FROM THE KEYBOARD

Praise is a weapon that confounds the enemy and silences the adversary. Praise is the strength of the vulnerable when we proclaim that God is able. "Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, because of Your enemies, that You may silence the enemy and the avenger" (Psalm 8:2).

The more we move away from the Designer, the more undone the design becomes. You see, when 1 + 1 no longer equals 2, then everything mathematically calculated from there will never be true. God's creative order is designed for human order. "Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but happy is he who keeps the law" (Proverbs 29:18).

It is better to be a part of a church that is closest to the Bible rather than the one closest to your house. Full stop. "But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life" (John 6:68).

God sanctifies us through affliction because of the sanctity of His affection. In other words, since His love is holy, He loves us too much to not make us holy and often through the sanctification of affliction. "I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, that in faithfulness You have afflicted me" (Psalm 119:75).

Our root determines our fruit, which lends the question--are we rooted in the Son or in sin? One way produces liberty, while the other way produces slavery. Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed" (John 8:34-36).

God never wants us to love our neighbor by first accepting lies or affirming fear. No, God always wants us to love others by being aligned with truth in Him. Truth + Love = The Gospel. "Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth" (1 Corinthians 13:6).