Week 12, Day 1

Week 12, Day 1
March 21, 2022
Hebrews 12
 
“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.”” (Hebrews 12:28–29)
 
We are inheriting a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
 
Every other kingdom can and will be shaken. All created order will be shaken. God is a consuming fire.
 
These warnings are both the stern and critical reminder for us to place our hope in the right kingdom. We have seen over the history of the world, the rise and fall of worldly kingdoms. In the present conflicts and troubles here and abroad, it is easy to see how they come and go. It is tragic and heart-wrenching to watch.
 
The kingdom we find our life and hope in, is established by and through Jesus Christ. It is His kingdom that reigns and the hope that we have for all of eternity. 
 
“So worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.”
 
That’s our response. To worship God properly. We put this in perspective, if all the kingdoms of this world will rise and fall, but God’s will rise and never be shaken - well let that shape my worship, my allegiance, my commitment, my everything! 
 
This is what Jesus intends for us when he teaches us to “seek first my kingdom and my righteousness.” 
 
Seek what will last, what will never be shaken.