Better Promises : WK 6 - FRI
Hebrews 12:25-29
Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain.
Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.
When we speak of the end of the world, the last days, there sometimes can be fear connected to that subject. It makes sense. Some of the language used in describing the end of days can be aggressive and scary.
This passage gives us a small taste of the end when God says:
“Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” Hebrews 12:26
There will be a time when the whole earth will be shaken and only the unshakeable will be standing. The eternal, the good is all that will be left. Depending on how you see your life, your morality, or your relationship with God, that thought brings you hope or dread.
The good news is that it hasn’t happened yet. I don’t know when it will happen but I know that there is still time to do something about it. And here is the key:
Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.
Hebrews 12:28-29
It is true that God is a devouring fire but there is one thing that will not be devoured: the Kingdom of God. And everyone who accepts Jesus as their high priest and saviour is part of that kingdom. And there is still time for you to be in that unshakeable kingdom.
Choose Jesus today as your savior. Ask him into your life. Give him your heart. Choose the better way and be part of that Unshakeable Kingdom.
Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain.
Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.
When we speak of the end of the world, the last days, there sometimes can be fear connected to that subject. It makes sense. Some of the language used in describing the end of days can be aggressive and scary.
This passage gives us a small taste of the end when God says:
“Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” Hebrews 12:26
There will be a time when the whole earth will be shaken and only the unshakeable will be standing. The eternal, the good is all that will be left. Depending on how you see your life, your morality, or your relationship with God, that thought brings you hope or dread.
The good news is that it hasn’t happened yet. I don’t know when it will happen but I know that there is still time to do something about it. And here is the key:
Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.
Hebrews 12:28-29
It is true that God is a devouring fire but there is one thing that will not be devoured: the Kingdom of God. And everyone who accepts Jesus as their high priest and saviour is part of that kingdom. And there is still time for you to be in that unshakeable kingdom.
Choose Jesus today as your savior. Ask him into your life. Give him your heart. Choose the better way and be part of that Unshakeable Kingdom.
- Does thinking about the end times scare you or give you hope? Why?
- How can your church help you take the step of giving Jesus your heart?
- Take some time to pray, thanking God for making it possible for you to be part of His “Unshakable Kingdom.”
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