FROM THE KEYBOARD

This world may not be our home, but that doesn’t mean we are supposed to be homely to the world. In other words, we may not be a part of the world's ugly and evil system, but we are still called to be the beauty of God's wisdom. We are supposed to attract...

The image of God in man, that was marred by sin, is mended in Christ. And that is why sanctification is really just a journey back to Eden, where the image of God in man finds its original plan. You see, as image bearers of God, our role and goal in the world is...

God’s plan for sanctification isn’t isolation but insulation. In other words, we cannot remove ourselves from being in the world, but we can keep ourselves from being of the world. And we do this by allowing the Word of God to insulate us, from the inside out. "I do not...

Our faith can be full because our God is faithful. In other words, when we trust that God is faithful to keep His Word, then our faith becomes full and leaves no room for the lies of the world. And a faith that is full of God makes us faithful to God! "God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord" (1 Corinthians 1:9).

Nothing can undo what God has done. And though the enemy seeks to sabotage what God has ordained (be it the Nation of Israel or one's natural gender), nothing can blur, erase, or abolish what God has determined to accomplish. "The entirety of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever" (Psalm 119:160).

It is in the habit of praise that God inhabits His people. In other words, let us make it a habit to bring our praise to the Lord's throne so that He in return enthrones our praise. "But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel" (Psalm 22:3).