When the Ground Shakes

This past week, up and down the East Coast most of us felt the moving of the ground like never before. I was getting out of the elevator on the fourth floor of our office building when I heard a rattling in the ceiling and then felt the building begin to sway.  At first I thought it was just me getting dizzy from the elevator ride. However, when someone called out, “What’s happening? Do you feel that?” I knew it wasn’t just me. Sure enough, I had experienced my first earthquake!

Thankfully the quake was minimal with little damage done, and no loss of life. For a few moments, however, it was a bit frightening as we wondered whether or not it would intensify or come to a quick end. For a couple of moments, none of us knew exactly what would happen next.

That’s how  our lives are so much of the time. The ground beneath our feet begins to shake and we don’t know whether or not it’s going to subside or intensify. We don’t know whether things are going to get better or worse. And, it’s not for us to know. Nevertheless, it can be quite scary, discouraging, and even painful living world in which the things upon we rely are so easily shaken. It’s hard living in a world wherein one turn in the market can strip away our savings; a change in the weather can wipe away our physical belongings; one turn of events can steal from us our loved one. All too often the ground beneath our feet is shaking.

Thankfully, we have a promise from God for a world that will know no shaking. The Scriptures say, “…since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe….” (Hebrews 12:28-NIV)

In the midst of all the shaking of this life, I’m grateful for the hope that one day God will lead us into a kingdom that will never be shaken! 

Have a great day! 

-Pastor Tim Harris