THE SECRET PLACE OF PRAYER

But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. (Matthew 6:6 NKJV)

In prayer there must be deliberateness, the secret place, the inner chamber, the fixed time, the shut door against distraction and intruders. In that secret place the Father is waiting for us. He is as certainly there as He is in heaven.  Be reverent, as Moses when he took his shoes off his feet! Be trustful, because you are having an audience with one who is infinite with sympathy and love! Be comforted, because there is no problem He cannot solve, no knot He cannot untie!

God knows even better than we do what we need and should ask for. He has gone over every item of our life, every trial, every temptation, the unknown and unexpected, the rays of sunshine on the path, and the clouds of weeping. He listens to our forecast and requests, and rejoices when they are in accord with His infinite foreknowledge; or He may give us something better and more appropriate to our case.

"He will recompense thee." If He does not remove the cup, He will send an angel to strengthen; if the problem remains unresolved, He will give more grace. You may be sure of that, in some way or other, your Heavenly Father is going to meet your particular need. It is as certain as though you heard Him say: "Go your way, your prayer is heard: I will undertake, trust Me, leave all in my hand!" When you have definitely put a matter into God's hands, leave it there. Do not repeat the committal, for that suggests that you have never made it. Your attitude therefore is to look into God's face, not to ask Him to remember, but to say: "Father, You know, understand, and care! I know whom I have trusted, and am persuaded that You wilt not fail."

There is a prayer which is without ceasing; but surely that is not the reiterated request for the same thing, but the blessed interchange of happy fellowship. Don’t use vain repetitions, as do the heathen, who think that they will be heard for much speaking, but count Him faithful that promised! This reckoning of faith is probably the loftiest attribute of prayer, for faith is the quiet assurance of things not yet seen!

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, lift us into Your light, love, purity, and blessedness, then give us at last our portion with those who have trusted in You, and sought in small things as in great, in things earthly and things eternal, to do Your Holy will.   In Christ’s’ name I ask it, AMEN.

God's Daily Promise

 Promise #65:
I have chosen the weak things of this world to confound the strong.

1 Corinthians 1:27 (WEB)
but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise.
God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;