Stronger - Secret Place Must Be Stronger Than Public Place

“Secret Place Must Be Stronger Than Public Place”Matthew 6:6<br>But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. YOU NEED TO GET TO THE SECRET PLACE!Matthew 6:6<br>But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.The secret place is where you get alone with God and spend time in fellowship with Him.When you prayMartin Luther<br>“As it is the business of tailors to make clothes, and the business of cobblers to mend shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray!Prayer - to offer a devout petition of praise or thanks to God, to enter into spiritual communion with God.Prayer is not a monologue at God, it's a dialogue with God.Psalm 25:14 AMP<br>The secret [of the sweet, satisfying companionship] of the Lord have they who fear (revere and worship) Him, and He will show them His covenant and reveal to them its [deep, inner] meaning.Psalms 25:14 TPT<br>There's a private place reserved for the devoted lovers of Yahweh, where they sit near him and receive the revelation-secrets of his promises.YOU NEED TO GET TO THE SECRET PLACE!The secret place is where you get alone with God and spend time in fellowship with Him.Matthew 6:6<br>But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.YOU NEED TO GET TO THE SECRET PLACE!On average, Americans check their phones 262 times per day—that's once every 5.5 minutesOn average, people spend 3 hours and 15 minutes on their phones per day.71% of Americans say they check their phones within the first 10 minutes of waking up.74% of Americans feel uneasy leaving their phone at home.48% of people say they feel a sense of panic or anxiety when their cell phone battery goes below 20%.45% say that their phone is their most valuable possession.43% use or look at their phone while on a date.YOU NEED TO GET TO THE SECRET PLACE!Matthew 6:6<br>But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.Your Father who sees in secret will reward you openlyThe Fruit On Display Exists Because Of The Root Hidden AwayJeremiah 17:5-6<br>Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. 6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes. They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.Jeremiah 17:7-8<br>“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. 8 They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”Jesus lived a show and tell life. Colossians 1:15<br>Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.Luke 5:15<br>Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.Luke 5:16<br>But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.Lonely = erēmos - solitary, deserted places, secret placesSecret strength from God in the public place, comes from secret time with God in the private place.Luke 5:17<br>And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.The power of the Lord was present for Jesus to heal fulfill his purpose after he pulled away and spe