Embracing the Unshakable Kingdom: A Call to Surrender

Devotional

Day 1: The Unshakable Kingdom of God

God’s kingdom is the only thing that will remain when everything else is shaken and removed; it is unshakable, and we are invited to receive it with gratitude and holy awe. In a world where so much feels uncertain and temporary, God offers a kingdom that cannot be moved or destroyed. This kingdom is not built on human effort or fleeting pleasures, but on the eternal foundation of Jesus Christ. As we face trials, loss, and the shaking of the world around us, we can hold fast to the hope that God’s promises are secure. Let us be thankful, worshiping Him with reverence, knowing that His kingdom and His word will endure forever. [06:34]

Hebrews 12:25-29 (ESV)
See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.

Reflection: What is one area of your life that feels unstable or uncertain right now? How can you intentionally anchor your hope in the unshakable kingdom of God today?

Day 2: The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the Last Days

God promises to pour out His Spirit on all people, empowering men and women, young and old, to prophesy, see visions, and dream dreams as signs of His kingdom at work among us. The gifts and presence of the Holy Spirit are not reserved for a select few, but are available to all who call on the name of the Lord. In these days, God is moving powerfully, inviting His people to participate in His work and to be open to the supernatural ways He speaks and acts. The Spirit’s outpouring is a sign that the kingdom is at hand, and that God desires to use each of us for His glory and the building up of the church. [04:00]

Acts 2:17-21 (ESV)
“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke; the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day. And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’”

Reflection: In what ways have you experienced or resisted the Holy Spirit’s work in your life? How can you open yourself more fully to the Spirit’s leading and gifts today?

Day 3: The Urgency of Commitment and Surrender

The time is near, and God is calling His people to get serious, to forgive, to purify their hearts, and to fully surrender their lives to Him without delay. There is a prophetic urgency in this hour—a call to move beyond complacency, to let go of distractions, and to make a wholehearted commitment to Jesus. God is inviting each person to examine their heart, to clean out anything that hinders intimacy with Him, and to walk in obedience. The opportunity to respond is now; the kingdom is at hand, and God desires a purified and refined body ready for His return. [13:56]

Matthew 6:33 (ESV)
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Reflection: Is there an area of your life where you have been holding back from God? What specific step can you take today to surrender that area and seek His kingdom first?

Day 4: The Holiness and Majesty of God’s Throne

God is holy, majestic, and worthy of all worship; in heaven, all creation continually declares His holiness and glory before His throne. The vision of God’s throne in heaven is a reminder of His absolute sovereignty, beauty, and the awe-inspiring nature of His presence. Surrounded by elders, living creatures, and the brilliance of precious stones, God is worshiped day and night as the One who was, who is, and who is to come. This calls us to approach Him with reverence, to join in the worship of heaven, and to recognize that our God is truly set apart and worthy of all honor. [17:09]

Revelation 4:1-8 (ESV)
After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God, and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight. And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

Reflection: How does the vision of God’s throne and His holiness affect the way you approach Him in worship and prayer today?

Day 5: Living with Expectation and Listening for God’s Voice

God is speaking to His people in this hour, calling them to set aside distractions, listen in silence, and meditate on what He is saying so they can respond in obedience. In the midst of busyness and noise, God invites us to quiet our hearts and seek His voice above all else. He desires to reveal His will, to guide us, and to prepare us for what is to come. By intentionally making space to listen, we position ourselves to receive His direction and to walk in step with His purposes for our lives. [15:14]

Psalm 46:10 (ESV)
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Reflection: When can you set aside intentional time this week to sit in silence before God, asking Him what He wants to say to you in this season?

Sermon Summary

Today, the Lord impressed upon my heart a prophetic urgency: the kingdom of God is at hand. This is not a time for business as usual or for simply “playing church.” The Holy Spirit is moving, calling us to a deeper hunger for truth and the presence of God. We are not here to build our own name or institution, but to seek first the kingdom, to be a people marked by the power and reality of God’s Spirit. The gifts of the Spirit, the outpouring prophesied by Joel and echoed in Acts, are for today—for all people, for the edification and building up of the body of Christ.

Scripture warns us not to ignore the voice of God. Hebrews 12 reminds us that God is once again shaking not only the earth but also the heavens, so that only what is unshakable—His kingdom—will remain. Everything else will be removed. We are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and our response must be gratitude, worship, and holy awe. This is a gift and a promise, but also a warning: do not refuse to listen to the One who speaks from heaven. The time is near, and the Lord is calling us to examine where we stand. Are we fully surrendered, or are we still on the fence?

