The Heavy Stone: When God Makes Us Immovable

There's something powerful about a rock that cannot be moved. Not because of its size alone, but because of who placed it there.
The ancient prophet Zechariah delivered a striking message to God's people—one that echoes through the centuries to our present moment. God promised that He would make Jerusalem like a "heavy stone" that all nations would try to move, but anyone attempting to lift it would be cut to pieces. It's an impossible task to remove what God has established.
Think about that image for a moment. When God places Himself somewhere, when He establishes His presence in a place or a person, no force on earth can dislodge Him. You cannot move an immovable object unless you have God's help, and God isn't going to remove Himself from somewhere He's chosen to be.
The Shepherd Boy Who Faced Giants
This brings us to one of the most beloved figures in Scripture: David. But let's look at him with fresh eyes.
David was only thirteen years old when he faced Goliath—a giant who stood eight or nine feet tall. His older brothers were soldiers, men of war, yet they cowered before this Philistine champion. They sent the youngest, the shepherd boy, to face what terrified them.
Most of us, confronted with a giant, would focus on the impossibility. We'd say, "Look how big he is—I'm leaving." But David had a completely different perspective. When he saw Goliath, he thought, "Look how big he is—there's no way I'm going to miss."
What made the difference? David knew, even at that tender age, that he had God on his side. That assurance transformed everything. The size of the obstacle didn't matter when compared to the size of his God.
Was David perfect after that victory? Absolutely not. He failed, just like we all do. He made terrible mistakes. But God still loved him. God loved him so much that He made him king and placed him in the very lineage of the Messiah.
When Enemies Come Confused
God's promise to His people contained a fascinating detail: when enemies would come to attack, God would make them intoxicated and confused. Their soldiers and horses would stumble, disoriented, easy to overcome. The victory wouldn't come from Israel's strength, but from God's presence with them.
He promised to make the governors of Judah—the weaker, poorer part of the nation—like a fire pan in a flame. A fire pan protects what's inside it while the heat does its work, finishing what needs to be finished. But it requires someone to hold the handle, someone to control the process.
As long as God held that fire pan, as long as He controlled the process, what came out would be perfect. The key was following the lead of the One holding the handle.
The Mourning That Changes Everything
Then Zechariah's message takes a prophetic turn that should make us pause. God said He would pour out a spirit of grace and supplication on His people, and "they will look on me whom they pierced."
This was a prediction of heartbreak. God was telling His people that the Messiah would come among them, and they would kill Him. They wouldn't realize their mistake until it was over, until He was gone. Only then would their eyes open. Only then would they mourn as one mourns for an only son, grieving as one grieves for a firstborn child.
Some would realize and repent. Others would continue in their disobedience, mourning separately, families divided by their response to the truth.
But here's the sobering reality: eventually, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. The only question is whether we do it voluntarily here, enjoying the benefits of that relationship, or whether we're forced to acknowledge it there, facing the consequences of rejection.
The Mirror Turns to Us
It's easy to read these ancient prophecies and think about those long-ago people who missed their Messiah. But what if we turn the mirror around?
Are we still putting Jesus to death today by our unbelief? Are we driving nails into His hands through our actions and attitudes, not understanding—or not caring—what we're doing?
The hard truth is this: if we know Jesus and have that blessed assurance of salvation, we should thank God every day. Because no matter what we face on earth, if we're children of the King, this is the worst we'll ever experience. It only gets better from here. Heaven awaits with perfection.
But if we don't know Him, if we're living with uncertainty about eternity, that's a problem only we can fix. No one else can do it for us—not a pastor, not a parent, not a friend. Only we can surrender our hearts to the Holy Spirit's work.
The Urgency of Now
Life is fragile. Car accidents happen in an instant. Helicopters go down. Hearts stop beating. We never know when God will call us home.
One person walked an aisle in 1994, thinking that physical act alone saved them. They lived thirty-one years believing a lie—not intentionally, but because they hadn't truly understood what salvation meant. It wasn't until recently that they experienced genuine conversion, feeling the Holy Spirit enter their heart with unmistakable certainty.
Thirty-one years of false assurance. Thirty-one years that could have ended in eternal separation from God.
That's why the urgency matters. That's why we can't afford to put off the most important decision of our lives.
The Revival That Starts Within
People drive hundreds of miles to experience revival meetings, seeking that powerful move of God's Spirit. But revival doesn't require a special location or a famous speaker. It starts in individual hearts that open themselves fully to God.
When we truly want revival, when we turn our hearts completely to Him and seek His face, He sends revival right where we are. It begins in our hearts, spreads through our families, transforms our churches, and impacts our communities.
We don't have to travel anywhere. We just have to be willing.
Standing on the Promises
The same God who promised to make Jerusalem an immovable stone promises to be with us. The same God who gave David confidence before Goliath offers us that same assurance. The same God who mourned over His people's rejection still extends grace to all who will receive it.
We've lost battles, but we'll never lose the war. Satan may think he's winning, but he's already defeated. The victory was secured on a cross two thousand years ago, and nothing can change that reality.
The question isn't whether God is faithful. He always has been and always will be.
The question is whether we'll respond to His faithfulness with surrender, trust, and obedience.
Because when we do, we become like that heavy stone—immovable, unshakeable, impossible to dislodge, not because of our own strength, but because of whose we are.