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| The Secret Place is a teaching by Dr. Bernita Conway. Does your heart desire that intimate time alone with Jesus? This teaching comes from Bernita's passion for searching out the truth in the Word of God and her experience of meeting with the Lord in the Secret Place - the Place He so desires for us to come. |
| Chapter 6 THE SECRET PLACE Recognize Who He Is Look for His Ways not His Deeds Miracle working Power |
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Psalms 24:8, 10 Who is this King of Glory? The Lord God, He is the King of Glory. Glory
means Honor and Splendor.
Psalms 24:9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the
King of glory shall come in.
Rehearse and Rehearse WHO HE IS to the Glory of God.
He is our King, He is our Creator, He is our Blessed Hope,
He is our Redeemer, He is Savior,
He is our Life, our Light, our Purpose, our very being. HE IS LORD
WHO is this King of Glory?
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us
with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4 According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should
be holy and without blame before Him in love:
Ephesians 1:9 Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to his good
pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself:
10 That in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things
in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him:
11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the
purpose of Him who works all things after the counsel of His own will:
12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession,
unto the praise of his glory?
Ephesians 1:21 (We are) Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and
every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
Ephesians 2:8, 9, 10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is
the gift of God; Not of works, lest any man should boast.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before
ordained that we should walk in them.
Colossians 1:16 For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth,
visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all
things were created by Him, and for Him:
Hebrews 1:3 Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and
upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat
down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more
excellent name than they.
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Even Angels know WHO HE IS. The Holy Spirit loves to bring attention to Him. We should
have the same response. He is our blessed ONE. The Only One. He is our King our only
One to whom we give praise. He is the only One to whom we should give praise. He gives
gifts and callings to us and doesn’t take them back. These are gifts that we do not even
deserve. These are gifts to the Body of Christ given to us for a covering, which will protect,
teach, guide and direct our steps with the Lord. There is no one like our God.
The Word teaches us how to live our lives and how to increase in the stature of the fullness of
Christ. All that we are, we are by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. He will always give us
the best and what is best for us. He is giving correction and direction when needed and
placing a mantle of love on us so we can receive the change He desires for us. Receive the
Lord’s correction and recognize this wonderful one “WHO IS THIS KING OF GLORY.”
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,
and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall
be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Isaiah 26:1 in that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; we have a strong city;
salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
2 Open ye the gates that the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusts in
Thee. (KJV)
Truth brings Trust. When we are In Him and with Him, we can learn to have peace because
we keep our mind stayed on Him, not on our situation. We are in the Secret Place listening
to His heart beat and enjoying His presence. This experience may be a blessing to Him as we
benefit being in the Secret Place.
THESAURUS:
Ways: Habits Customs Behavior Traditions
Miracle: Wonder Phenomenon Marvel Vision
Power: Authority Command Influence
Supremacy
W.E. VINE: On Ways:
Ways of conduct Natural path Way of Thinking i.e. of righteousness
To be Set Forward on my Journey Course set and Characterized by Christ
STRONGS: Ways
01870. Krd derek, deh'-rek a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of
action, often adverb:--along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward,
journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Psalms 103:7 He made known his WAYS unto Moses, his ACTS unto the children of Israel.
ACTS
05949. hlyle `aliylah, al-ee-law' or malilah {al-ee-law'}; from 5953 in the sense of effecting;
an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an
opportunity:--act(-ion), deed, doing, invention, occasion, work.
Deuteronomy 5:32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded
you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
33 Ye shall walk in all the WAYS which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye
may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land
which ye shall possess.
Luke 1:6 and they (Zacharias and Elisabeth) were both righteous before God, walking in all
the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
John 6:63 it is the SPIRIT that quickeneth; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak
unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. (They cause the acts)
John 8:51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death
SEE
2334 yewrew theoreo, theh-o-reh'- to be a spectator of, i.e. discern, (literally, figuratively
(experience) or intensively (acknowledge)):--behold, consider, look on, perceive, see.
2300 yeaomai theaomai, theh-ah'-om-ahee a prolonged form of a primary verb; to look
closely at, i.e. (by implication) perceive (literally or figuratively); by extension to visit:--
behold, look (upon), see. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to look closely at, i.e. (by
implication) perceive (literally or figuratively); by extension to visit:--behold, look (upon), see
to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable. Its intensive 2334, signifies an
earnest looking and 4648 a watching from a distance):--appear, look, see, shew self.
1492 eidw eido, i'-do a primary verb; used only in certain past tenses, properly, to see
(literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know:--be aware,
behold, perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand.
The modern word for eido is to see or create a VIDEO with your mind and our Spirit.
