KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
Secret
GOD SEES, HEARS and answers "closet" prayers...
God observes things which are secret from men, unknown to men. A thing does not have to be done publicly to be seen and rewarded by God. Recall how the Psalmist talks about God (Psm. 139:7-12). God is in secret. All things are naked before Him: "And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account" (Heb. 4:13). The way to the open reward is the shut door. This principle is true even of the judgment (1 Tim. 5:24-25).
A closet for the spirit is whatever helps us close the spirit in from all distractions and thus make it feel alone with God. Secret prayer is a true measure of a Christian. We cannot always measure a man by his public prayers, but if we knew the secret prayers of a man, we would have an index of his soul. Yes, secret prayer is the expression of a person's heart. (Carl Dulap)
KneEmail: "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 you Father who sees in secret will reward you openly" (Matt. 6:6).