Another earthquake. Not quite as close to us as the last one in Idaho, but close enough – on the Nevada-California border. Things really are shaking!
At the moment, everything is shaking under our feet—government at all levels, employment, the stock market, hospital accessibility, medical supplies pipelines, meat supplies, schools, sports. Nothing seems to be able to settle into a “normal,” even the “new normal” is in flux. One news story, one new model or prediction, whether from the medical side or the economic side keeps everything shaking.
Perhaps we understand Hebrews 12:28-29 better than we ever have before. “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our ‘God is a consuming fire.’”
The only thing secure and stable now is the Kingdom of God. It sits on the only foundation that is eternally secure. God was on the throne before the cosmos existed. He is King from eternity past to eternity future. And the Kingdom over which He rules will never fail or be shaken or overthrown. He is the Everlasting God.
As the Word reminds us, “Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.” [Phil 3:20-21]
So, “let us” be thankful. “Let us” worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. Beloved, we stand on solid ground when we stand on that Rock of All Ages. We are secure even during times of trouble. We can be courageous knowing our God is a consuming fire. Nothing, no one, can diminish or destroy His rule and reign. And one day, we will see His Kingdom established in perpetuity on a New Heaven and a New Earth. And nothing – nothing – will ever shake again!
Hallelujah!
