Developing Unshakable Faith

Which part of the news do you find disturbing? Could be anything from great to small: radical, Muslim atrocities or simply bakeries denied their right to a conscience; earthquakes in various nations globally or the riots in Baltimore or just the collapse of leadership in their Mayor's office; the US green-lighting Iranian nuclear development or else the massive scale of human trafficking. The list could go on, but are simply a brief sampling. These are only the early rumblings of shakings that must eventually take place.

As gradually more disturbing as the headlines become, we as Christians need to be able to put all these within the overall context of the shaking of everything that will ultimately occur:

 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. (Hebrews 12:26-29, ESV)

It is with that in mind that we are to comprehend that our Father is lovingly using such events to begin a sifting in the hearts of mankind--yours/mine, theirs/ours--you name it, whether structures or ideologies or governments! Whatever shakes is not established upon God's Kingdom and is marked for removal...particularly things that shouldn't be in our hearts anyway!

Are we fearful? That must be replaced with faith.
Are we disturbed? That must be replaced with an awareness of the Presence of Jesus.
Are we confused? That must be replaced with knowing His Word.

I could go on, but I think you get the point.

In short, its time to seek the Lord and His Kingdom. Let's cooperate with God's Holy Spirit to remove the needless stuff He's revealing and to produce the beauty of His Presence in and through us! Great is our God and greatly to be praised!!