I shall not be moved. From what will we not be moved?
We will not be moved from faith in God, His Son and the Holy Spirit. Just as a child, we hold dear the same knowledge that the world was planned by God, made for Him and created by Him. Telling a child about God making the world and declaring each day’s creation as “Good” is a time of joy and amazement. Explaining the true account of how the world began and who God is to an adult who was deprived of this information as a child actually is as exciting to the teacher as it is to the student hearing the truth for the first time. Colossians 1:16 reads, “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him” (NKJV).
We will not be moved from the knowledge that Jesus is the Christ, the One who, with the Father, created all things. The proof of His Deity is revealed to us by the words of God Himself who claimed such with audible words. “And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased’” (Matthew 3:17).
We know Jesus is the Son because He fits every prediction uttered by prophets for hundreds of years. The miracles He performed demonstrated perfect teamwork with God. The song, “I Believe in the One They Call Jesus,” sounds forth our Christian confidence. He walked on the water, stilled storms, healed the sick, gave hearing to the deaf, gave speech to the mute and put back on severed ears. Demons obeyed His command to come out, and He restored sanity to others.
We will not be moved from the knowledge that Jesus willingly took our sins on the cross and paid our debt! How can we ever thank Him enough? To be relieved of the guilt of our sins is so priceless that we should happily live a lifetime of gratitude and service to our Lord. “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,” one hymn resounds. Jesus ransomed the saved from their sins (Mark 10:44).
Joy and peace come from knowing that God will remember our sins no more after we meet Jesus’ blood in baptism. “Oh, what a Savior” we declare in song, but our behavior should demonstrate our gratitude. Jesus called upon mankind to become like children who want to come to Him.
Christians will not be moved from the hope given by the promises in the Bible. Our home in Heaven was planned by Him, made for Him and His family, and is being created by Him. “I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2). He promised that Heaven has no death or decay, no pain, no tears, no darkness and no sin. These promises are for everyone who seeks Him, and that is what makes this life worth living. Heaven is a wonderful place, full of God’s glory and grace.
As a member of His family we will not be moved from the principles of Christian living given in the Bible. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23). “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13).
Go to a public place and notice children who are in a loving relationship with all sorts of people—giving no thought to wrinkled or smooth skin, young and old, red, yellow, black or white, men and women, educated and uneducated, wealthy or not, model thin or not, dressed in latest style or not, but clinging to the One who cares for them. Jesus is our caretaker and we, as family, will not move from His care. The apostle Peter wrote, “casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7).
Let each child of God resolve, “I shall not be moved” (Psalm 16:8; 62:6). Is that your resolve now?
