W11D3 The God who Hides Himself is Operating within us Silently yet Mightily
The Lord is working non-stop in us, and He works in a hidden way, in His own time, yet He works secretly and ceaselessly.
Even when we don’t cooperate with Him, we will not stop Him from His work; He knows how to break through in us, and He is gently yet hiddenly gaining our cooperation.
If we study the Scriptures carefully, we will see that God has the kind of temperament that dislikes ostentation; He likes to work secretly rather than openly (Matt. 6:1-8).
He doesn’t like to be showy, to make a big display of what He does.
We, fallen human beings, like to make a display, and we want everything to be in the open, for everyone to see. But the Lord works secretly rather than openly.
Our disposition is diametrically opposed to God’s disposition; He likes to hide Himself, and we like to show ourselves and make a display.
God likes concealment, and we like display. God doesn’t crave outward manifestations, but we can’t be content without them. Oh, Lord!
This divine disposition constitutes a great trial and test for us.
But we trust in Him, we know He takes care of us, and we know that He loves us and does all things secretly for our benefit.
And we cooperate with Him by going along with the inner sense of life, the gentle and quiet voice that is within us whenever we touch the Lord.
As we cooperate with the Lord by saying Amen to His working within us, He operates in us silently yet mightily, and He gains what He is after in us.
Hallelujah, the God who hides Himself is operating in us silently yet mightily! Amen, Lord, we open to Your inner operating in our being. Operate in us both the willing and the working for Your good pleasure. We say Amen to Your work in us. We want to cooperate with Your inner work by responding to the inner sense deep within us. We say Amen to Your working in us, for in the depths of our being, secretly and ceaselessly, the God who hides Himself is working. Save us from trying to see outward manifestations of Your work. We want to come to You in secret, enjoy You in secret, and pray to our Father who is in secret. Amen, Lord, do what You want. Go where You want in us. We need You. We can’t live another day without You. We trust in You. Oh Lord, we open to You!