KyKingdomKum

We’ve all heard the mandate from Genesis 1: “Be fruitful, multiply, replenish, subdue, and have dominion.” But most of us read that like a list of spiritual goals — something to strive for, something to grow into. What if it isn’t a list at all? What if it’s our identity ? What if it’s what it actually means to be created in the image of God? Because when God said, “Let Us make man in Our image,” the very next words were, “…and let them have dominion.” That wasn’t a separate thought. That was purpose. That was intention. That was design. We weren’t created to try to be fruitful. We were created hardwired for it. Fruitfulness, multiplication, replenishing, subduing, and dominion aren’t instructions — they’re the natural expression of the God-image inside of us. They’re who we are. 🌱 The Easy Part Is the Evidence Let’s be honest — being fruitful, multiplying, and replenishing feel natural to us. We long to build. We long to create. We long to pour out, to expand...

A Reflection on Posture, Performance, and the God Who Is Merciful There is a question Jesus keeps putting in front of us — not to shame us, but to free us: Am I approaching God like Martha… or like Mary? Like the Pharisee… or like the tax collector? Because the more we meditate on these two stories, the more we see they are mirrors — two witnesses revealing the same truth: God isn’t moved by our performance. He’s moved by our posture. 1. The Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Transaction vs. Trust Jesus tells this parable to people “who trusted in themselves that they were righteous.” The Pharisee stood before God with a résumé: I fast twice a week I give tithes I’m not like “other men” His entire approach was transactional : “This is why God should listen to me. This is why God should bless me. This is why I’m accepted. This is why I’m righteous.” But the tax collector approached God differently: He brought no résumé, no justification, no evidence of worthiness. He simply said: “God, be ...

There are moments in life when the heat gets so intense and the waters rise so high that we wonder if we’re going to make it through. We feel stretched, pressed, crushed, refined… and we ask questions we never thought we’d have to ask: “Why is this happening?” “Did I miss God?” “If I belong to Him, why does it hurt this much?” But the Spirit has been reminding us of something deeper: The fire and the flood are not signs of God’s absence. They are proof that we belong to Him. — Isaiah 43:2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you… When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned…” God doesn’t say if we walk through fire or flood — He says when . Meaning: these moments are not evidence of abandonment but evidence of ownership. They happen because we are His. 🔥 The Fire Reveals What Was Always There Recently, I was struck by a simple but profound truth: We are not being burned to become righteous. We are being burned because we are righteous. Fire does not create ...