Saturday, October 3, 2009
Unshakable, II
Psalm 16 is a Messianic Psalm, a Psalm that has direct reference to Jesus Christ. In Acts 2:25-28, the Apostle Peter quoted verses 8-11 of this Psalm in reference to Christ’s resurrection. This Psalm, therefore, takes on a deeply divine aspect and has special reference to Christ throughout. As one reads the Psalm, it is good to remember that the trials of David attendant upon the writing of these words foreshadow the passion of Christ. These words are the outflow of the heart of a King—both David and Jesus!
Couched within this Psalm is a promise very similar to the “unshakable” promise of Psalm 15:5. In verse 8 David (and later Jesus) testified, “I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.” Notice that stability in a tremulous world is found exclusively in the presence of the Lord. Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith, endured the cross because of the “joy that was set before him” At least part of that joy was to be “set down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Heb. 12:2). In other words, the presence of God in daily life and the prospect of His presence in the future make my life unshakable—regardless of circumstances.
Folks, it’s all about God! If we look to anything or anyone else for our help and stability, we’re bound not only to be disappointed but to be “shaken”—moved by the violent vicissitudes of circumstance. If, however, we pattern our life after Christ—making the presence of God a daily reality—we will find ourselves unshakable. We will discover stability, peace, and inner calm in the midst of the pitching seas of life.
