I remember movie scenes of earthquakes when the ground would split and cars and buildings and other things would begin to fall into the chasms opening up into the earth. People would begin to run, and obviously, they were looking for ground that would not be affected by the disaster; they were looking for solid ground. You could say that our world is in one of those earthquakes right now, and there are people everywhere looking for solid ground. They are running to finances, occupations, peace-talks, and technological development, but they will not find unshaking ground with any of these.
There is only one kingdom that will not be shaken, and the Bible describes it in Hebrews 12:26-27:
“At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promise, ‘Yet once moreI will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.’ 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.”
In the book of Revelation, John saw that “the first heaven and the first earth passed away.” This is that final shaking of God that will come, but there is a kingdom that will not be shaken, and it is the heavenly kingdom of God. Does that do us any good at all if it is heavenly? Jesus said, “Seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things (necessities of life) shall be added unto you.” Not only does Jesus place priority on this kingdom that will not be shaken, but He also indicates accessibility in His command to seek it. We can be a part of the unshakable kingdom of God through Jesus Christ our Lord, by salvation that comes by the grace of God through faith in Christ.
The writer of Hebrews closes the talk on this unshakable kingdom saying,
“Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.”
Our God is the consuming fire by which the heavens and earth will pass away, but He is our King, in this unshakable kingdom; give thanks today, that in Christ, as a citizen of the kingdom of God, we are standing on eternally solid ground. We are safe!
