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\u201cOnce more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens. The words \u201conce more\u201d indicate the removing of what can be shaken \u2013 that is, created things \u2013 so that what cannot be shaken will remain. 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. Keep on loving each other as brothers.\u201d (Hebrews 12:26-13:1)<\/span><\/div>\n

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It could be argued that the world is undergoing a shaking unparalleled in scope to any other period of human history. Governments, economies, social orders, religious systems and nature itself is in a state of upheaval that grows more intense year by year. Yet God\u2019s rule and reign remains unchallenged and his kingdom will be established on earth according to his eternal plan and purpose. <\/span><\/div>\n

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But many, even among those of us who profess Christ, have based our identity in the very world systems that are headed for destruction. If so, we are becoming fearful and angry in response to the feeling that \u201cour world\u201d is coming undone. Financial security and social status has figured strongly into our sense of wellbeing. Perhaps we\u2019ve connected \u201cwho we are\u201d with a political party, American citizenship, religious denomination or church affiliation. Others of us have allowed ministry position or notoriety to define our sense of self worth. These and other areas non-essential to a believer\u2019s standing in Christ have served to fracture the true identity of many Christians today. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Yet if our confidence rests in the knowledge that we are the treasured sons and daughters of the One who\u2019s shaking, we\u2019ll remain as secure and confident as a baby resting in her mother\u2019s arms. Well, almost, allowing for a whimper now and then. With our hope anchored in Christ alone we will be convinced that God is in absolute control. We will be content if our needs are supplied while our wants may not be. We will rejoice to see his unshakeable kingdom come in and around us as we yield to his will. <\/span><\/div>\n

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But what should be our objective response to the confusion, fear and turmoil surrounding us? A person\u2019s identity is attached to that which he loves. John the apostle reminds us that if anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. But with our identity based completely in the Object of our love and devotion, our response to the exhortation above comes naturally: keep on loving one another. According to John that means laying down our life for one another, sharing our possessions as the need arises. He writes that \u201cNo one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.\u201d The kingdom of heaven is a kingdom of love and those who are losing what can be shaken will see that those who are rooted and grounded in love have a firm foundation. It will become evident that the foundation is Christ, for as John goes on to say of those in whom love has been made complete, \u201c..as he is , so are we in this world.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

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One can participate in tea parties, protests and petitions and miss his greatest potential to make a difference. The sphere of influence beginning with our household and extending to portions of our neighborhood, school, workplace, etc. is assigned to each one of us as a kingdom in which we have the privilege of extending God\u2019s rule. It is our land to possess in partnership with the Landowner. Those who are no longer attached to world systems by false identification have the freedom to move within those systems in the life transforming power of love. They are threatened neither by the systems or the shaking and their Father can trust them with authority that is able to bring peace in the midst of chaos. <\/span><\/div>\n

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God is preparing weak and scarred human vessels for his purposes in the coming days. He\u2019s calling out those who\u2019ve tried on Saul\u2019s armor and discovered it is no more effective against the enemy than a religious t-shirt. He\u2019s moving in men and women who\u2019ve tried in their own strength and failed again and again until they\u2019ve finally given up to God. Those who\u2019ve found there\u2019s nothing left to hang onto but his hand will be instruments through which Father will reveal his glory in the midst of fear, hate, turmoil and disaster. Their lives will be expressions of worship and places of refuge and their love will reveal the Source of all that is good, life giving and eternal. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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