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I am Michael and I want us to look at Hebrews 12. I will begin reading in the 26th verse.
Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” 27 This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain.
Now that is intense to consider that everything that is not properly tethered will be shaken right off its foundation.
That is also good news when we know that somethings just need to be changed, like our tattered economy, the upheaval in the health care system, and the continual threat of terrorism.
And yet…there is more: It is not just those things outside of us, but within us as well. Things like outbursts of anger, envy, immorality, quarreling, and dissensions
Might the discomforts and the frustrations that we face and internalize be due to His shaking? His wanting to get our attention?
God is so jealously in love with us that He will not allow anything to come between Him and us.
So, as we enter into this New Year, let us not quickly dismiss those inner and outer rumblings of discontent. Instead, let us bring them before God Almighty in prayer so that He can sift through them to show us what needs to go that only the good remains.
Blessings on your journey
-Michael