India, June 7 -- A potter in Punjab once told me, "A lamp is only dust until the flame enters." Peter says the same in 2 Peter 1:4. Through "precious, great promises" God breathes His life into fragile clay-into us-so we blaze with His light. Peter's words are strong yet clear. Believers do not become gods; we remain human.

Yet, just as iron in fire glows without losing its nature, we shine with God's life while keeping our identity.

Freedom from "the corruption in the world" is no self-help trick or escape; it is a journey from selfish desire into generous love.

The early church received this promise with wonder and often said, "God became what we are so we might become what He is."

This journey grows like dawn but changes everything...