Revelation paints a sobering picture of the coming day of the Lord, when all will be shaken and only those who have put their trust in Jesus will stand. The way is narrow, and the cross is foolishness to the world, but it is the only way to the Father. Even as we may experience loss, grief, and the shaking of this world, we have a confident hope: God’s kingdom is unshakable, and He is preparing a place for us. Our call is to strip off every weight and sin, to run with endurance, and to worship God with holy fear, for He is a consuming fire.

This is a time to get serious, to forgive, to purify our hearts, and to listen for what the Lord is saying in this hour. Each of us is called for such a time as this, with gifts to offer the body. Let us sit before the Lord, free from distraction, and ask Him what He is saying. Let us join the worship of heaven, declaring, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.”

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Key Takeaways

1. The Kingdom Is Unshakable and At Hand God is actively shaking the world so that only His unshakable kingdom will remain. Everything else—our comforts, our plans, even our religious routines—will be removed. The invitation is to receive this unshakable kingdom with gratitude and to anchor our hope in Christ alone, not in the fleeting things of this world. [06:34]
2. The Holy Spirit’s Manifestation Is Essential Words alone, no matter how eloquent, cannot transform lives; it is the manifestation and power of the Holy Spirit that brings true change. We must invite the Spirit to have His way, surrendering our agendas and expectations, and allowing Him to move freely among us. This posture of dependence is what marks a people truly seeking the kingdom. [00:55]
3. A Call to Radical Surrender and Holiness The time is now to move beyond half-hearted commitment. God is calling for full surrender, for us to strip away every sin and distraction, to forgive, and to pursue holiness. The pleasures and distractions of this world are fleeting, but God’s presence is everything—let nothing keep you from Him. [12:49]
4. The Narrow Way and the Cost of Discipleship The message of the cross is not popular; it is a narrow way that requires dying to self and embracing the foolishness of the gospel in the world’s eyes. Yet, it is the only way to the Father and the only path to true life. Those who trust in Jesus, even through suffering and shaking, have a confident hope and a place in God’s eternal kingdom. [09:58]
5. Listening for God’s Voice in This Hour In a world full of noise and distraction, God is calling us to sit in silence before Him, to listen for His voice, and to discern what He is saying right now. Each of us has a unique calling and gift for this season; there are no coincidences in God’s plan. Let us be attentive, meditative, and responsive to His leading, joining the worship of heaven in awe of His holiness. [15:14]

Youtube Chapters

[00:00] - Welcome
[00:55] - The Power of the Holy Spirit
[02:15] - The Kingdom Over Church-Building
[03:00] - The Gifts and Outpouring of the Spirit
[04:00] - Prophecy and the Last Days
[05:26] - The Hall of Faith and Endurance
[06:34] - The Shaking and the Unshakable Kingdom
[08:40] - Revelation’s Warning and the Coming Day
[09:58] - The Narrow Way and the Cross
[11:15] - Worship in Holy Fear
[12:49] - The Plea for God’s Presence
[13:56] - Obedience Over Comfort
[15:14] - Listening for God’s Voice
[16:11] - The Throne Room Vision
[17:09] - Worship in Heaven: Holy, Holy, Holy

Bible Study Guide

Bible Reading

Hebrews 12:25-29 (ESV) — > See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.

Acts 2:17-21 (ESV) — > “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke; the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day. And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’”

Revelation 6:12-17 (ESV) — > When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

Observation Questions

According to Hebrews 12, what is the reason God is shaking both the earth and the heavens? ([06:34])
In Acts 2, what are some of the signs that will happen when God pours out His Spirit in the last days? ([04:00])
In Revelation 6, how do people respond when the great day of the Lord arrives and everything is shaken? ([08:40])
The sermon mentions that the gifts of the Spirit are for today and for all people. What does Acts 2 say about who will receive the Spirit? ([04:00])

Interpretation Questions

What does it mean that God’s kingdom is “unshakable,” and why is this important for believers today? ([06:34])
The sermon says that “words alone, no matter how eloquent, cannot transform lives; it is the manifestation and power of the Holy Spirit that brings true change.” How does this challenge the way we approach church and ministry? ([00:55])
Why do you think the message of the cross is described as “foolishness” to the world, and what does it cost to walk the narrow way Jesus describes? ([09:58])
The preacher urges us to “strip off every weight and sin” and to “run with endurance.” What are some examples of “weights” or distractions that might keep someone from fully surrendering to God? ([11:15])

