SEPARATING THE SPIRITUAL FROM THE PHYSICAL
THE HIDDEN MEANING
INTRODUCTION
In these next scriptures, we at VAL-TE’ believe is like having a Spiritual Umbrella, or a Witness Protection Program that provides safety and peace of mind during our human experience. For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. Now He who has prepared us for this vey thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5: 1-8 NKJV
Biblical Word
GOD’S COVERING US – He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. Psalm 91: 1-6 NIV
Reference
1 Peter 4: 7-11 – The end of all things is near. You must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray. Above everything, love one another earnestly, because love covers over many sins. Open your homes to each other without complaining. Each one, as a good manager of God’s different gifts, must use for the good of others the special gift he has received from God. Those who preach must preach God’s messages; those who serve must serve with the strength that God gives them, so that in all things praise may be given to God through Immanuel, to whom belong glory and power forever and ever. Amen. GNT
Significance
Protection Against Spiritual Oppression (An outside pressure – like a spiritual bully attacking our minds with negativity and lies) – We at VAL-TE’ also believe means living under divine protection, grace, and care, acting as a spiritual shield against fear, harm, and shame. Using faith, prayer, and truth to keep our minds and conscience safe from negativity. The belief that we are not helpless; we have hidden help, making us stronger than the pressure against us. The confidence that we have protection from a spiritual bully that tries to make us feel worthless, broken, or trapped. Freedom to live, feeling light instead of heavy, and having a piece of mind, even while life is difficult.
