Psalms 30:6 “And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.”
When I was a child and just saved from eternal damnation my most favorite hymn of all was a song titled “I Shall Not Be Moved”. I did not at the time totally understand why it was but over the years since I have come to understand why. Here is some of the lyrics to the song “Jesus is my Savior, I shall not be moved; In His love and favor, I shall not be moved, In my Christ abiding, I shall not be moved; In His love I'm hiding, I shall not be moved, If I trust Him ever, I shall not be moved; He will fail me never, I shall not be moved, On His word I'm feeding, I shall not be moved; He's the One that's leading, I shall not be moved, Just like a tree that's planted by the waters, Lord, I shall not be moved.” This verse of scripture brought that song back to mind and praise God I shall never be moved. Oh, how sad it must be for those who believe that works are a part of salvation. They have no blessed hope, but beloved I do, I am standing in the faith of Jesus Christ and nothing can take that away from me for all eternity. I shall not be moved from being a child of the Holy God by adoption, what a blessing it is.
The Psalmist said in what he would not be moved from “…in my prosperity…” The word “prosperity” means – security – but comes from the Greek word shalah shalav which means - secure or successful: - be happy, prosper, be in safety. From this I shall never be moved. I shall not be moved from happiness because in Christ Jesus how could one ever be sad, eternal salvation is the greatest gift of all time. I shall not be moved because I am in Christ I can study, learn, and grow firm in God’s word and from what I gain from it I have firm ground to stand on my two feet. And third, I shall not be moved from safety, in safety there is hope and in hope there is security and in Christ that’s what I am secure. Though this world may hate me and all other Christians we will always beloved by Jesus Christ. His love is eternal and cannot be moved no matter what. So beloved I stand firm this day in great happiness because in Christ Jesus I am secure and cannot be moved.
Beloved only in Christ Jesus can we be secure, there is none other. Job told us “At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. Job 5:22” I know we live in troublesome time and this world is going deeper and deeper in sin against the Lord and His beloved but remember one simple but most secure fact, we cannot be moved from the love of God we have in Christ Jesus. Thank God for His grace of security.
Jeremiah 5:11-14 “For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD. (12.) They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: (13.) And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them. (14.) Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
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- Pastor Randy Johnson
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- I am the Pastor of the Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas
Pastor Randy Johnson
Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church
I would like to welcome you to my blog. It is my purpose to bring glory to the glorious name of my Saviour Jesus Christ. It is my hope and prayer that you are saved from eternal damnation if not please read the following scriptures.
Acts 8:35-38 "Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. (36.) And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? (37.) And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (38.) And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him."
Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (31.) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."
Acts 8:35-38 "Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. (36.) And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? (37.) And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (38.) And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him."
Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (31.) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."