We are moved!
[My Offline Bible] Acts 20
24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
[My Offline Bible] 1 Corinthians 15
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Fundamental and basic laws of nature tell us that an object remains stationary or at a constant motion until an external force moves it. It seems same goes for our walk and work with God.
We are moved. We may be stationary at some point or at this point. But we are not unmovable. We may be at a constant motion, we can be moved to stop. We are subject to external influences. But we determine what eventually moves us and what doesn't.
[My Offline Bible] 2 Peter 1
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Holy men of God are to be moved by the Holy Ghost to do and to speak. Yes, a man may be moved by his own will, it all depends on what he is after but holy men of God, out to do the will of God, must be moved by the Holy Ghost if they must fulfil their course and the ministry they have received of the Lord.
So we can deduce that aside the Holy Spirit and our own will, other things are out there endeavoring to move us in order to either get us out of the way of divine fulfilment or move us to do their own will.
What makes it easy for things to move us is how dear we count our lives to be to us. Our fear of death, of embarrassment, of pain and of suffering tie us to the tetters of entities eager to move us. Paul said he counted not his life to be dear to him that he might fulfil God's ministry with joy...
Persecutions and its pains are basic tools to torture a person out of the way of fulfilment as it was the case with Apostle Paul, and with the offer of ease many have abandoned their first love. Demas loved the world and departed Paul, moved out of the way of destiny by the lure of lust and pride.
There's joy in finishing the course, the pathway God set before us to walk in, doing the good works He had before ordained for us. We must not be like Esau who for a morsel was moved out of his birthright.
Having identified the course to fulfil and the ministry received of the Lord, remain steadfast and unmovable. Set your eyes as the flint and let no pain or persecution move you. Set to abound more and more in the work of God in spite of the pain. Do not let your needs or sufferings move you away from the course, so that you don't substitute the joy of fulfilment with sorrows and regrets.
Nothing compares with fulfilling your course. Nothing brings fulfilment beyond being able to deliver the ministry committed of the Lord. Nothing bubbles inner excitement within beyond meeting a need by the gifts and divine empowerment locked up inside.
Needs may stack up high as a mountain, and pain excruciating almost heart crushing but they are out to move you out of the course, don't let them. We, like Paul must not permit the schemes of man, the fear of pain and suffering or the fear of death to move us away from the course. We must not permit the lures of a better life outside of God's perfect will to change the course...it may seem right but the end is always destruction.
And if you have been moved or being moved out of the way, all you need is to change gears and come under the power of the Holy Ghost.
Rest upon the wings of the Holy Spirit and let Him drive you to the place prepared. He is still moving people and bringing them to the fulfilment of their God ordained visions. Move on with the Spirit of God let nothing men do move you.
Let the Spirit move you and let Him wake you morning by morning to hear like the learned so as to speak a word in season to the weary backed up by the demonstration of the power of God and meet the need God has sent you to meet.
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