Sometimes as followers of Jesus we lose sight of what’s in our grasp. We forget the solidity of the object of our trust. The writer of Hebrews reaches out and gives the faithful a good jostle:

Do you see what we’ve got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God. For God is not an indifferent bystander. He’s actively cleaning house, torching all that needs to burn, and he won’t quit until it’s all cleansed. God himself is Fire!

I love this message meant for the early church and still applicable for you and me—God is not an indifferent bystander. It’s tempting to think God is absent. But beyond our vision, in realms deeper and higher and more real than our world, the Lord consumes, torching evil and cleaning house.

The kingdom of God sweeps up all in opposition. It never decomposes or diminishes, but remains as solid as bedrock.

You and I can remain hopeful, worshipful, grateful and reverent, because nothing is as solid, or more trustworthy, than the Lord.

Hebrews 12 in Through the Bible in 2024

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