But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. —Matthew 6:33
13 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on My holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, and shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words,
14 Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord; and I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth, and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of the Lord has spoken.” —Isaiah 58:13 - 14
GOD MY PORTION IN THE SECRET PLACE
…And feed you with the heritage
of Jacob your father… —Isaiah 58:14Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. —Matthew 5:6
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! —Psalms 34:8
1. In The Secret Place, His Word is my portion.
1 Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.
2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my goodness is nothing apart from You.”
3 As for the saints who are on the earth, “They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.”
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take up their names on my lips. —Psalms 16:1 - 4But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” —Matthew 4:4
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. —Proverbs 18:10
2. In The Secret Place, He becomes my portion and my inheritance.
5 O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance. —Psalms 16:5 - 63 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials,
7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
9 receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls. —1 Peter 1:3 - 9
3. In The Secret Place, He is my portion of wisdom and my spiritual compass.
Psalms 16:7 - 8
7 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; my heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. —Psalms 16:7 - 8The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? —Psalms 27:1
Your ears shall hear a word behind you,
saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left. —Isaiah 30:21Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. —Psalms 119:105
4. In The Secret Place, He is my portion of rest.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will rest in hope.
10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, —Psalms 16:9 - 10aCasting all your care upon Him,
for He cares for you. —1 Peter 5:71 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” —Psalms 91:1 - 2
5. In The Secret Place, He becomes my inheritance of grace.
…And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father… —Isaiah 58:14b
11 So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep.
12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
13 And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: “I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.
14 Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
15 Behold, I am with you and will keep[a] you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” —Genesis 28:11 - 15In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. —Ephesians 1:7