Secure

February 2

The mighty oak is an example of one of life’s few virtually unshakable things. Others come to mind—the glorious mountain peaks that arise from the earth and stretch into the heavens; the borders of land that stop the momentum of the mighty seas. Yet even these things can be shaken under extraordinary circumstances.

An oak can be felled by the ax of a forester. A mountain can erupt into a blazing inferno because of molten lava deep within its bowels and be reduced to ash that can be scattered around the world on the wings of the wind. The relentless wash of the sea upon the shore will, with time, transform the configuration of the earth.

Realizing that even ‘unshakable’ things can be shaken, in what is a man to put his trust? He cannot find permanent security in the mighty things of earth. He cannot depend upon a hiding place in the forest or rise like the eagle to the safety of the mountain top. If his home is upon the coast, he cannot be sure that the next violent storm will not wash it into the sea.

But the Word of God is not subject to change. It cannot be shaken. When that great day comes when the Lord comes to receive His own, then will come to pass the fullness of the promise found in Jeremiah 17:7, “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.” Jesus, the Living Word of God (John 1:1) is the single entity in which a man may place his trust and be secure for time and eternity