Hebrews 12:25-27 BSB
25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven? 26At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.” 27The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
The Removal of The Shakable
What is this teaching us? Well, it is definitely teaching us
that there is a need to remove what can be shaken so that the unshakable may
remain. And the “unshakable kingdom” is the kingdom of God, and of heaven. So
the opposite of that is the kingdom that is of this world, which is of human
flesh, which is not of God, and which is shakable. It is a worldly kingdom
which rejects and refuses God’s warnings and his teachings and which goes after
the lies of the devil which are being taught by worldly people, instead.
Sadly, this describes probably the majority of what is being
called “church” here in the USA. And sadly it also describes what I believe are
the majority of the pastors/teachers within these congregations which are being
referred to as “the church.” Now, we hear much about how women should be
silenced in the churches, and how they must not preach (prophesy), but we hear
very little about how the seeming majority of these pastors are yielding to
sin, teaching lies, and diluting the gospel message to appease human flesh.
Where is the outcry for them to be silenced and removed from
their positions? And why are our godly women being called to be silenced? For
God gave us a voice, not to be in authority over men, but to prophesy, to proclaim
the truths of God’s Word. While godly women are being silenced, ungodly men are
being permitted to rule in the gatherings of the church and to preach lies to
the people and to turn “the church” into a marketplace to be marketed to the world.
And so they make compromises with the world.
This should not be! But God will have the final word on
this! One day this shaking is going to take place, and it may come in phases,
and not all at once. I don’t know. But God will remove the liars, the cheats,
the adulterers, the manipulators, the sexually immoral, the deceivers, the
fakes, the corrupt, the dishonorable, the wicked, and the opportunists from
their positions of power and influence over the people within the gatherings of
what are being called “churches.” How and when, I do not know.
Hebrews 12:28-29 BSB
28Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. 29“For our God is a consuming fire.”
Take God Seriously!
We need to take God and his word seriously to put his word
into practice in our daily lives. For faith in Jesus Christ is not just words
we profess. The faith to believe in Jesus comes from God, is authored and
perfected by Jesus Christ, is persuaded of God, and it is gifted to us by God,
and it is not of our own flesh; not of our own doing. And by faith in Jesus
Christ we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which
God prepared in advance that we should walk in them. Faith = obedience.
Disobedience = unbelief. So if we are people of faith, we are living to obey
our Lord.
And to worship God is not just singing “worship” songs in a
gathering of the church (or what is falsely being called church). True worship
of God must involve us denying self, dying to sin daily, and walking in
obedience to our Lord and to his commands, as a matter of life practice. This
does not necessarily mean we will be perfect, but that sin must no longer be
our practice. Obedience to our Lord and to his commands must now be what we
practice (in lifestyle), in the power of God, by the grace of God. This is to
worship God “acceptably with reverence and awe,” not just singing songs.
For our God is a consuming fire, and he will judge, and he
will condemn those who give lip service only to Jesus Christ, and who do not
obey him.
For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny
self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if
we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity.
But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience
to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with
God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven,
but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew
7:21-23).
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts
26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans
8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1
Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians
5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14;
Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24;
1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation
3:1-22]
Zeal for Your House
Based off John 2:17; Psalms 69:9
An Original Work / August 1, 2016
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Zeal for Your house,
it consumes me.
Lord, I love my
times with You.
I love to worship
You and sing Your praises.
Time in Your Word
brings me closer to You,
List’ning to You
speaking to me,
Gently guiding me in
truth.
Lord, You are my
life’s example,
Showing me how I
should live.
I love to walk with
You where’er You lead me.
No greater joy have
I when serving You.
Loving, giving,
resting in Your strength,
I’m yielding to Your
will.
Zeal for Your house,
it consumes me.
See the church
turned upside down:
Marketing ventures
taking place of worship,
Men of the gospel
turning into clowns.
Gospel message made
appealing,
So the world will
feel at home.
Lord, we need a
great revival.
Turn their hearts,
Lord, back to You.
Open the blind eyes,
turn them all from darkness,
Lord, to the light.
May they return to You,
Turn from their sin,
forsake idols,
Be restored to God
again.
The Silencing and Removal of Corrupt Pastors/Teachers
An Original Work / July 10, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
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