FROM THE KEYBOARD

When it comes to biblical truth, today’s procrastination will eventually lead to tomorrow’s persecution. In other words, if we don’t stand in the gap now, we will be closed in by the gap. Silence today is surrender tomorrow. “If you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)

Scriptural knowledge that makes us heady but not hearty leaves us haughty. In other words, truth that inflates the mind but never transforms the heart produces pride, not Christlike character. Knowledge must be coupled with love, or it becomes a weapon rather than a witness. "Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies" (1 Corinthians 8:1).

God’s truth doesn’t need rebranding—just real believing. The world may twist it, ignore it, or reject it, but His Word remains unshaken. What God has spoken does not expire, and what He has established cannot be erased. “Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven” (Psalm 119:89).

Truth is not determined by consensus, and righteousness is not measured by public approval. If the world applauds your stance, you should probably reexamine your position. "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?" (2 Corinthians 6:14)

Influence without godliness is like a lighthouse without a light—seen, but not saving. It may attract attention, but without the truth of Christ, it only leads others into deeper darkness. "If the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch" (Matthew 15:14).

The more this world rejects God, the more His truth will sound offensive. Truth sounds like hate to those who hate truth, but our calling is to speak it boldly, not soften it for acceptance. "Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?" (Galatians 4:16)