Living in the Reality of the Kingdom of God
Message Two
Living the Kingdom Life by Living a Hidden Life
OPENING WORD OF THE PROPHESYING MEETING
Reading the verses in each day.
Reading the main points in the outlines.
Pray-reading the verses:
Matt. 14:23 And after He sent the crowds away, He went up to the mountain privately to pray. And when night fell, He was there alone.
Matt. 6:6 But you, when you pray, enter into your private room, and shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.
Isa. 45:15 Surely You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
Word of Appetizer
Why is the principle of the kingdom people is that they live a hidden life?
The principle of the kingdom people is that they live a hidden life, not performing their righteous deeds before men—deeds such as giving, praying, and fasting; our Father is in secret, and He sees in secret; the kingdom people, as children of the heavenly Father, must live in and care for the Father’s secret and hidden presence. The saints who grow openly do not grow in a healthy way; we all need some secret growth in life, some secret experiences of Christ; we need to pray to the Lord, worship the Lord, contact the Lord, and fellowship with the Lord in a secret way.
Spiritual Burden
We need to learn from the pattern of the Lord living a hidden life in His going up to the mountain privately to pray. We have to learn to leave the crowds, our family, our friends, and the saints in the church to go to a higher level on a “high mountain”; we have to get to a higher level, separated from the crowd and the earthly things, to be with the Father privately and secretly to have intimate fellowship with Him.
May the Lord grant us grace and do a deeper work in us through the cross so that we may strike deep roots and live a hidden life in the depths to fulfill God’s requirements and satisfy His heart.
Concluding Word of the Prophesying Meeting
The Revelation of the Truth
We need to learn from the pattern of the Lord living a hidden life in His going up to the mountain privately to pray.
The principle of the kingdom people is that they live a hidden life, not performing their righteous deeds before men—deeds such as giving, praying, and fasting.
“Surely You are a God who hides Himself, / O God of Israel, the Savior”.
Psalm 42:7 says, “Deep calls unto deep”.
The Experience of Life
“Whom having not seen, you love; into whom though not seeing Him at present, yet believing, you exult with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory”; it is a wonder and a mystery that the believers love One whom they have not seen.
The Christian who parades all his virtues before men and who does not have anything in the depth of his being has no root; he will not be able to stand in the day of trial and temptation; may God work in us so that we can take root downward.
Practice and Application
We have to learn to leave the crowds, our family, our friends, and the saints in the church to go to a higher level on a “high mountain”; we have to get to a higher level, separated from the crowd and the earthly things, to be with the Father privately and secretly to have intimate fellowship with Him.
We all need some secret growth in life, some secret experiences of Christ; we need to pray to the Lord, worship the Lord, contact the Lord, and fellowship with the Lord in a secret way.
Because we have been planted in Christ as the reality of the good land, we need to take time to absorb Him (especially in our times with Him in the