Behind the Shaking

There is no doubt that God is shaking the nations in anticipation of the greatest harvest and revival in history. The glory of the last church will be greater than the early church (Haggai 2.9). A “Shaking” is always a sign that God is on the move.

Reasons Why God Is Shaking the Earth Right Now

1. Harvest time
“It shall be like the shaking of an olive tree, like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done” (Isa. 24:13 NKJV).
Harvesters shake an olive tree to harvest it. They even beat the top branches with a stick. God is shaking the bush right now, and 2009 will be the “Year of the Harvest.” We are believing for a Pentecost harvest in 2009 as our family members and friends become hungry to be in the kingdom.

2. The fear of the Lord

“When the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off (Ex. 20:18 NKJV). Israel came out to Mount Sinai on the third day of fasting. The mountain shook and was on fire. The shaking produced a reverence and fear of the Lord they had never known.
Belshazzar, king of Babylon, shook when he saw the handwriting on the wall (Dan. 5:6).

3. Awakening the bride

“But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept” (Matt. 25:5 NKJV). As the church, we tend to fall asleep spiritually. Empty prayer closets and dusty Bibles are a sign of distraction. A lot of people blame the government or corporate greed for the decline of the American economy. But we as God's people must look in the mirror first. As the church goes, so goes the country. A shaking is needed to awaken the church to its real spiritual and moral condition.


4. Shifting the status quo

A shake-up is a removal of some who have disappointed and replacement by a new team. It is a time of realignment. God is doing a spiritual shake-up in nations, economies, and leadership. This will make for incredible opportunities for people who have never dreamed of influence. The status of every believer is going to change in this shake-up.

5. Satan is losing.

“Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him” (Mark 9:26 NKJV). Satan always shakes before he breaks. He knows that his time is short, and he is not on the move, but on the retreat. The gospel is advancing on all continents and is even moving into the 10/40 window. The Philistines ran in terror at the shaking of God (1 Sam. 14:15).

6. Deliverance is here.

“Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed” (Acts 16:26). God had to shake the prison to remove the shackles. You have been sitting in private bondage, and this shaking is a sign that your moment of deliverance has come. This has happened to thousands of people during our Encounter weekend retreats over the last five and one-half years. I believe that a nationwide encounter movement will soon sweep across this nation as God's people become hungrier for God.

Praise God, good things are ahead for God's people!

-Pastor Randy