STANDING   THROUGH   THE   SHAKING

 

Joel 3:16 – “The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; and THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH SHALL SHAKE: but the Lord will be the hope of His people, and the strength of (His) children…”

 

Ezekiel 38:20-23 – “…ALL THE MEN THAT ARE UPON THE FACE OF THE EARTH, SHALL SHAKE AT MY PRESENCE, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground…and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord.”

 

Isaiah 24:18-20 – “…for the windows from on high are open, and THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH DO SHAKE. The earth is utterly broken down…the earth is moved exceedingly. The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard…”

 

Hebrews 12:26-27 – “…Yet once more I SHAKE NOT THE EARTH ONLY, BUT ALSO HEAVEN…that (only) those things which cannot be shaken may remain.”

 

Shake: – Hebrew: undulate; to awe; to dread; to break; to shake terribly; make to tremble

Greek: to rock, vibrate, tremble; to throw into a tremor of fear; to move; to agitate; quake

 

THE SHAKING COMES IN THE STORM:

Luke 6:46-49; Matthew 7:24-27:

These scriptures speak of:

A. Two different “foundations” of a house – Rock and Sand

1. Rock - a firm foundation of true discipleship and genuine relationship with Jesus  Christ; 2 Timothy 2:19.

2. Sand - denotes inconsistency, a loose foundation, an empty profession of faith with mere external services; Matthew 15:8-9.

B. Two kinds of “builders” of a house – the wise man and the foolish man

 

Matthew 7:25 Tells Us That Three Different Influences Are Felt In The Storm:

1. Rain - that which descends from above; Genesis 7:4; Joel 2:23; James 5:7.

2. Floods - that which ascends from below; Psalms 18:4; 29:10; 93:3; Jeremiah 12:5.

3. Winds - come sweeping across, blowing from every direction. The 4 winds described in Ezekiel 37:9 speaks of the Holy Spirit’s influence coming from all directions (4 is a universal number), denoting great activity occurring simultaneously; Acts 2:2; Jeremiah 49:36; Revelation 7:1. There are also false winds of doctrine; Jude 12.

 

LUKE 6:47 GIVES US THE KEY IN HOW TO STAND:

1. “COME TO ME” – not to a ministry, not to a denomination, not to a doctrinal emphasis, but to the Person of Jesus Christ; Matthew 11:28.

2. “HEAR MY SAYINGS” – hearken, listen to His words, pay attention to the “inner voice”; Deuteronomy 26:14. Jesus said we need “ears to hear”; Revelation chapters 2- 3.

3. “DO THEM” – obedience is the key! Do what He tells you to do; practice what He said in His Word; Matthew 7:21-23; John 14:15, 23.

If You Are A Wise Man:

a. You will build your house (life, temple) according to, and based upon, biblical principles; 1 Chronicles 28:10-12; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17.

b. You will dig deep (with a root system in the Word of God); Ps. 80:9; Ephesians 3:17.

c. Your foundation will be upon the ROCK, upon the strength of an enduring relationship with Jesus Christ, not upon the sinking sands of the world’s systems and the world’s values; 1 Corinthians 10:4; 1 Kings 5:17; Revelation 21:19.

 

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE SHAKING IN THE STORM?

1. To expose and remove that which springs from man’s own wisdom, skill, devices and natural strength. Our heavenly Father knows how to bring a man to the end of himself. Everything that can be shaken or moved will be removed (the temporal realm).

2. Jesus intends to fill His House (us) with His glory. Earthly copies of heavenly things must be purified; Haggai 2:9; Hebrews 9:23; 1 Peter 2:5.

3. Shaking is a necessary part of the process in THE HARVEST OF THE EARTH.

4. The Lord’s goal for us in the storm is to bring us to His appointed place, our “desired haven”; Jonah 1:4, 15-17, 2:10; Psalm 107:23-30; Acts 27:27.

 

THE SHAKING IS SPIRITUAL AND LITERAL!

 

ALMIGHTY GOD WILL SHAKE ALL OF THESE: Haggai 2:6-7, 21:

The Heavens – principalities, thrones and powers are coming down; Is. 13:13; Ps. 110:5.

The Earth – world systems, governments, and kingdoms of men; Isaiah 2:19, 21.

The Sea – there will be a harvest of souls from the turbulent seas of humanity; Isaiah 60:5

The Dry Land – that which is desolate and unfruitful; Isaiah 32:2, 15.

All Nations – every tongue, every race, every tribe upon the Earth; Isaiah 66:18.

 

 

 

Terri Hill