shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably
with reverence and awe. Hebrew 12 : 28
There are very few things in the world that can be described as unshakable or unmovable. Today we can dynamite or blast almost anything into oblivion. So when something is describe as unshakable or unmovable, we pay attention.
The writer of Hebrews said, "therefore, since we receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe" (Hebrew 12:28). What he is talking about is the kingdom of God, the territory in the heart of every one of God's children. The "we" means everyone who has embraced Jesus as Lord. Jesus was of the royal linage of David, and He fulfilled the prophecy that one of David's decendants would rule and reign forever.
Can Christian also be described as unmovable and unshakable? In the first century. Nero demanded to be worshiped as a god. Subject of the Roman Empire were require to go to a pagan temple and offer incense, saying, "Cesar is Lord." Instead these stubborn follower of Jesus refused, proclaiming. "Christ is Lord." Their chief weapon was love; they prayed for their enemies, fed the hungry, clothed the naked, and ministered to the sick. No wonder the Toman detested them, crying, "away with them! Burn them at the stake."
Nations and kingdom will rise and fall but the one whose builder and maker is God will never be shaken. Remember, there is an unshakable kingdom in a shaky, uncertain world because He is able God.
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