The Rock of Ages

UV 3628/10000 The Rock of Ages For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies themselves judge this. Deuteronomy 32 v 31 Rock is a symbol of strength and stability. Different people choose different rocks or sources of strength. It constitutes the fulcrum of support of their lives. But in our case, the Rock has chosen us and not the other way around. He is the Rock that is much higher than us. Even our enemies, those who oppose us know that He is different and formidable. Our faith in Jesus is our force multiplier. With such faith, we can put a thousand to flight. Two believers united in prayer can put ten thousand to flight. Nothing can shake us and our faith while all else can be shaken. The Lord Himself is our source of strength, comfort, healing, deliverance, protection. He is unchanging like a rock and consistent in keeping His promises to us. We can depend on Him to defend us in every situation and circumstance of life. He can melt the foundations of the mountains or strongholds of our adversaries. Yet He upholds us with His might right arm. Our sense of security and contentment is fixed and focussed on the Lord. He is the locus or center of our lives. Everything we think, speak and do rotates around Him. We are like satellites held in place by His gravitational force. We can choose to rotate around Him in near orbit or in perihelion or the distant orbit. In fact, He is the only one we do not have to maintain social distance but the more intimate we are with Him, the better off we are. The song says it all, “ You are my Rock – all else is sinking sand.” His love and commitment to us is constant and stable. His mercy and faithfulness to us is unchanging and manifests itself in a variety of ways in our everyday lives. Nothing being permanent in our lives, we should pitch the tent of our lives on the Rock of Jesus. The rocks or sources of strength of others will give them up easily but not so, Jesus. No one can deliver from His hand but He can deliver us from anyone’s hand.