Unshakable Sons & Daughters

This world tosses and turns like waves in a tempest.  Much of life is unsure and instable because of sin and its effects in the world.  There are hidden traps set to trip and ensnare believers and to keep them from goals, purposes, and obedience to the Lord.  Sometime the snares are visible and clear, such as lust or greed or pride.  Other traps are less so, like coveting, envy, or general distractions.  The point is that, although this world is full of waves that can break us, our stability is sure; our stability is Christ.

When we are in Christ, we are set, made secure in Him.  This means that as the tides of this life rise or recede we will be unmoved because our stability is the surest of footings: God.  With God as our rock and stability, no matter what we may encounter, we will not falter, fade, or break away from our course.

Moreover, the Lord is our fortress.  Because our strength is rooted, grounded in Him, nothing in the world can shake us.  There are so many instances and occurrences that happen that can be wholly devastating: divorce, death, disease, etc.  However, when the source of our strength, the very root of our stability is found in God alone, then nothing will be able to rattle us beyond His compassionate care.

There is so much to be said about stability and its importance for believers.  Seizing and claiming the stability is essential in the Christian life.  It affects everything from the joy, peace, and hope that believers are required to live within.  For instance, earthly happiness depends on what happens.  Therefore, what happens can have dramatic effects on people when people's happiness is not grounded in the Lord.  Instead, Christians that are deeply rooted in the Word and in the Lord can be affected by what happens but their happiness and joy is not dependent on what happens; it depends solely and wholly on the Holy Lord.

God is our security.  He is the fortress that we depend upon for our strength and for our stability.  Because He is the rock and the source of our stability, we can be totally assured and secure.  So, when this world throws curve balls we will be able to handle every pitch with ease.  Praise be to the Lord Almighty that He is who He is and that we can utterly depend on Him!