FAITH CAPSULE: Will you enter as a dwelling place and not as a passing by place?
Psalm 91, Isaiah 57:15-21
God is Holy. 1 Samuel 2:2 testifies, “No one is holy like the Lord, for there is none besides You, nor is there any rock like our God.” He that is holy must also dwell in a holy place; non that is not holy shall see Him. God spoke in the book of Isaiah 57:15, “For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: ‘I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.’” Without doubt, there be no better place dwell like His dwelling place.
He mentioned by Himself in the book of Isaiah 57:15, “For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: ‘I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.’” The high place belongs to the High and Lofty One and it is also the place of believers with a contrite (a repentant) and humble (one whose shoulders are not rising above his head) spirit. Psalm 34:18 also confirms that, “the LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit”. Evidently, to dwell in His place is also to be near to Him. It is definitely an awesome promise only from our God whose awesomeness is beyond any man’s imagination. He is the only God that gives promises which does not fail and will never fail to remember His children. As a believer, have you thought of entering into His secret place as a dwelling place and not as a passing by place? If you will desire to enter and begin to dwell in His secret place, abiding under His shadow will not elude you.
Psalm 91:1 stated, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Indeed and in truth, there is no other place where a believer should desire to abide but under the shadow that does not expire; a shadow that is continuously constant and consistent. It is a shadow that covers one from every form of evil agenda. It is a shadow that will not allow deliverance to be denied over one’s life. To abide demands a step into His dwelling place. The word of God reveals His secret. His word is a not a secret to those who embrace studying and obeying. Engage and embrace His word to have a place and dwell in the high and holy place.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to be constant and consistent studying the word of God.