Secrets Of The Secret Place Book
Hyun Orth
I am sure some will say, Ihave tried the secret place but it seems as if my challenges increased the more, oh believe me you are on the right track, because the devil will fight you tooth and nail to pull you out, but remain steadfast, he that keepeth us does not slumber or sleep. Yours might be painful moments or times of desperation, what do we do in that situation. I have noticed my pains and desperation brings out something in me, there is this desperacy in prayer and seeking God and other times, I just cry and take the easy way out. But now i have learnt to leverage on my pains and make them stepoing stones to higher dimension. I am going to embrace that fire in my bosom till it makes me better. So next time you are in pain or desperation, know that it is time to seek the Lord like never before.
Some columns are written to leaders and others are for those who try to be led. This one is for all of us. We all need to pray. Some of us need to pray more, others need to pray more regularly and others need to make a new start at the whole enterprise.
Paul has the authority to instruct us in the Life of Prayer. He was a man of continual prayer. He was schooled in Jewish prayer. When he became a Christian, he found a new, more intense and effective form of prayer when he learned to pray in/by the Holy Spirit. We see in the book of Acts the various crises of his life. We see him praying in jail at midnight, aboard ship in a storm, and in public ministry with great power and effect. In his letters to the churches we get a glimpse of his private prayer life: with understanding and with the spirit, without ceasing, with great revelation, and with an expectation of signs and wonders. His powerful public life sprang from a power private life of prayer.
He said that worship, which includes prayer, would not be in ceremony and tradition alone. These can be performed outwardly with no sincere action of the heart. New Covenant worship, on the other hand, would be done in spirit and in truth. This spirituality is internal before it is external. This is an inner spirituality of integrity, honesty and humility formed by the Word of God, the truth that sets us free, and empowered by the Holy Spirit. This cannot be faked for God Himself is the object and He cannot be fooled. Now, to the first three of the eight secrets I discovered.
The first secret of the Secret Place is to be absolutely alone with the Father. Being alone with God bars any possibility of performance praying. If another person can hear our words, this affects the way we pray. Find a time, a chair, a room, a corner, a couch in your home and let every body know of your time and place, your personal appointment with Abba Father. Most likely your family will be happy to help you pray more!
Silence is the searchlight of the soul. The voice of the Lord is heard in the human spirit when we quiet our souls. Noise is the enemy of the Secret Place. I avoid music with word associations as background. If I am inwardly singing, I am not being silent. Our culture hates silence and our souls have been shaped in its image. But our spirit was created in the image of God and craves the silence of creation wherein is heard the voice of God.
Together, these two secrets imply a schedule, set times of prayer each day. From age to age in the history of worship these times ranged from twice daily to up to seven times a day. The biblical and historical minimum seems to be twice daily: morning and evening. The idea is to frame each day in prayer. My doctoral thesis project attempted this schedule and, predictably, found it almost impossible. Yet, in our busy lives, events that are not scheduled tend not to happen. One of the advantages of attempting morning and evening prayer was the chance to do one if the other was missed. The people in my study group ending up praying more often than when they attempted one prayer time each day.
I am a third-generation minister with more than decades of experience as a pastoral artist, worship leader and conductor. I am also a teacher and writer, and I currently serve as online Professor of Worship Studies at Valley Forge University. For more about who I am and what I do, click here.
When we learn to dwell in the secret place of the Most High, we are positioning ourselves to discover the key to true kingdom fruitfulness. Reproductive power is unlocked in the shadow of the Almighty. (p. 5)
God has secrets! As His children, He will reveal secret things to us. He shares what will be beneficial to our spiritual walk. If the secret things belong to God and He want to reveal them, we must be in a secret place to hear His secrets.
Each of us will have our own interpretation of the secret place. If you perceive the secret place primarily as a location, you will think of the special spot where you spend time alone with the Lord. If the concept of information resonates more, you will focus upon new spiritual understanding God personally reveals.
Secrets of the Secret Place is a timeless classic on prayer - an unparalleled resource for inspiring your quiet time devotional life. Furthermore, in this legacy edition (2020), Bob rewrote the entire book for posterity. This edition is stronger and easier to listen to than ever. Get this edition! This book defuses common struggles, equips, and inspires fervency for Jesus. Fifty-two short chapters. Even if you have the first edition, you're going to love this revised legacy edition.
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I usually feel very privileged and honoured when people share their secrets with me. I mean "their own" secrets, not those of others (gossip)! This is because it's an indication or proof of trust. No one opens their secret to someone they don't trust. It also put a level of responsibility upon me as a confidant. It means I am a custodian of someone's vital and sensitive information and cannot afford to be frivolous with what they've kept in my charge. It is also very interesting to know that every individual, group or multitude of people have one secret or another that only a few selected individuals are privy to. Most nations of the world have a secret service agency - CIA, KGB, MI5, etc- which consist of few individuals with sworn and proven allegiance to their nations. These secret service agents are exposed to certain level of national secrets because of the trust the state has in them.
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