John 8:51 If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death--Partly thus vindicating His
lofty claims as Lord of the kingdom of life everlasting, and, at the same time, holding out
even to His revilers the scepter of grace. The word "keep" is in harmony with John 8:31, "If
ye continue in My word," expressing the permanency, as a living and paramount principle, of
that faith to which He referred: “never see death,” though virtually uttered before, is the
strongest and most naked statement of a very glorious truth yet given.
A similar saying: John 11:26 and whosoever lives (in My ways) and believeth in Me shall
never die. Believe thou this (Jesus speaking)
The Ways of the Lord bring life. Looking for His Deeds can cause us to look away from Him
to the thing or things which are being accomplished. This is a form of idol worship which is
looking at things or objects created by man’s hands.
From Deuteronomy 8:33:
Ways, 01870. Krd derek, deh'-rek from 1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of
life or mode of action, often adverb:--along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom,
(east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-
soever).
Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to
fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy
God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
13 To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this
day for thy good?
LOOK FOR HIS WAYS
Miracles Come
His WAYS are perfect. Psalms 18:30
Psalms 18:30 As for God, His way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to
all those that trust in Him. (KJV)
His way is perfect. His counsel and providence though it may sometimes be hard to
understand, is always wise and just, and in every way perfect.
The word of the Lord is tried. The truth of God's promises is certain and proven by
innumerable experiences. MIRACLES abound as He perfects our lives and ministries. His
Ways are not our ways.
We should love the Lord, our Strength and our Salvation. We should call on him in every
trouble, and praise Him for every deliverance. We should aim to walk with Him in all
righteousness and true holiness, keeping from sin. If we belong to Him, He conquers and
reigns for us, and we shall conquer and reign through Him. We will also partake of the
mercy of our anointed King, which is promised to all His seed for evermore.
God’s thoughts are not like man’s thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the
LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and
my thoughts than your thoughts. (KJV)
Sinners stumble at His Ways
Hosea 14:9 who is wise and he shall understand these things? Prudent and he shall know
them? For the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the
transgressors shall fall therein. (KJV)
Daniel 12:10 many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do
wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. (KJV)
Discernment needed in the body of Christ
Simeon was not moved by the season, moment or what was going on in the world. He was
waiting for God to send the Savior. He was a wise man.
Luke 2:25 and, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the
same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was
upon him. (KJV)
26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he
had seen the Lord's Christ. (KJV)
Luke 2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set
for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
(KJV)
Simeon was looking for the ways of God not just His face or His deeds. He waited for the
perfect.
John 8:47 He that is of God hears God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are
not of God. (KJV)
Discernment at Work with Pilate
Pilate’s mind was stretched from all directions. His wife’s dream, what he saw and heard
from Jesus and what he believed in his heart, all affected him.
John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered; you say
that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause I came into the world, that I
should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth hears my voice. (KJV)
37 Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a
king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I
might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice. (BBE)
Discernment comes with knowing His Ways. His Ways are not our Ways. Wisdom and
Knowledge bring Discernment. These are His Ways. In His presence we become sensitive to
the things of the enemy. We recognize His voice as we can recognize the voice of the
Shepherd. We know the Shepherd’s voice and we are able to follow that voice. There is no
other voice like His.
1 John 4:6 we are of God: he that knows God hears us; he that is not of God hears not us.
Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. (KJV)
Isaiah 8:20 to the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is
because there is no light in them. (KJV)
Romans 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How
unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!
In this and the following verses is the conclusion of all that he had delivered. He had spoken
of many profound mysteries, and answered many critical questions; and here he makes a
pause, and falls into an admiration of God, his abundant wisdom and knowledge. He seems
here to be like a man that wades into the waters, till he begins to feel no bottom, and then he
cries out: Oh the depth! Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of
God! There is immeasurable, inconceivable abundance of His wisdom and knowledge.
Colossians 2:3 In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
3 In whom are all the Secret stores of wisdom and knowledge. (BBE)
1 Corinthians 2:6 howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom
of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained
before the world unto our glory: (KJV)
Psalms 118:17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. (KJV)
17 Life and not death will be my part, and I will give out the story of the works of the Lord.
(BBE)
Miracle Working Power
Walking in Miracle Working Power comes from spending time with Him in the Secret Place
and gaining understanding and the truth about how much He wants us to walk in His
anointing. Miracles are a natural out-working of the Spirit of God. He performs the miracles
through us as we are obedient to His word, word of knowledge, word of power and His sharing
His heart at the very moment of need.
Let us walk in the fullness of the Godhead and Seek His Face and Search out HIS Ways. His
deeds are for Him to perform. Let us find His Ways and miracles will follow us as we follow
the Lord.
Mark 16:20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and
confirming the word with signs following. Amen. (KJV)
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