KyKingdomKum

This thought started simply. Jesus Christ and Him crucified. At first glance, we often talk about the cross as restoration— bringing us back to God, repairing what was broken when man fell from the image in which he was created. But as I sat with it, something began to open up. What if the cross didn’t just restore God’s intention… what if it secured it? When God created man in His image, His desire was never fragile. The fall didn’t surprise Him. Redemption wasn’t a reaction. Jesus didn’t come to patch a mistake— He came to fulfill and establish what God intended from the beginning. That’s why Paul says he resolved to know nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified . Not because it’s elementary—but because it’s central. It’s the point where everything locks into place. Jesus didn’t just die and rise— He sat down at the right hand of the Father. Forever. That posture matters. It means the work is finished. It means the position is secure. It means what God purposed for humanity ...

I once heard someone say that situations can either make you bitter or better . The more I’ve lived, the more true that’s become. Not because life gives us so many choices—but because formation is unavoidable . Something is always shaping us. The question isn’t whether we’re being formed. It’s what we’re allowing to form us . Scripture tells us, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed…” It also tells us that we are being conformed to the image of Christ . At first glance, that can feel confusing. But the clarity comes when we realize something simple and sobering: There is going to be a conforming. Neutrality isn’t an option. Life, time, suffering, habits, love, fear— something will leave its imprint. So the invitation isn’t “don’t be shaped.” It’s “choose the better shaping.” Two ways to be formed The world conforms us through pressure . Pressure to survive. Pressure to protect. Pressure to harden. Pressure to settle. That kind of forming works from the outside in. I...