Hebrews 12: 25-29
25 See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”[a] 27 The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”
God has never changed and never will. The only thing that has changed is our approach to Him. We ought to listen to God, he is still speaking even when we are too busy to hear. And it’s when we don’t hear him that he shakes things to get our attention.
Alarm systems detect and indicate an abnormal event. They also allow us enough time to correct the problem. A siren bell alerts us about danger, and an alarm clock simply wakes us up. God is both. We must wake up and listen when he shakes our systems to get our attention. While we go about our busy lives, doing everything we possibly can, God is trying to speak. God will shake 7 things to warn and wake us.
He will shake the environment, the natural world around us with disasters we have become almost immune to. Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and more all point to a birth that is about to take place – in the pain the world is going through.
Isaiah 24: 1-7
When we ignore the environmental law, we are all affected. And the world will be leveled because the world – it fights back.
God is also shaking created things.
Hebrews 12: 26-27
26 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.”[a] 27 This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain.
Idolatry is anything that is more important to you than God. Anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you what only God can give. This could be your business or even your health. What do you think about when you drive? This can reveal idolatry.
Jonah 2:8
8 “Those who cling to worthless idols
turn away from God’s love for them.
History repeats itself because people have short memories.
Money is neutral, but it has been misused to manipulate. Greed has caused the Federal Reserve to print more money for yet another recession.
Babylon fell in one hour. He will continue to shake the financial world until we open our eyes.
God will also shake the spiritual forces in former Christian nations. The rise of Islamic Fundamentalism is gathering. Occult films are desensitizing us as the destruction of families, division of Churches and the downfall of pastors happens. The dark side is working overtime. The good news is that we are in the midst of completing the great commission. There are more Christians than babies being born (Lausenne Taskforce in Evangelism). Our task is achievable in our lifetime. And it is testimony to all the nations that we are nearer than we think.
Israel, the time clock and the sign post to the world, will be shaken. Hear and sense what God is saying in the news, there is yet another war to come. Lastly and most imminent to us, God will shake the Church. Judgment starts with the house, through the Church. As his army we are judged for how else can we overcome the challenges ahead? Only two things will never pass away: The word of God and the souls of men. Why are you who you are today? Invert your mindset, invest your time and resources and involved yourselves hands-on. Look for opportunities to pray for someone and to build and encourage others. God is a consuming fire, but just as with our security alarms, we have time to recalibrate.
7 November 2010
Special Thanks to Dr Ps Chew Weng Chee