Application Questions

The sermon says, “This is not a time for business as usual or for simply ‘playing church.’” Are there areas in your life where you have been going through the motions spiritually? What would it look like to get serious about your faith this week? ([02:15])
The preacher calls us to “invite the Spirit to have His way, surrendering our agendas and expectations.” Is there a specific area where you need to let go of control and invite the Holy Spirit to move? What is holding you back? ([00:55])
Hebrews 12 warns us not to “refuse to listen to the One who speaks from heaven.” How do you intentionally make space to listen for God’s voice in your daily life? What distractions do you need to remove? ([15:14])
The message says, “The time is now to move beyond half-hearted commitment.” What is one step you can take this week to move from half-hearted to wholehearted surrender? ([12:49])
The sermon urges us to “forgive, to purify our hearts, and to listen for what the Lord is saying in this hour.” Is there someone you need to forgive or a specific way you need to purify your heart? What practical step can you take? ([13:56])
The preacher describes the cost of following Jesus as walking a “narrow way” and sometimes experiencing loss or grief. How have you experienced the cost of discipleship, and how does the hope of an unshakable kingdom encourage you? ([09:58])
The message ends with a call to join the worship of heaven, declaring, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty.” How can you incorporate worship and awe into your routine this week, even in the midst of busyness? ([17:09])

Sermon Clips

Because as I prayed this morning, any words that we say are merely just words without the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. Nothing that we say is persuasive enough without the manifestation and the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit that changes and transforms our life. [00:01:00] (35 seconds) #SpiritPowerTransforms

We're not here, people, to build a church. We're not here to do that. Now, yes, as people come and lives are transformed and people are saved and healed, yes, the church will grow. But the church grows out of the kingdom, not vice versa. [00:02:15] (18 seconds) #KingdomFirstChurchSecond

``He wants us to see that there is still coming a time that the earth will be shaken and will be removed and everything that's been created will be gone except for the thing that is unshakable which is the kingdom of God which will remain and his word which will remain and it says here since we are receiving a kingdom that is unshakable let us be thankful so he is giving us a gift he is letting us know that we can receive it today that we have the opportunity to take it in and receive it and know that although these things are to come we have a hope and an expectation in the one within whom our hope lies which is Jesus Christ [00:07:49] (39 seconds) #UnshakableKingdomHope

Who is able to stand? Those that had put their trust in Jesus, those that had committed their lives to Jesus, those that had believed what He said. See when we preach the Gospel, and when we preach the Kingdom, it is not, it's very uncommon and not popular. Why? Because Jesus said that the gate is narrow. The gate is narrow. And when we preach the cross...It is foolishness to those who do not believe because there is only one way to the Father. There is only one way to the Father through the cross. [00:09:45] (43 seconds) #NarrowGateFaith

But for those who have made the decision and have become alive in Christ, a new creation, we have a confident hope and expectation that he is preparing a place for us. That does not mean that we will not experience the shaking. That does not mean that we will not experience grief and the things that, the tragedies and the things that will come, all of the loss. We may still experience that. But he has a promise for us. He has a promise for everlasting life. He has a promise that his kingdom is unshakable. [00:10:33] (38 seconds) #PromiseBeyondShaking

Since we are receiving a kingdom that is unshakable. Let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear. Holy fear and awe. Because he is holy. He is holy. He is holy. He is holy. For our God is a devouring fire. An all consuming fire. Because of his holiness. Because of his sovereignty. Those that oppose him. Will fall. They will fall. Oh. And they will be demolished. But those that trust in him, we will be standing at his throne, worshiping a holy God, worshiping a God that is all -consuming, magnificent, beautiful. [00:11:27] (59 seconds) #HolyFearWorship

Let us not miss this opportunity to see what the word of the Lord has for us today. Let us not miss this opportunity to hear you. Yes, Lord, we hear you. We hear you, God. Let us run towards you, God. Let us throw off everything, Lord God, that entangles us and weighs us down, O God, so that we would run towards your holiness and your righteousness. Because the things of this world are fleeting. The pleasures of this world are fleeting. [00:12:27] (28 seconds) #RunToHoliness

He has put a word on my heart for us today that it is time to get serious. It is time to forgive your neighbor. It is time to get serious, to go into your closet and clean it out because he's coming purified and refined body. [00:13:30] (22 seconds) #TimeToForgive

God has called each and every one of you yes He has called you for such a time as this. There's no coincidences in God's plan. We each have gifts. We each have something to give the body. [00:14:50] (24 seconds) #GiftsForTheBody

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