Commit to Memory: “Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 AMP.
Everything in and of God flows out of the secret place. Why? Intimacy with God starts in the secret place. The secret place is your meeting point with God. Just like Jesus Christ has become the new covenant mercy seat- In same similitude, the secret place is the mercy seat of the new covenant believer. God desires that in your attempt to seek and know Him: you should establish a place and a particular time where you meet regularly with God.Isaiah 55:6 KJV says:
“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:”
It is in this place you begin to spend time in fellowshipping with God. A place where you seek His face and continuously in worship. A place that becomes your altar of fire unto the Lord (Lev.6:12).
One of the greatest secrets to intimacy with God is to come to Him as your only source of help and hope. Just as the Deer pants for the water brooks- come to Him as you are, you say “Lord, in this situation I have no Plan B, I’ve got no other options to leverage on so if You don’t come through Lord I am gone, You begin to tell him in the secret place that He is the only one who can help you!” He loves it when you look to Him alone for deliverance.
And the reverse is also true: His jealousy is kindled when we give attention to other saviors or things. Little wonder the Lord scoffed at the idolatry of the children of Israel by pointing to the vain hope that a block of wood offered. He is calling you deeper and higher today, make room for him and He shall tabernacle with you (Rev.3:20). Consider your intimacy with God for it is all that matters.
Reflection: Your greatest asset as a believer is your personal relationship with God. Guard it jealously.
Prayer Lines
•Father, keep me burning till I see you in glory.
•Father, I want to know you- take away whatever is blocking my intimacy with you.