Bibledoorajar asks "Do you desire intimacy with your King?"

     Bibledoorajar asks the hard question: "Do you desire intimacy with your King?" It can, at first glance, seem like an easily answered question. "Yes!" But when we consider that there may be conditions attached to that intimacy, we may backtrack our answer. Jesus said, "If any man shall follow me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." Obviously, there are things in our lives that must be denied and there are "cross" kinds of behaviors that must be adopted so that the needs of Christ may be met. But with the sacrifices comes the sharing of great joy in the secret place, for the Lord is all about sharing joy.

     Our country girl tells her lover that she wants more. Her request is for him to draw her nearer and her request is answered. He brings her into his chambers, his special and secret place. This is a place of affection, of intimate communion and a place of special revelations of the king himself. Here the country girl must accept the rule and reign of the king and be devoted to his purposes but with that devotion comes great joy in return.

In Psalm 91, God speaks of a secret place that is His. If one is blessed to dwell there, he can rest---"rest in the shadow of the Almighty". One can rest because of the trust found there. It is a trust that declares that God will save from the "fowler's snare and from deadly pestilence." As an old health worker, I would often start the day saying jokingly to a friend, "well, let's go stamp out disease and pestilence!" We did what we could, but God's promise to shelter dwellers reflects much more "almightiness".

It is my desire to hide under his feathers in that place of refuge. So, it you are looking for me, check under the feathers. And, by the way, there is unlimited space there for all who want to join me. If I peek out, I will "observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked". I testify that it is a safe place to be. Do you? So today, I claim this promise for all Bibledoorajar readers:

      "Because He loves me, says the Lord, ' I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges My Name. He will call  upon Me; and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."----Psalm 91: 14-16