The Shaken has begun

It’s been a few days now since we came back from Haiti. I and over a dozen of friends had embarked on a mission endeavour to bring relief, aid and encouragement to the people of Carrefore, Haiti. What we saw was expected, but what we experienced wasn’t. Despite the aid we offered, we left Haiti feeling quite insignificant. Ultimately we had to accept that we are but babes, and our faith and hopes for Haiti rests in the hand of God almighty. Our recent Bible reading in Hebrews 12 sheds some light along these lines.

26At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once
more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens."[w] 27The words
"once more" indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created
things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us
be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe

This shaking that is spoken of in verse 26 is prophetic. It speaks of the last days. Essentially God is saying that in these days we will be tested. The shaking might not be a literal shaking as in Haiti, but it will occur.

While for Haiti, it was literal. The statistics are staggering as we know. Lives have been lost, an economy in further shambles and people desolate. Despite this reality, we were encouraged to see many brethren embodying verse 28. They were choosing to look beyond the earthly circumstances and focus on God’s unshakable kingdom. For these ones, despite the homelessness, joblessness, bereavement, etc, they refuse to let their faith be shaken.

What will you do if Haiti happened in your locale? Would you be shaken? Does a calamity need to occur before you re-examine your foundation? How about you let God’s word speak to your soul right now? Be assured, there will be a shaking as the scripture predicts, and God’s desire is that you will be found on the unshakable rock of his kingdom – Christ. Examine your values, tastes, desires, aspirations and wants. Who do you live for and why? Is it God, to please others or yourself. Discipline yourself in prayer and fasting, and seek to hear God’s voice and direction. Maybe you will go on a missions trip to encounter privation in another culture. The key is to strip yourself to the core as it were, to see what’s really there. Then trusting God to put the pieces back together. As you embark upon this process my prayer is that you will develop a strong cemented foundation, built to last in these uncertain times.