A Kingdom that Cannot Be Shaken

"See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven! At that time his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, 'Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven.' This phrase, 'Yet once more,' indicates the removal of what is shaken--that is, created things--so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire."

Hebrews 12:25-29

We who know the salvation of Jesus Christ have inherited His Kingdom. This Kingdom is in clear contrast, and often in direct opposition to, the "kingdoms" of this world. We have received this inheritance now, but still await its full coming. It dwells among and within us now, but it is coming as an unshakable force that will shake up all the things of this earth and reveal their weaknesses, and revealing the uncompromising truth that "the old has gone, and the new has come." In this, we find the truth that God is making all things new. This Kingdom is near, it is here, and it is coming soon.

And as those who await the coming of the Kingdom, we have the choice every day to live within it. To choose to live in the Kingdom that is unshakable, rather than in the kingdoms of this world that are so easily shaken, daily passing away. We must choose to live firmly rooted and founded in this Kingdom, which is a more solid foundation than anything else we will find, rather than trying to set our foundations on the things of this world which are passing away.

Are you rooted in the things of this world? Are you investing yourself in the things of this world? Or are you investing in the Kingdom of God?