Hi Brian! The word for this week is "shake". The particular Greek word we'll be looking at is found in these two portions of Scripture. Matthew 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. KJV Hebrews 12:26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29 For our God is a consuming fire. KJV
These are both the Greek word "seio". Strong's Concordance says: a primary verb; to rock (vibrate sideways or to and fro), to agitate in any direction, to cause to tremble, to throw into a tremor of fear or concern. Those watching over the tomb were trembling in fear as they saw the angel of the Lord! They were in such fear that they fainted! In Hebrews we see that the Lord's voice causes things to shake, both in the spiritual realm and in the natural. When this shaking happens, we who are in fellowship with the Lord, in the Word of God and in prayer, praise and worship, will NOT be 'shaken', but all those things that are not important will fall away. Only what is real and true will remain at the forefront of our lives. In that place is where we will have full confidence that we are on a firm foundation that cannot be moved! As we see people tremble in fear all around us for the things that are happening on the earth, we will be the stable ones to whom they can come for help! And I fully expect that your beautiful, sweet, funny, smart, loving little ladies will be strong 'rocks' that their friends will turn to, also! You and Kristine have done to well in training them! That is one reason that I like this song from the new Hillsong Kids album called "As The World Shakes".
