See 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? 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. (Hebrews 12:25-27)

I have found that every time that God wants to do something new in my life there comes a season of shaking.  I was talking to a friend the other day about the nature of God.  During that conversation I got a glimpse of the unchanging nature of God.  To think that God is unchanging is an amazing thought in the light of my own need for change.

Man changes day-by-day.  For this I am actually very thankful.  I am glad that I don’t remain the same but that God is in the process of changing my brokenness into His glorious image. The more of God in me the more I will be happy, and the more people will see Jesus in me, the more they will come to Christ.

So times of shaking in our lives do come and this by the Grace of God.  God rebukes His sons.  He disciplines us so that we might become mature.  John 15 says that He prunes us that we might become more fruitful.

I remember that the thought of the discipline of God use to hurt my heart because I felt that He was rejecting me when He disciplined me but now I rejoice in it.  I rejoice because I know that God is changing me.  He is changing me for His glory.  He is changing me so that I might be more fruitful.  And I also know that He is changing me because He loves me.

We must allow that discipline to come upon our lives because only when we allow God to touch the deep parts of our lives will we walk in greater freedom.  The first and most important reason we want God to change us is so that we might be free, and “he who the Son sets free is free indeed” (John 8:36).

The freedom of God in our lives is our greatest asset.  People who are bound by fear, depression and anxiety will be drawn to us when they see that freedom of God in our hearts.

When fear is cast off of us, we become powerful for the Lord.  We are able to stand in places that we once were not able to stand.  We are able to shine for Him in ways that we never would have been able to shine.

I can sense the desire of many to become greater lights for the Lord.  I pray for you today and ask God to shake off everything that has no eternal value from your life.  I ask Him to open your heart to His precious Spirit so that sanctification and cleansing might come your way on the road to your destiny.