Psa 30:6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
The wicked man says: “I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity” (Psalm 10:6).
The faithful man of God says: “I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved” (Psalm 16:8).
The rich man says: “And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved” (Psalm 30:6).
Every man is saying the same thing. Most men are confident of themselves. But only the one who trusts in God says he shall not be moved because the LORD is with him (Psalm 16:8).
The wicked man trusts in his own strength that he shall not be moved; he shall never be in adversity. He is strong and mighty. There is only he who bullies others and causes pain to them and never the other way.
The rich man trusts in his riches. He is so rich he could relax and eat, drink and be merry (Luke 12:19). He has nothing to worry. His company is listed in the stock exchange and he is listed in the top 50 richest men in the world. His company is as solid as a rock.
The wicked man forgets the history he learned while he was in schools. Powerful kingdoms came and gone. The Babylon and Roman were once great and powerful empires and they looked invincible. They were gone; they are history now! They were moved!
The rich man forgets that big names can become history too. Kodak, once the household name for camera films, is history today. Who can forget Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated? It was once the titan of Wall Streets. It was a global financial-services firm with businesses in investment banking, investment management, private equity, and many others. It was a primary dealer in the U.S. Treasury securities market. Its bankruptcy in 2008 triggered a worldwide recession. The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers is the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history with Lehman holding over $600 billion in assets. Read carefully the astronomical figure, 600 billion. But it collapsed and brought many along with it as a result.
The rich and powerful have this same illness: They are self-confident. They forget their dependence on God. In their own minds they trace their success to their own efforts, tact and skill, rather than to God. They have accomplished all those wealth and success without God and they don’t see the need for Him now or in the future.
Only those who trust in God will never be moved: “He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved” (Psalm 62:6).
But take heed brethren lest you fall (1 Cor 10:12). Men and women who were once very faithful to God fell from their faith. Why? They were seduced by the things of this world (Matthew 13:22).
Some became successful in their career and business and set their hearts on them instead. The Psalmist warns: “Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them” (Psalm 62:10).
Some married an unbeliever and chose to go along with the unbelieving way of the unbelieving partner. Life is a choice and the devil has a way of helping us to make the wrong choice. The devil will touch our hearts. The devil knows when a Christian’s mind is full of bible verses and he knows what he must do or not do, and therefore, he would not touch his mind; he touches his heart. He knows the heart is stronger than the mind. He knows the mind listens to the heart. Hence, he introduces to the faithful Christian an unbeliever and makes him/her falls in love.
Do you say in your heart: “I shall never be moved”? Then you must be strong enough to resist every temptation that beats against you. But is that so? Many said they would serve God faithfully when they come out to work; most did not! Many had said they would convert the unbelieving friend before they would talk about marriage; most did not!
King David said in his prosperity state that he would never be moved (Psalm 30:6). Well, his heart was moved more than once. He committed adultery and murdered an innocent man (2 Samuel 11:1-17). He was immersed by his might that he moved a censor to count his men (2 Samuel 24:1).
Let us learn from history. Let us put our trust in God and not in uncertain riches and power. Let us trust God: “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Jimmy Lau
Psa 119:97 Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
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