And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth (John 17:19, KJV) Sanctification is an important concept for us in Christianity. In a nutshell, it simply means to make someone or something holy. This implies sanctification can be conceived as a process; holiness is the finished state. If Read More
Holiness
Called to be saints
PAUL, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints… (1 Corinthians 1:1–2, KJV) There are two types of callings for every believer. I will call Read More
God Talks about Sex: Drink water out of your own cisterns
Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well(Prov. 5:15 ESV) I am sure many of you might have read the scripture above from the book of Proverbs but not many realize that it is talking about sex. Solomon instructs us to drink water out of our own cistern or well. The Read More
Blessed are the Pure in Heart
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God (Matt. 5:8 KJV) The pure in heart are blessed because they will see God. But what do the words “pure in heart” and “see God” mean to me today? Please note the Lord speaks explicitly of the heart. The believer’s heart today is the Read More
Daniel Purposed in His Heart
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank (Dan. 1:8 KJV) Daniel was amongst the captives from Judah that were taken to King Nebuchadnezzar’s palace to stand before the king. The King gave instructions to give Daniel Read More
The Beauty of Holiness
Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness (1 Chr. 16:29 KJV). The culture around us wants us to believe that the words “beauty” and “holiness” do not belong together; however, holiness is beautiful, not ugly. In Ezekiel Read More