KyKingdomKum

  We were never meant to just wake up like this. Genesis tells us that God intended to make man in His image. The word used in Genesis 1:26 for "make" is a verb often meaning to fashion, to accomplish . Then, in the very next verse, we read that God created man in His image—using a different verb, meaning to shape, to form . This isn’t random. It reveals something profound: being made in God's image isn’t just about origin —it’s about process . God didn’t just create us—He is still making us. And like anything being formed, there’s shaping, pressing, stretching. Becoming isn’t always beautiful. But it is holy. We can trace the same process in the way God reveals Himself. In Isaiah, He says: “I have declared, I have saved, and I have proclaimed...” (Isa. 43:12) He declares the end from the beginning. He saves us in the middle. He proclaims His work when it is finished. And His proclamation is always the same: that He is the LORD God—gracious and merciful, slow to...

 Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8) I used to think this verse meant we had to work for a clean heart in order to qualify for the reward of seeing God. But now I realize—it’s the other way around. The heart gets purified by God. And seeing Him is the evidence that He’s already been at work in us. Though seeing God is a flex, it’s not because we’re good, but because He’s faithful. Here’s how it became real to me: When I realized that God has revealed Himself in my life—and that He looks just like the proclamation He made of Himself in Exodus 34—I was struck. I knew what I saw. I knew Who I saw. But then I asked myself, "Does this mean that I have a pure heart?" That question didn’t stay unanswered. Because when I looked back, I saw His faithfulness. I remembered what He said—that He would give us a clean heart. And I realized: if I can see Him, then He must have already been doing the work in me. I also thought about how...

  How Joseph’s resurrection mirrors your life in Christ Living the Resurrected Life "Since then you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God." — Colossians 3:1 There comes a time when people stop calling you what they used to—when your identity is no longer tied to what you’ve been through, but to what you’ve been raised into. That’s what happened to Joseph. He was the forgotten son, the falsely accused, the prisoner, the dreamer they dismissed. But then Pharaoh gave him a new name. A robe. A ring. A chariot. A task. A wife. And with all of that came something we often overlook: glory. Not the kind that makes headlines—but the kind Paul described when he wrote: “Those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.” — Romans 8:30 In Christ, you weren’t just forgiven—you were glorified . That’s not some future concept reserved for heaven. You...

  I was thinking today about how most of the things that Christians do… aren’t the things that Jesus did. And I say that not in bitterness, but in clarity. I believe in Jesus. I trust Him. I follow Him. But I no longer call myself a Christian —not because I’m ashamed of Christ, but because I’m trying to honor Him more fully. The label has become something that doesn’t always reflect the life He lived or the heart He revealed. One of the clearest pictures of Jesus—one that always brings me back to who He truly is—is the story of the woman caught in adultery. They caught her in the very act , and dragged her, most likely naked and terrified, into public shame. According to the law, she was supposed to die. But what did Jesus do? He knelt down. He wrote in the dirt. He stayed quiet. And when He spoke, His words cut deeper than any stone ever could: “Let the one who is without sin cast the first stone.” One by one, the accusers left. And when they were gone, He looked at her and said: ...

  We are in Christ — the image of the invisible God. And if we’re in Christ, then we are already in the image of God. Not becoming it. Not working for it. Already . And if we’re in His image, then we are already blessed — because in Christ we’ve been blessed with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places. And if we’re blessed, then we’ve already been commissioned — to be fruitful, multiply, replenish, subdue, and have dominion. And if we’ve been tasked with these things, then we’ve already been provided for . Because whatever God requires, He provides. He has given us His Spirit — not only to empower us, but to guarantee our inheritance. And what is that inheritance? God Himself. The Lord is our portion. To know Him is eternal life. This is not a journey of earning. It’s a journey of remembering. Already chosen. Already loved. Already seated with Him in heavenly places. Already new. Already free. Already filled. Already called. Already equipped. In Christ. Already...

God finished it before He ever put us in it. The Garden was already planted. The Promised Land was already flowing with milk and honey. The Kingdom was already established. And Jesus — the Lamb — was already slain before the foundation of the world. So when Jesus says, "The Kingdom is within you," He's not giving you something new. He's calling you back to something original — something God already placed inside of you. Not something you earn. Not something you build. But something you receive, remember, and release. In the beginning, God made man in His image — in Christ — and then blessed him: "Be fruitful, multiply, replenish the earth, subdue it, and have dominion." That blessing wasn’t just a command; it was a deposit. It was the Kingdom planted in the soil of our being. When Jesus calls us to repent, He’s not demanding religious performance. He's inviting us to change our minds — to remember who we really are. Made in God's image. Made to b...