Yahweh is only moved by His Word.
I have been learning, recently, about the immutability of Yahweh's Word, of Yahweh Himself (Hebrews 6; Isaiah 40:7-8). I doubt I am done learning about this, because it is such a deep and important revelation about the nature of Yahweh Himself.
He is unchanging. Nothing in this world can change Him or cause Him to change His mind and His will toward us. That is so important to understand because He is not moved by our circumstances or even our actions. Nothing moves Him but His Word. This is why He does not stop loving us when we sin or condemn us when we fail Him time and time again. Neither does He approve us when we are successful. That is not how we have His approval. That is not His Word.
His Word is salvation and life. He sent His Son, Yahshua, to fulfill His Word so that, by two immutable things in which it is impossible for Yahweh to lie, we might have strong consolation (Hebrews 6:18). His Word is approval and love, and it is based in Him, not in us.
He isn't changed by our actions, by our feelings, or by our circumstances. Nothing can change His love for us or His plans for us. This is not an excuse to sin, however. In fact, it is a warning against it. Because nothing moves Yahweh but His Word. Therefore, if you want Yahweh to move in your life, you'd better get in His Word. He cannot move in your life until you are in His Word, so while He is not angry at you or condemning you when you sin, sin does slow up His process of redemption because it stops Him from being able to work fully in you and in your life. (For clarity, the definition of sin is setting aside the Word of Yahweh.) Good news, though! The minute you stop sinning and resume operating in the Word of Yahweh, He can start working again!
So if you want Yahweh to move in your life, you'd better be in His Word. If you want Yahweh to move through your life, you'd better be His Word. Be so completely lined up with Him and His Word that you cannot separate yourself from it. Then, you have your identity, your very being, in Him.
And that's the best part! Yahweh's Word is based on, anchored in, Him. This hope is the anchor for our souls, which can often be buffeted by the storms of feelings and circumstances in this life. It is sure and steadfast in Him and He never changes. Therefore, if we anchor ourselves in Him, we shall also be unmoved by the storms of this life.
And as we are anchored in Him, He can flow--move--through us even as He promised (John 7:38).
HalleluYah!
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