Shaking unto Glory

Haggai 1-2; Psalms 129; Luke 10 

“…’In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty…’And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”

Haggai 2:6-9

The shaking of the nations at the first coming of Jesus the Messiah, prepared people for a Savior and a new kingdom. Hebrews 12:26 reminds us that the shaking of our world, like discipline, is meant to free us from the distractions of our silver and gold so we can receive the greater value, God’s presence and glory. Jesus Christ is desired of all nations as the Prince of Peace. We are being shaken in this generation so we, too, will embrace the Prince of Peace and his unshakable kingdom.

What is distracting us from ‘seeking first the kingdom of God’?

Will we set aside those distractions today to pursue the presence and glory of the Lord in our personal lives and in the Church of which we are a part?

“Lord Jesus, your presence and glory are of greater worth than anything else. I will seek you!”