Today’s verse feels like the
universe finally exhaling after holding its breath too long: “The sky
vanished…and every mountain and island was removed from its place.” It’s wild.
Cinematic. Almost too big to picture. And yet, tucked inside this cosmic upheaval
is a truth that lands closer to home than we realize: everything we think is
permanent is actually shockingly temporary.
We stroll through life
assuming hills stay put, islands stay anchored, and the sky overhead is
basically unchangeable. But the Bible says even the most stable parts of
creation can be shaken loose. That’s not meant to terrify you—it’s God saying,
“Hey, before everything collapses, let Me show you what actually remains.”
This isn’t just about the
end of the world; it’s about the end of illusions. The mountains that move?
They’re the structures you thought would never fail. The islands that shift?
They’re the safe places you assumed would always be there. Remember 2011, when
a magnitude-9.0 quake struck off Honshu, Japan? The force was so massive that
entire sections of the islands shifted. Parts of Japan moved up to 8 feet
eastward. Honshu dropped nearly 3 feet in places. The whole island literally
shifted on the global map. So when Revelation says islands were removed, it’s
not describing the impossible—it’s describing something we’ve already seen.
And that’s why Jesus’ words
about building your house on the Rock suddenly sound less like a children’s
song and more like survival wisdom for grown-ups. If the earth can shift eight
feet in an instant, what makes us think our careers, relationships, bank
accounts, or clever plans are unshakeable? Jesus offered a foundation when He
said, “Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them is like a wise man
who built his house on the rock.” He was giving us the only blueprint that
survives a world where mountains move and islands shift.
Storms will come. Plates
will shift. Life will rattle you. But if your life is anchored to Christ—His
truth, His character, His unchanging love—you will stand. Build your house
there. Build everything there. Because when the sky rolls up like a scroll and
the ground trembles, the Rock of Jesus Christ is the one place that will not falter.
“He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved.”
(Psalm 62:6)
May the Lord steady your heart, anchor your steps, and fill you with a hope that—come what may—cannot be rolled away.
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