Human Response 735: Never be Shaken

Psalm 30:6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

Both good times and bad times hold within them the ability to tempt us to turn away from faithfulness to the Lord. During troublous and worrisome times we are tempted to give up on God. During prosperous and happy times we are tempted to ignore God and live like we don’t need Him.

But we resolve in our hearts that we shall never be moved away from trust and faithful worship of the Lord, and that we will not be shaken from the foundation of a loving relationship with God. Because of His goodness and mercy toward us we promise to be firm and faithful. The Word and the Spirit shows us the dangers of forgetting God in prosperous times.

Therefore, we hear Law and Gospel often enough to keep us on the narrow path and go in the right direction. So we pray without ceasing, thank and praise Him constantly, and give Him glory and credit for the blessings we enjoy. And we need constant reminders of the Gospel. By grace we stand firm in the faith of Christ and nothing, neither bad times nor good times, shall move us off it. “For I am sure that neither death nor life (weal or woe)…will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord [Romans 8:38-39].”