But when you give to the poor and do acts of kindness, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing [give in complete secrecy], so that your charitable acts will be done in secret; and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:3-4 AMP
The Charge:
There is no doubt that there is power in the secret place. There is a kind of peace, strength and grace that flows in and through a life that understands the secret place. Even God has a secret place; the psalmist spoke of it as a place where a man is under the protection of the Most High. You can't live in God's secret place and be bothered by the cares of this world. You can't be in God's secret place and the devil will be oppressing, suppressing or repressing you. He may try, but the devil cannot touch a man that God keeps, unless God permits, and as it was in the days of Job, so is it in our days: if it is God who keeps you, you are in the best place possible. The man who understands the power of the secret place will not hesitate to flow out with that power into the lives of other people.
Giving is one of the signs that I know the power of the secret place. Nothing I hold or own can be more important than this secret place. It is so secret that even the right hand must not know what the left hand is doing? How would this work? It must be done with a heart that just seeks to do good to other people, not to seek any personal gain. I am not seeking to be known or celebrated; I just seek a way to let God be glorified in my life. Even my heart must be subject to the truth of God's Word, so that any trace of hypocrisy can be dealt with before it grows to destroy my life. This is how you define a man who is truly broken: self has been crucified, and all that matters is God glorified. That is the fruit of the secret place.
The Conclusion:
God is not unjust; he won't demand of me that which He will not give grace for, or also supply favour and blessings for. The God who sees in secret also knows what is done in secret. The hidden motives are laid bare before his eyes. The false notions of good that we want to promote are made manifest before Him. His rewards are just, because they are based on truth, God's standard. He sees in secret, but the blessings attached to his command can't be hidden when they come. When God's blessings come down, men will make a beaten path to your door to ask you how you did it. That is also another fruit that comes from the secret place. I must submit myself and learn from that secret place. My earthly life, as well as my eternity, will be grateful that I submitted to God's process. God's time of favour is here.
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