?
What does it mean to fear God? To fear the Lord is to love the Lord. God wants us to love Him because He Himself is love. Deuteronomy 30:6 buttress by stating, “And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.” To fear the Lord is to love Him, and to love Him is to live. Obviously, those that dwell in the fear of God are in His secret place. To have a place in the secret place calls for dwelling, not entering and departing on a regular basis. One cannot fear God today and not fear Him tomorrow expecting to be dwelling in the secret place of the Most High. Dwelling in the secret place demands to be living constantly and consistently in the fear of God. Without the fear of the Lord, there will be no abiding in the secret place of the Most High.

Prayer for today: Ask God to put His fear in your heart so that you may abide under the shadow of the Most High.