Every news story can be a praise to God or a prayer. That is also true for the times someone shares a need, a mistake, or a joy with us. All of us live flawed lives in a flawed world. Sometimes we just need to remember that this life is only a small moment on the timeline of our eternal existence.

Christians are going to receive a “kingdom that cannot be shaken.” Every Christian can live each day with the promise of life eternal. We exist here on earth, but we will truly live when we get to heaven. We can enjoy this life, but our happiness here is tempered with the knowledge that all things here are temporary, even momentary. Life on earth does get shaken on a regular basis.

When our lives get difficult, sad, frustrating, or even impossibly hard, we still have a reason to offer our God “acceptable worship, with reverence and awe.” God never wants us to live a day, especially a day that is difficult, without the hope of his promise. 

Heaven is a reality. It is unseen and largely unknown, but we know everything we need to know in order to want that blessing. Heaven is where we will dwell with God and only dwell with his blessings.

“Our God is a consuming fire.” God will destroy all that is temporary in this life so that we can live eternally free from everything that is difficult. God’s fire will purify us so that when we enter heaven, we are free of every sin. Everyone in heaven will live a purified life that is holy and good.

We will offer worship in heaven that is always acceptable because it will be filled with reverence and awe. For now, that kind of worship needs to be a choice, and sometimes it will be an effort. How do we offer acceptable worship now? We remember to worship God today as we will worship him eternally. We are going to receive a kingdom that cannot be shaken.

Wisdom is offering our gratitude to God. May our gratitude wisely model now all that it will be in heaven.