Sunday, April 16, 2017

A kingdom that cannot be shaken

Since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be destroyed, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.
HEBREWS 12 : 28

THERE ARE VERY FEW THINGS in the world that can be describe as unshakable or unmovable. Today we can dynamite or blast almost anything into oblivion. So when somethings is describe as unshakable or unmovable, we pay attention.
   The writer of Hebrews said, "Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptable with reverence and awe" (Hebrews 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 lineage of David, and He fulfilled the prophecy that one of David descendants would role and reign forever.
  Can Christians 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 required to go to a pagan temple and offer incense, saying, "Ceasar is Lord." Instead, these sturborn followers 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 Roman detested them, crying, " Away with them! Burn them at the stake."
   Nation 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.

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