Saturday 21 Nov 2009

Saturday Reading: Hebrews 12:25-29
 
Key Verse: Hebrews 12:28
28  Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear,

Devotion:
In this chapter of Paul’s epistle to the Hebrews, Paul reminds the people of the ordinances of God and of their history. If we look back in Exodus in chapters 19 and 20 we see that God was the one who laid down the law from Mount Sinai and He did it in front of the people so that they would remember. Paul was reminding people of what their ancestors had witnessed firsthand but he also reflected upon the major event that had happened a few years earlier – the life, death and rebirth of our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Paul speaks of a time when God will shake every kingdom on earth. We may find that hard to conceive because we have some powers that seem too big to move; but history has taught us that even the biggest powers can crumble. Paul warns us that God has told us that there is only one kingdom that will not be shaken and that is His own. But God’s kingdom is not just the kingdom of His glory in heaven but of grace too. Jesus came to show us a grace that we could not understand. Just like God came in a cloud before all the people to show them He is real, Jesus came to earth as a person so that we too could see He is real!

God spoke of His unmoveable laws and Jesus reminded us of them. We need to make sure that we too do not forget them even though we are living in the unshakeable kingdom of His grace. Jesus paid the right price for our sins and that means that as long as we do believe that that is what He has done, we too will receive that same grace that He extends to all who believe. That grace is perfect and unmoveable and will stand forever with Christ. No matter what happens on earth we will always have the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ! Just don’t forget that He is God!

Points to Ponder:
Have you seen how financial institutions can crumble?
 
Imagine God’s institution as it stands firm!