We see Jesus in a desert place ministering to the sick. The multitude is ready to go home, but Jesus says to His disciples, “Give them something to eat.” They respond, “The shops are closed, and we have nothing for this many people.” Eventually, a little boy with his lunch—five sardines and two biscuits—offers it. Jesus takes the fish and biscuits and looks up into the heavens because of His relationship with His Father. He blesses it, giving thanks for His Father’s provision, and hands it to the disciples. The food begins to multiply in their hands as they give to the people—over 15,000 men, women, and children. They gather twelve baskets of leftovers afterward.
When the crowd sees the miracle, they say, “This is the Prophet!” and try to make Him king. But Jesus didn’t come to start a ministry—He came to fulfil His Father’s commission. The devil tried to divert His purpose because he knew that if people could fix their eyes on a man, he could pervert the purpose of God in their lives. When focus shifts from Him to self, you lose your purpose.
That’s what happened to Satan. He began to say, “I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will be like the Most High!” The serpent said to Eve, “You shall be like gods,” but they were already created in God’s image. His goal was always to bring doubt and steal worship. When he was cast down, he became the god of this fake, cosmetic world—not because he had power, but because he used lies and deception to manipulate those with true authority. He perverted man’s dominion and used it to bring his lies into manifestation.
Jesus understood this and told His disciples to get into the boat and go to Gennesaret. Then He went up a mountain—to pray, to worship, to fall on His face before the Father. This is the secret place where the power came from.
A leper once fell at Jesus’ feet and worshipped. Jesus said, “I make you whole.” As the High Priest, He had the authority to cleanse from sin. That man received new fingers, new toes, new ears. A creative miracle happened in the place of worship—he was not just healed, he was made whole. Worship in the Glory makes you whole.
We get a glimpse of Jesus in the secret place in Matthew 17. He took His closest disciples up the mountain. There, as He prayed in surrender, His face began to shine. His garments glistened with light. The Glory came. Moses and Elijah appeared with Him, and the Father’s voice came from the cloud saying, “This is My Beloved Son—hear Him.” Jesus prayed in the Glory of the Father, and the supernatural was revealed. This was His communion in the secret place. Jesus always said, “I only do what I see My Father do.” Where did He see it? In the cloud—in the Glory—overshadowed on the mountain, hidden in the secret place, receiving His assignment.
The Glory was heavy with the awesomeness of God. I remember when the Lord appeared to my son Jonathan—as he came into the house, we all began to weep. His Presence was tangible. This is what the secret place births: real encounters.
Jesus stayed on that mountain in prayer for hours—between 9 and 12 hours. When He came down, He walked on water to go to Gennesaret. The sea was in a storm, the wind strong. The disciples had only rowed 5km in 12 hours. They were exhausted, fearful, and in doubt. As Jesus walked past them, He was so focused on His assignment that He didn’t even notice them at first. Peter cried out, “Let me come!” Jesus called him, and Peter began to walk on water too. As Peter started to sink, Jesus took him by the hand.
When Jesus stepped into the boat, the storm stopped. He never even spoke to the wind—He just carried the Glory. And in that moment, they were immediately at the other side. The Glory of God broke through the natural realm to bring them into their destiny.
The disciples were overwhelmed. They worshipped Him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God.” They acknowledged Him in His divine essence, perfection, power, and nature. They were filled with awe and joy unspeakable.
The Glory reached out and took Peter’s hand. The Word reached out. The woman with the issue of blood touched the hem of His garment and was healed. Whatever your situation is, when you begin to sink, Jesus is there to take your hand. There is nothing impossible for those who believe.
When the Glory stepped into the boat, all doubt and fear disappeared. The storm ceased. They encountered a Presence they had never experienced before. Jesus didn’t just step into the boat—He stepped into a greater dimension of Glory, revelation, and promotion. The ministry of Jesus was launched into a new level. Greater miracles and healings began to manifest, on a much larger scale.
When He arrived in Gennesaret, the people had full understanding: “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God!” They brought everyone who was sick and begged to touch even the hem of His garment. And all who touched Him were made whole.
Where once one woman in Mark 5 had touched His garment, now multitudes did—and they all received creative miracles. Not just healed, but restored—Shalom—nothing missing, nothing broken. They were made sound, rescued from destruction and judgment, delivered from anything hindering their progress.
When the disciples declared Jesus as Lord, the Master of all, their entire situation changed. In their chaos, order came—because the One who is Order stepped in. Why? Because He had gone up the mountain to pray.
Promotion does not come from man, but to those who are steadfast in faith, obedient in action, loving in their ways, living a lifestyle of worship, persistent in prayer, bearing fruit, soul-winning, walking in His footsteps, seeing through eyes of truth, guided by the Spirit, knowing the reality of the Father. The Glory brings the change. Prayer that groans. Faith that speaks to the mountain.
I leave you with this:
Have you gone to your mountain—to pray, to worship, to cry before Him—who longs to hear your voice?
He will answer you with His voice.
Jeremiah 33:3 (BBE)
“Let your cry come to Me, and I will give you an answer, and let you see great things and secret things of which you had no knowledge.”
