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    The Secrets of the Lord
    The Secrets of the Lord
    The Secrets of the Lord
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    The Secrets of the Lord

    By Dr. Marvel Lang

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    Through diligent research and searching the scriptures, this book has discovered six secrets of the Lord. These secrets bring us into closer relationship
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateAug 27, 2013
    ISBN9781483688732
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      The Secrets of the Lord - Dr. Marvel Lang

      FASTING…

      INTRODUCTION

      Several years ago, my wife and I were invited to attend a revival service in Pontiac, Michigan by friends of ours. Reluctantly we went, more so out of courtesy to our friends than our enthusiasm for a revival service being held at a hotel. During the service, a male evangelist, who was a Black man from Shreveport, Louisiana, began to prophesy. He came over to me, pointed his finger at me and said, I see a book in you! You will write a book that will have a major impact on a lot of people. There is a book in you!

      At the time I wasn’t even thinking about writing a book of any kind, not to mention one that would have any impact on anyone! Six months later I accompanied my wife to a women’s conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She had been invited to be one of the major speakers at the conference.

      On the second night of the conference, there was a dynamic female evangelist speaker from a small town in Oklahoma who immediately caught my attention. At the end of her message, she began to prophesy to different individuals in the congregation. She came to me, pointed her finger at me and said, I see a book in you! You will write a book that will impact a great number of God’s people. There is a book in you!

      Neither person knew me and had never met me before so I didn’t give much credence to what they were saying.

      A few years later, in November, 2011, I was sitting in a service in our church in Lansing, Michigan, and the idea came to me to write this book, The Secret(s) of the Lord. Although I had not had the idea or the inclination before, it was so strong until I couldn’t get it out of my mind. I came home that day and told my wife about my idea. She felt that I should write it and that it was the fulfillment of prophesy I had received from the two evangelists several years prior.

      The Secret(s) of the Lord is about those things that let us into the power of God. It is intended to enlighten on the things that reveal the mystery of the glory of God and the full benefits of His covenant with us. Those things are: the fear of the Lord; praising the Lord; worshipping the Lord; and tithing and giving. These things do not come to us automatically but are revealed through diligent study of the scriptures and must be learned and practiced in order for us to receive their benefits.

      Most people when asked what does it mean to fear the Lord, unless they have studied the subject or been taught, would probably reply that it means to be afraid of his power. But we learn through studying the scriptures that fearing the Lord means to reverence and worship the Lord. The Amplified version of the Bible uses reverence and worship in almost every instance where the phrase fear the Lord occurs. We further have to understand what it means to reverence and worship the Lord in order to fully understand what it means to fear the Lord. That is what Chapter One of this volume deals with in detail.

      Chapter Two is about praising the Lord and what it means to praise Him. Many people assume they know what praising the Lord means – to exalt and make a loud noise in reverence to Him. But there is much more to praising God than that. Thus, in this chapter we learn how to praise God, when to praise God, where he is to be praised, and much more.

      Praise and worship are not the same; they are two separate and distinct actions. They do not necessarily occur together or at the same time and place. Praising the Lord means to exalt Him, show adoration for Him as seen in Chapter Two; while worshipping the Lord is to show honor for Him by bowing before Him as discussed in Chapter Three.

      As mentioned, worshipping the Lord involves showing honor and humbling yourself unto Him by bowing one’s head or bowing down and prostrating oneself before Him. We think of praise and worship as a service that involves singing and praising God before the Word is spoken. Thus we think of praise and worship going together as one service. However, as we will learn in Chapter Three, worship is a separate act of honoring the Lord and involves a protocol that must be followed in order to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth, as the Bible proclaims in the gospel of John 4:24.

      Tithing and giving is an act of faith which involves trusting God to do what he says in his Word he will do. Unless we trust and believe God’s Word, we will never receive the full benefits of tithing and giving. Chapter Four looks at the history of tithing and giving and discusses the faithfulness that is displayed by our believing God’s Word and acting on it through our tithing and giving. We must understand that God has commanded us to bring our tithes into the storehouse (the church). It is not an option we have, but a command God has given!

