Honesty hour.
I have often heard people worship God with phrases like,
“You reign above it all! You reign above it all!”
Until some time back, I used to think that this meant that God reigned above the messes of our everyday lives, above the chaos and confusion, above the trials and the tribulation, quite unmoved and untouched because …
… well… because He is God.
But I am so delighted to learn that I was wrong.
Our God reigns above it all. Yes, absolutely He does.
But what I’m learning now is that He reigns above it all because He is not intimidated by the work of the powers of darkness in the world.
It’s a different deal altogether.
The truth is that God is not moved by the condition of our world because He is confident in His ability to redeem and transform. In that sense, He is not moved means that He is not intimidated. It does NOT mean that He is not touched by it.
He is.
He created us and He created the world. So how can He possibly not be touched?
I repeat.
He is.
God is very much touched by what touches us. He is grieved by what grieves us. He is moved by what moves us.
John 11:35 testifies to what I feel is one of the most profound Bible verses to ever be recorded. Though the shortest, it is one of the most loaded verses ever. It goes something like this,
“Jesus wept.”
That’s it.
Two words that reveal the sheer humanity of Jesus.
God, who wrapped Himself up in flesh to tabernacle with us and make His dwelling in our midst, wept. God, who spoke the Universe into existence at His command such that it continues to expand even today, wept. God, who reigns higher than the highest heavens and remains securely seated on His Throne forevermore, wept.
Jesus wept, friends.
And that’s exactly why He moves.
He moves when we are moved for He is moved by the feeling of our infirmity.
When we are overcome with sorrow, He is moved to heal, mend and restore us. When we are confronted with an impossible situation, He is moved to give us His promises and the assurance of our hope. When we are walking through a trial, He is moved to lead us, guide us and shape us through it.
Rewind 2000 years back.
When we were unable to do anything in our own strength to save ourselves, He was moved by the feeling of our infirmity so much so that He sent His one and only begotten son, Jesus to hang on that Cross at Calvary as both, our redemption AND our redemption price.
He was moved to make a way for our salvation and our connection to the Father Heart of God.
So how can HE not be moved by what moves us?
He absolutely is.
He is moved when we are moved by the condition of a lost and broken world. He is moved when in the face of hate, we choose love; in the face of anger; we choose peace; in the face of judgement, we choose grace; in the face of injustice, we choose forgiveness; in the face of persecution, we choose prayer.
Indeed, He is moved.
And when God is moved, He moves mountains.
And guess where it all began?
With the feeling of our infirmity.
Selah.
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