Morning, everyone! :)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Hebrews 12:26-29
At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
Jesus, You can shake me to the core, until all I have left is You--it will be ok. You are the only constant in my life; no matter what, You never change! Thank You for this amazing faithfulness that is the foundation and theme of my life!
May the Lord richly bless you as you live a life built on the unshakeable foundation of His faithfulness!
The "at that time" phrase is referring to when God appeared to the Israelites at Mt. Sinai, and the earth shook and the people were so afraid they begged Moses to go up to God so they would not hear His voice thunder anymore. (Exodus 19-20:21)
Shaken is not usually a state we desire to be in, but God's promise here is somehow so sweet. He yearns to shake us, not for the sake of disrupting our lives, but so that the "shakeable" things in our lives might be removed to reveal the unshakeable things. I find it interesting that these verses are shortly followed by Hebrews 13:8--"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." Jesus is the one unshakeable reality in our lives. He is "the kingdom which cannot be shaken" that we have received. He is the reason we worship God from the overflow o a grateful heart. And He is Who we can cling to when our world is shaken!
Jesus, You can shake me to the core, until all I have left is You--it will be ok. You are the only constant in my life; no matter what, You never change! Thank You for this amazing faithfulness that is the foundation and theme of my life!
May the Lord richly bless you as you live a life built on the unshakeable foundation of His faithfulness!
Dancing in the rain,
Haley "SunShine" Miller
"Exhort one another daily while it is called 'Today'" (Hebrews 3:13)
Mornin' SunShine Website
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Haley "SunShine" Miller
"Exhort one another daily while it is called 'Today'" (Hebrews 3:13)
Mornin' SunShine Website
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