Immovable Love

I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have known the distress of my soul,

Psalm 31:7 (ESV)

I was reading in the Psalms recently and a particular phrase captured my eye because it occurred multiple times – depending on your translation, “faithful love” or “steadfast love.” This phrase occurs three times in Psalm 31.

I decided to do a quick check in my software to see how often this phrase occurs in the Bible. Overall, the two words occur in the same verse 202 times! However, the thing that really caught my attention was this – 196 of those time are in the Old Testament. Yes, that part of the Bible that so many people associate with an angry God . . . 196 times! Interestingly enough, the occurrences in the New Testament are just the two words, but not the phrase “steadfast love.” Hmmm . . .

That word steadfast . . . Webster’s online dictionary defines it as “firm in belief, determination or adherence: loyal; firmly fixed in place; not subject to change: IMMOVABLE.” Immovable! God’s love is immovable, it is firmly fixed and not subject to change! My heart is doing flip flops just typing this!

I am in one of the toughest times of my life right now. Basically, taking work one day, one hour at a time. This concept of God’s immovable love is a rock that I am clinging to for survival, for sanity. Whatever space you are in today, take a moment and let this concept flood your heart. Maybe you don’t always understand what God is up to. But, you can trust this – you can trust God’s character and you can trust His steadfast, immovable love.