The Secret Place

There are many layers of revelation one can glean from a Bible passage.  This is a layer of revelation from Psalm 91.

 A man was in a public place and didn’t want to bring attention to himself by speaking out loud, so he was silently rebuking Satan.  In the middle of his rebuke, he heard the Holy Spirit.

          Who are you talking to?

          Lord, you see what’s going on here.  I am rebuking Satan.

         You know, he can’t hear you in here.

It dawned on the man that only God is all-knowing.  Satan can’t read his thoughts, so of course he couldn’t hear the rebuke.  The Holy Spirit spoke again.

         I’m the only one who can hear you in here.  This is the secret place of the Most High God.

When I heard this story, I immediately talked to God about it.  It made sense and witnessed to my spirit, but I had never thought of it that way.  I read Psalm 91 in light of our inner thoughts being a secret place to dwell with God.  Wow!

If you’re interested, here’s a link to the Amplified Version of Psalm 91:  

 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%2091&version=AMP

Copyright 2012  Leah Lambert Smith