An Unshakeable Kingdom

For whatever reason, Meszaros excused himself from a relationship with Corin. Maybe, he feared rejection. Maybe, he didn’t think he was good enough for such a beautiful woman. Whatever the reason, his excuses left him afraid and alone.

Please, don’t you do the same with Jesus. Don’t excuse yourself from a real relationship with Him. He will NOT reject you, and He values you so much that He died on the cross for you. All you have to do is answer His invitation to come to Him, and leave your fear and loneliness behind. Please, don’t excuse yourself from answering His invitation.

Otherwise, you will not escape God’s judgment.

Hebrews 12:25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. (ESV)

When the Israelites refused God’s Law, He sent them into exile. However, if you refuse God’s grace, it can be a whole lot worse!

Hebrews 12:26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” (ESV)

When God thundered forth His law on Mount Sinai, the Bible says, “The whole mountain trembled greatly” (Exodus 19:18). There was a great earthquake; but someday, there will be a great universe-quake. God will shake not only the earth, but everything in the heavens, as well.

Hebrews 12:27 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. (ESV)

The sun will fall. The stars will be shaken loose, and the planets will careen out of their orbits. The only thing that will remain is the Kingdom of God and those who have answered Jesus invitation to be a part of that Kingdom.

Jack Hayford describes his experience with the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake. “On January 17, 1994,” he says, “10,000 freight trains seemed to be thundering through our house as the Northridge earthquake hit Los Angeles. When it was over, our family was safe and our home virtually untouched. Yet in the days following the disaster, I was gripped with a fear I had never known.

“After four days,” Hayford says, “I desperately sought God in prayer. ‘Lord, I can’t understand myself! I am not afraid for my life, and I am not in doubt of your presence and protection. Is there something wrong with me?’

“Instantly,” Hayford says, “I sensed an inner whisper: ‘My son, there is nothing wrong with you. I allowed you to experience the depth of the trauma and fear that has gripped multitudes so that you might comfort them beyond their fears’” (Jack Hayford, How to Live Through a Bad Day: Powerful Insights from Christ’s Words on the Cross, 2002).

It is a terrifying thing when just a part of the earth shakes. Imagine what it will be when God shakes the entire universe!

Please, don’t excuse yourself from Christ’s offer to be a part of His Kingdom. Otherwise, you will not escape when God shakes the whole world and all the stars of place. Please, don’t reject Christ invitation to grace. Instead…