“Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever” (Psalm 125:1).
When God is present at the center of a kingdom or a city, He makes it unshakable, as firm as Mount Zion, which endures forever. In the same way, when the Lord dwells within a soul, even if it is surrounded by catastrophes, persecutions, or trials, there is within it a deep calm—a peace that the world can never offer nor take away. It is a stability that does not depend on external circumstances, but on the constant presence of God reigning on the throne of the heart.
The great problem is that many do not have this inner refuge. They allow the world to occupy the place that belongs only to God, and so they live insecure, vulnerable, and overcome by fear. When the world rules the heart, even the smallest threat becomes an earthquake. But when God rules, even the fiercest storms cannot shake the soul. The presence of the Lord within us does not happen by chance—it is activated by a conscious and practical act of obedience to His will as revealed in the Scriptures.
And this will has been clearly revealed: through the powerful Law that God gave us by His prophets and by Jesus in the Gospels. When a soul decides, with firmness, to ignore the voice of the enemy and resist the pressure of the world to obey the commandments of the Lord, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell in it in a real and permanent way. But this will never happen to those who, even knowing the Law, choose to ignore it. The presence of God is for the obedient. They are the ones who experience true peace, inner strength, and the firmness that nothing can shake. -Robert Leighton. Until tomorrow, if the Lord allows us.
Pray with me: Dear God, I thank You because when You dwell at the center of a soul, no storm can destroy it. It is You who make firm what the world tries to tear down. Even in the midst of persecutions, pain, and uncertainties, Your presence within me is an unshakable refuge, a deep peace that no one can steal. Thank You for being my Mount Zion—secure, eternal, and constant—when everything else around seems to collapse.
My Father, today I ask You to take Your place on the throne of my heart. I no longer want the world to rule my thoughts or emotions. Give me courage to ignore the voice of the enemy, to resist the pressures of this age, and to obey Your powerful Law with faithfulness. I know that it is in this conscious act of submission to Your will that Your Holy Spirit comes to dwell in me in a real and transforming way. Strengthen me so that I never choose to ignore what You have already revealed to me so clearly.
Oh, Most Holy God, I adore and praise You because You offer a peace that the world can never give. Your beloved Son is my eternal Prince and Savior. Your powerful Law is like a wall around my soul, protecting me from the attacks of fear and uncertainty. Your commandments are like deep roots that sustain me when everything shakes, giving me firmness, direction, and rest in You. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
