ENCOURAGEMENT
LETTERS WITH LOVE B Y
DA R L E N E
Z S C H E C H
At 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." The words "once more" indicate the removing of what can be 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 be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire. HEBREWS 12:26-29 NIV
I know that in this season we are walking through as a global community, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the shaking. Whether its earthquakes, bushfires, storms, pandemics and heartbreak, or economic crisis, the shaking is real. Emotions tumble around… stress and anxiety has certainly gained some momentous ground across the earth. The shaking is uncomfortable. The shaking feels like uncertainty. And if you are living in shallow waters around your faith, shallow waters about your convictions with regards to what you believe, then my friend you will find yourself being tossed around, you may even feel shaken loose from things you’ve always believed to be true. I was brought up in an era in church where questioning was not allowed. Somehow you were made to feel like an inferior Christian, that your
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