MORNING MANNA ?*
*Wednesday, 10th October 2018*
" He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty" ( Psa 91:1)_
' Shadow', in Hebrew, means DEFENCE. One cannot hide from a lion in the shadow of a tree. Nobody can defend us or protect us in times of troubles as our God can. Only when we dwell in the secret place, can we be in the defence of the EI - Shaddai. No enemy can enter into that secret place. The enemy cannot even see us. Our mother - like God will preserve us so.
" _He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler"_ ( vs3). The fowler remains in hiding till the bird is trapped. Once the bird falls in the trap, all hope of survival is gone.
Sin is a snare. " Sin first decieves, then deadens, then destroys." " _He goeth...till a dart strike through his liver ; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life" (_ Prov 7:22,23). Too often people are sunk too deep in sin to get out, before they realize they are in a deadly trap.
Death can be a snare. " _The sorrows of hell compassed me about ; the snares of death prevented me"_ ( ll sam 22:6). The devil will set up a snare - for us to fall in it and die before God's time. We may not be able to discern it as the snare of death. Sickness is not the certificate given to us to gain entry into heaven. God will inform us when our life - work is over. If an employee is faithful to his master, would not the master inform him in advance if he is going to retire?
If we live in the secret place of the Most High, surely our God will deliver us from the snare of the fowler ; the devil cannot trap us because he cannot see us.
" He will hide...me, safely hide...me,
Where no sorrow or temptation can betide me;
He will hide...me, safely hide...me;
In the secret of His presence He will hide me."
