There's a Shaken Going On

Everything that can be shaken will be shaken.  This is a term that has been connected to Hebrews 12:27-29.  It demonstrates that we live in a world that will indeed go through times of shaking, destruction and trouble.  It would be foolish to think that the world we live in will be free from struggle.  However, because we get a pretty strong diet of utopia from media and advertisement, we are tempted to think we can have everything our heart desires and live a Utopian lifestyle.

The truth is that you can live a relative peaceful life free from worry and fear if you have a faith and belief system grounded in Jesus.  Why do you say that brother preacher, you may ask?  Well, after you live a few decades, especially more than 5, you get a chance to see that the teachings of Jesus are true.  The scripture I think that speaks to this more clearly is the following:

Luke 6:47-49

New King James Version (NKJV)

⁴⁷ Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: ⁴⁸ He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.^[a] 49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell.^[b] And the ruin of that house was great.”

Here we can see that there are events that are going on right before our very eyes that show the damage that can occur when a storm beats vehemently against the house.  Some structures came crashing to the ground and other stood.

We also find that as we look back and connect the dots many of our testimonies have been shaken.  Some of us have had serious illnesses, great family tragedies, lost jobs and other personal issues, that if we had not been grounded on the rock we would have been utterly destroyed.

That's why the teachings of Jesus are so important and relevant to the times in which we live.  We see that Wall Street and the world global financial structures shook vehemently and came to the brink of total collapse.  We see peoples hidden hatreds come to the forefront because the person whom they selected as President of the United States didn't win.  Moreover, many of these people are professed Christians and they speak of things like forming revolutionary armies and militia's and none of this is promoted in the bible.  Remember, Jesus told Peter, put up thy sword for he who lives by the sword dies by the sword.  So there is a serious shaking going on.  But that begs the question.  What are we going to do about it and how are we going to act?

I contend based on my personal experiences and the bible scriptures which I hold as truth, that our faith will carry us through the worst of times.  Furthermore, I contend that we come out bigger and better if we can hang in there and let Jesus do a work on us in the midst of our storms.  Storms for us are not sent to destroy us as Christians. Storms are sent to warn us, build up our faith and to get us ready for what is to come.  We will need strength to encourage others and ourselves for what is yet to come to shake this world.  And building up of our faith is essential to this.

I don't want to send scare messages to anyone, your own heart will advise you as to what time we are in, what is occurring and what you need to do to get it right.  However, I think it is wise for us to consider the season, adjust accordingly, build up our most holy faith and prepare for the reward that is promised to all those who can endure to the end.  If you have not accepted Jesus as your Personal Lord and Savior  now is that time.  If you need guidance, I will be happy to show you the way or your local Christian Church will have scores of people ready and able to assist you with this most important decision.  It is a decision related to this life and for eternity.

I want to be caught standing when the storm is over.  How about you?