Since yesterday I've been pondering that one little word "immovable". I'm accustomed to associate the word with a negative attitude or behavior. Something that is immovable brings to mind an obstacle or a pesky hindrance. Someone who is immovable brings to mind stubborness, resistance to change, and a mule-like temper. People like that, it seems to me, are generally hard to deal with. Needless to say I've never aspired to be an immovable person and would not feel flattered if I was described that way .
I've been driven to this musing by a familiar Scripture. ICor.15:58 states: "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." That little word "immovable", surprised me, stuck out at me, and caused me to wonder. What does an immovable servant of the Lord look like? Have I ever known anyone immovable? Perhaps more importantly, am I immovable?
There is I am sure a wealth of depth in this one word that I cannot hope to expound. I am struck however by the endless examples given in Scripture. What they all seem to have in common is that the servant of the Lord makes decisions and choices based on what God says and will not move from those choices no matter what the personal cost or consequence. If we use the metaphor of an immovable object then its significance is that it leaves its mark on those who come in contact with it rather than the other way around. So, the question then is: am I immovable(in a good way). Do I influence people to godliness or do people influence me to sin? I find that to be a very sobering reflection.
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You have me pondering now. What things are we to be immovable in and what does it look like. To be stubborn for Jesus has a fun ring to it. I have a feeling that this is a hard thing to actually live out. To be unmovable no matter how hard the personal cost is not an easy thing. Thanks for making me ponder. ;o)
I would say that to me just at this moment it brings to mind what I was talking about with you early last week.. it reminds me of not moving the ancient boundary and I agree Beth I think it is terribly hard to live it out... practically I feel like for me lately it is in what I watch, wear, say... all of us girls were given a huge head start compared to most other girls I know.. so are we immovable in the standards we were raised or do we find we slip or decide that really wasn't a boundary that mattered... well for me that is where I am at.. I don't live it out like I want to, but that is my new focus so to speak...like the post since it was something I had already been thinking about
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