The Cleft of the Rock

Song of Solomon 2:14 “O my dove, that are in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs (or the “inaccessible places”).

How Christ longs for us as His Bride to be in that place of the cleft of the Rock. Hidden away with Him, safe and secure from the world and the darts of the enemy. It is a place where even our own thoughts and feelings cannot control us, and His peace and presence is all we can know. It is a supernatural work that takes place for us to reach the cleft of the rock and remain high above the rest of the world.

This is a place Jesus shed His blood for us to abide in. Our suffering, our sin and pain He took on Himself, and opened the way for us to enter that Holy place, the place of the Rock. When He cried, “It is finished!” the Rock was rent; then were those secret places opened to us in which we are invited to hide away in. In this precious retreat the roaring lion has no reach, the plotting of men cannot touch it and strife cannot enter. Nothing can pull us out of this place if by faith we abide in Him.

Are you struggling with fear or are there cares of this world distressing you? Hide away in Jesus. “Commit your way to Him, trust also in Him and He will bring it to pass” Psalm 37:5

Are you misunderstood or unjustly accused? Run to the cleft of the Rock. It is here in the secret place that we can experience perfect love. “Perfect love casts out fear” 1 John 4:18

We cannot get to this high place on our own. The stairs are steep, and we are often concerned about things on the ground. We look at the waves and wind which take our eyes from Jesus. It is then we begin to sink into the distresses of this life. Fear and stress can consume us when we have our eyes on our circumstances.

Jesus is ever looking upon us as we climb the stairs and if our foot slips all we need do is cry, “Jesus!” and the strength of his hand will catch us. It is when our eyes are fixed on Jesus that our feet cannot slip or sink.

It is the working of grace in our lives that we reach the cleft of the Rock “not of works lest any man should boast” Ephesians 2:9

Christ laid Himself down for this supernatural work to take place in our lives and just like anything else it is a free gift. It is not easy to even find the stairs that lead up to this secret place, but He will lead you there. His Word says, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knock it shall be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8.

“Draw me, we will run after thee….” Song of Solomon  1:4

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