"Unmovable" -2

"Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance." (Psalms 112:6)

 Again, if the number six is for man, this verse is all about man's relationship towards God; his vulnerability and his need for the God that keeps him safe and secure. Much like that prodigal son, I too have drifted, even sometimes walked off the reservation; taken the freedoms that I have in Christ, and spent some time exploring my options. But here is the thing about that, we get so far, and that's as far as we go, because He will always make it so we remember our need for Him. Maybe He does not cause the situations, but He allows us to be taken there, or He allows this or that to happen; whatever it takes, He will do whatever it takes to get our attention and to make us come running back to Him. To that extent, we are unmovable; not that we are not free to do whatever we want, because He gives us a certain amount of rope; even enough rope to hang ourselves with, if that is what it takes or comes down to. We are not puppets on a string, we are precious jewels in the hands of a loving God. And as jewels, sometimes we loose our luster and need to be polished. He will do what it takes to keep us in remembrance of His love for us, you can count on that. This word "moved" is meant to express a fall or a slip; but more than that, it is expressing something that is allowed to happen, if you can accept it as such. Looking at Israel as a whole, there is one thing consistent in the entire history of Israel and their walk with the LORD; they slip away, but He always keeps them coming back...

"I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles come to Christ. And so all Israel will be saved. As the Scriptures say, "The one who rescues will come from Jerusalem, and he will turn Israel away from ungodliness. And this is my covenant with them, that I will take away their sins." Many of the people of Israel are now enemies of the Good News, and this benefits you Gentiles. Yet they are still the people he loves because he chose their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For God's gifts and his call can never be withdrawn." (Romans 11:25-29) NLT