His Kingdom Unshaken

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.  Hebrews 12:28

The kingdoms of this world have been shaken and we have yet to live through all of the consequences of that great shaking. As with the other crises in world history, not everyone suffers the same. In a rich Pharisee sort of reckoning, some will think that they have not suffered because they have been so good. Others, suffering much, will feel like Job, "What did I do wrong, that the Lord should afflict me?" In our verse for today, we are given a way to live by what we have not yet seen, the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

By faith we live in the grace of our Lord, and as such, the writers of Hebrews tell us, we should serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear. One humbling thing to note of our service to God is that He in no way needs the service of a bunch of fumbling, bumbling humans. Anything we might do for His kingdom, our Lord can perform so much better Himself. And yet, He gives each of a us a part of that construction in ways that we cannot always see. That certainly helps in our service, as we are not to perform it to be raised up in the sight of men! 

Rejoice in His kingdom unshaken! 

Bucky