      Prayer is our way of communicating with God. It is two-way communicating and involves both talking to God and listening to what he has to say. Prayer helps us to develop a relationship with God and is vital to our maintaining that relationship. Thus, prayer is one of the secrets to our gaining access to the things that God has created for us. Chapter Five looks at and explains prayer as it is practiced in the Christian religion especially. It also looks at how prayer is practiced in other religions as well as prayer in the Old and New Testaments.

      Fasting is the act of abstaining from food and water for a certain period of time. While it is intended for the individual, it allows one to concentrate on God while reconditioning the body by allowing it to have a break from the digestive process. Chapter Six discusses fasting as a physical and spiritual act, and as a secret to receiving God’s blessings through personal sacrifice.

      Many things in my life have changed since I first received prophesy to write this book. For one thing, I have retired from my job as a professor at Michigan State University, which allows me to spend more of my time searching the scriptures. Secondly, I have more time to meditate on the Word and listen to the Holy Ghost minister to me, something I’ve never had time to do before.

      The Secret(s) of the Lord are those things which open the mystery of God’s glory to us. It is those things that let us into the glory of God and manifestation of his Word. This book will enlighten some and encourage others. Thusly, if we gain a better understanding of the words of God, then it has accomplished its goal and purpose for which it was intended.

      CHAPTER ONE

      Fear the Lord

      The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant. Psalm 25:14

      First and foremost, before you can fully understand and receive these secrets, you must be a believer of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. You must believe in God’s plan for salvation: that God sent His only begotten son, Jesus, to die for our sins, so that we will not perish but have eternal life. Further, you must believe that Jesus Christ was crucified for our sakes, rose on the third day, ascended into heaven; and now sits at the right hand of the throne of God. Moreover, you must believe that God is the trinity in one: that is, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This plan for salvation was not only foretold by God’s chosen prophets in the Old Testament of the Bible, but it is fully revealed in the New Testament of the Bible.

      The secret of the Lord is to fear Him – plain and simple. In other words, if you want to know the secret of the Lord, you MUST fear Him! To fear the Lord means not only to be afraid of Him but also to reverence Him. To reverence the Lord is to hold Him in high esteem, above any other god, individual or thing. Strong’s Concordance indicates that the word fear in Psalm 25:14 comes from the Hebrew "yare’ which means afraid or to revere or reverence and the Hebrew yir’ah" which means reverence. (p.52) WHICH VERSION OF STRONG’S?

      In the book of Genesis, we are told of a man born by the name of Jacob, who had great reverence for the Lord. His name was later changed by God to Israel. Israel had twelve sons. They lived in the land of Canaan. Israel’s sons felt that he favored one son in particular, Joseph. Thus, they began to dislike their brother, Joseph, and sold him into slavery. They did not know, however, that Joseph had found favor with the Lord. Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, had appointed Joseph as the Governor of Egypt.

      During this time, famine had overtaken the land of Canaan. Ten of Joseph’s brothers went into Egypt to buy corn. Their youngest brother, Benjamin, whom Joseph adored, stayed home with their father. Joseph recognized his ten brothers when they came into Egypt and made it seem difficult for them to buy corn. However, Joseph’s brothers did not recognize him, but felt that their past sins were the cause of the trouble they were experiencing in their attempt to buy grain in Egypt.

      Although Joseph knew his brothers, he accused them of being spies. They assured him that they were not and that they had only traveled to the land of Egypt to buy grain for their father’s household. They explained that there were twelve sons, that the youngest one, Benjamin was home with Israel and that the twelfth brother was away. As a result, Joseph put nine of the brothers into custody for three days and sent one brother home to bring their youngest brother, Benjamin, to prove they were telling the truth.

      Joseph’s encounter with his brothers lets them know that he had great fear and respect for God. In Genesis 42:17-18, we find the following: And he put them all together into ward three days. And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do and live; for I fear God."

      Dake (1963) points out that the Hebrew version of what Joseph said was I also fear (ha Elophim) the Gods. Joseph used the emphatic ‘ha’ with Elophim emphasizing the Supreme Being, the God of Israel, in contrast with the idol gods of Egypt. He told his brothers that he was a worshipper of the true God and they had nothing to fear if they were telling the truth. (p. 42). Thus, they returned with their brother, Benjamin. Later, Joseph revealed that he was their brother and

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