Can You be Shaken?

¹ Truly my soul finds rest in God;
    my salvation comes from him.
² Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

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⁵ Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
    my hope comes from him.
⁶ Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
⁷ My salvation and my honor depend on God^[c];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
⁸ Trust in him at all times, you people;
    pour out your hearts to him,
    for God is our refuge.  – Psalm 62:1-2,5-8

Can you be shaken?  … Can this world corrupt your thinking into believing you aren’t secure?  Can this world make you fearful?  “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me” (Ps 23:4).  Is there something that lies under the surface that you are fearful?  Do you worry or anticipate its occurrence with fear and allow it to make you old?  … Can you be shaken?

We should be able to settle our thoughts, settle our spirit, settle within our soul and rest in God.  It is there that we can’t be shaken or rattled, since we are in God.  Upon learning and resting in that spot, the next step is to carry that with you at all times.  To walk daily in God completely confident in His working in the universe, in the worldwide, in the world around you, and within you.  We rest in God.  We hope in God.  Our salvation is in God.  Our trust is in God.

May we decide and work on our faith so that we can declare that we will never be shaken and we will not be shaken.  How can this be so?  Because God is our fortress.  We do not protect ourselves.  We do not find rest from within ourself.  God protects us and He doesn’t move or change.  He is for us and will not forsake us.  WE CAN REST CONFIDENTLY IN HIM.  When we work out our faith correctly, we will not be shaken by anything of this world.

Many years ago—perhaps 70 years ago—the great Southern evangelist John R. Rice preached in Waxahachie, Texas, just south of Dallas.  As was his custom, Dr. Rice preached hard against sin, especially against the bootleggers bringing illegal liquor into that small Texas town.  Eventually the powers that be decided that this pesky evangelist must be silenced.  They sent a message to stop preaching or they would kill him.  “You can’t threaten me with heaven,” he replied.

Are you that confident when someone cuts you off in traffic?  Maybe they are rude to you and take something you deserve?  Maybe they demand too much of your time and give nothing back?  Maybe it’s just another chore that you’ve done 1,000 times and no one notices?  Maybe it’s someone who refuses your love and concern and scorns and ridicules you for it?  Maybe it’s a physical illness or an addiction? … Can you be shaken?  Where do you rest?  At the very worst of rejection, all anyone can do is threaten you with heaven.