Paul has just concluded with saying that there will yet once be a day that approaches when God will shake the heavens and the earth and all things shaken shall be removed. What remains is that which cannot be shaken, which is the kingdom of God.
Since we, as Christians, are heirs to that kingdom, Paul encourages us to that we are to have grace to serve God with reverence and godly fear... 'For our God is a consuming fire.'
Isn't that something to think about... we ask the Lord to burn away our desires of anything that is not of Him, but is of us. We petition to the Lord to light the fire again. We state that the Refiner's fire is our heart's one desire. These are songs we sing to the One who has saved us from the lake of fire.
God's fire consumes us in a way that nothing else can. Tim Hughes has a song in regards to this called 'Consuming Fire' (go figure!), and at the end of the song he sings "stir it up in our heart, Lord, a passion for Your name". The objective is that the Holy Spirit would light the fire and be the bellows that fans the flame.
Let's run with that, because one day all will be shaken and the only thing that will remain is His kingdom. Let's make sure that the actions we take, the words we speak, and seeds we sow are geared to that which will always remain... furthering the kingdom of God.
God bless <><
A.E. Sexton
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