Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. (2 Corinthians 7:1 ESV) The Lord commands us to cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit as we bring holiness to completion because of the promises we Read More
Holiness
Holy, holy, holy , Lord God Almighty
And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”(Revelation 4:8 ESV) John saw the worship setting in heaven with four Read More
What is sanctification?
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
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 Ne