Shake Me

Hebrews 12:25-29

25See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from 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 also the heavens."[a] 27The words "once more" indicate the removing of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29for our "God is a consuming fire."

This is kind of a preview on what I am sharing with the students next Wed, but my heart is so heavy for a shaking. Personally I want God to shake me to the core, so that all that remains is the things that pertain to His kingdom. Our God is a consuming fire, but this consuming fire that is seen in the Old Testament was a fire of removal and burning up things that were full of sin and rebellion. To worship God with reverence and awe, we need to give liberty to the consuming fire of God to burn up everything that is not of Him. Yes, even the things that we thought were harmless or the things that we have found comfort in for way to long. Of course I wish no harm to come to my family, my church, or my friends, but I almost want a physical disaster to come to America once again, if that is what it takes to drop us to our knees and to fill our prayer meetings once again. The church is operating with no power, no vision, and is on life-support. God, shake us, shake us, shake us to the core!!! God, give me dreams of your heart, prophetic visions, and stir my heart every morning as I wake up to you smiling over me.