A Place To Hide :: Deeper Devotion

By Tim Wade

Psalm 27:5-6
For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

In my walk with Christ these past many years I have learned a valuable lesson that I keep with me at all times: When life gets to be too much to bear, go to your hiding place. For me that place is a time in my life when I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that GOD and I were face to face. It is a moment in time when He allowed me the privilege of casting off all my burdens to just sit in His presence and worship Him in prayer and meditation.

I was on a retreat once with some men from my church back in 1999 when I prostrated myself during the Lord’s Supper and cried as I prayed. The Holy Spirit came to me and gave me such sweet comfort. I return to that time often when I feel overwhelmed and remember how great it was to be in the presence of GOD and worship Him. I remember how real He was to me in that moment and hold on to it tightly when life starts crashing in around me.

Another time came just a few years ago while I was in my bedroom praying before going to bed. As I prayed the Lord allowed me to see Him in way that I never saw Him before. It was as if he was showing me who He was before there was a Heaven and an Earth when it was just Him like it was in Genesis 1:1. In that moment I saw the Glory of the Lord and knew that He was in control of everything happening in my life.

Moments like these usually come out of the blue when we least expect them. They come when we completely submit ourselves to the Lord and worship Him. These times usually occur in the midst of our brokenness and are very rare. When they do come, however, hang on to them and reflect on them during your tough times. They are the secret places where we find peace, where our head will be lifted up and our feet set upon the Rock, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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