Speaking the Truth

Speaking the truth of God’s Word, no lie,

Sharing the gospel, how Jesus died,

Sacrificed for our sins, made alive,

Grace of God to our lives now applied.

 

Jesus died for our sins on a cross,

For without Him we are at a loss,

Dead in our sins, our sins are the boss,

But for our freedom He paid the cost.

 

Now by faith in Him we can be saved,

For without Him we are now depraved,

Walking in sin we are now enslaved,

But for our freedom His life He gave.

 

Dead to our sins we can now obey

Our Lord and Savior in every way,

Our punishment for sin He did wave,

Our life eternal, the way He paved.

 

An Original Work / April 5, 2025

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

As Servants of God

“And working together with Him… giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited, but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses, in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger, in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love, in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left, by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; regarded as deceivers and yet true; as unknown yet well-known, as dying yet behold, we live; as punished yet not put to death, as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing yet possessing all things.” (focus on 2 Corinthians 6:3-10 NASB’95)

 

When we are genuine servants of the Lord Jesus, called of God to do his will in specific areas of ministry, and if those areas of ministry are not what are vogue (the prevailing fashion or style at a particular time), then we are likely to face some or much of what the apostle Paul described of his experiences.

 

Like take me for instance. I was called of God in 2004 to write down what he teaches me each day from his word and to put these writings on the internet, so that “a herald could run with it” (based off Habakkuk 2:2-3). So that is what I have been doing since then. And not all these writings were daily devotionals at first, but early on the Lord was teaching me much about what is going on in my nation, and in the world, and he was helping me to unlearn the lies I had been told and to see the truth through his eyes.

 

And that was just a little too weird for a lot of people I knew to accept. But as time has progressed, these things he was teaching me then have been coming to the forefront, and other people are beginning to see the same reality which is all related to these last days before the return of Christ and the things the Bible tells us are going to happen, but with the Lord guiding me through them in relation to what is going on specifically in my nation and with our leaders and things I previously had no clue of, but I do now.

 

But even through that learning and unlearning time earlier on in this ministry, the Lord was having me share the truth of the gospel of our salvation, but he was also growing me in my walk of faith and in my knowledge of the Scriptures, and I was unlearning some things that I had been taught wrong, and I was learning things that I just had not noticed before in the Scriptures, because I was now reading book by book, and chapter by chapter, and so I was now seeing the truth in the right context.

 

Eventually the writings became less like daily journals of my times with the Lord in his word and they became more like daily devotionals, but not the light and fluffy stuff that so many are passing off as truth these days, but going into the depths of the teachings of the Scriptures to learn what they are really teaching, so more like Bible studies. And then he added on songs, poems, video talk devotions, and memes (short devotions in one picture), and this became my full-time job (my assignment from the Lord).

 

But I was and am what is considered a “laywoman,” i.e. a Christian woman with no official credentials from any Bible college or seminary or church denomination. So, in many religious circles, what I do each day as my full-time job (assignment) from God is just considered my hobby, just something I am doing to take up time during my years of retirement. So I don’t get much respect from most people I know, and I am largely ignored, and sometimes I am criticized and fought against for teaching the truth.

 

I have not yet faced any physical beatings for what I do each day, but I have had plenty of verbal beatings over the past 21 years. And really, anytime in my life where I took God and his calling on my life fully seriously, and I was committed to following his leading in my life, I have been verbally abused and cast aside as unwanted and as unnecessary, and I have been treated as though I am a nothing and that what I do each day is not critical because it doesn’t fit in with the modern day approach to Christianity and its gospel.

 

So, I do identify with Paul a lot in what he went through. As the Lord’s servant I have also had to endure much, and face multiple afflictions, rejections, persecutions, hardships, distresses, banishments, sleeplessness, loneliness, false accusations, and the like, because I am following the leading of the Holy Spirit in my life in doing the will of God for my life, which is definitely not “vogue” in the times in which we now live. I speak the truth of God’s word at a time when so many are distorting the truth, instead.

 

But I do what I do each day, in love response to my Lord, and to his calling upon my life, because this is what God had planned for my life even before he formed me in the womb of my mother. This is why I am here, not to please myself, and not to entertain and to be entertained, and not to gain a huge following and to have everyone like me and accept me. I am here to speak the truth of God’s word at a time when truth is difficult to find, and when the lies are what are largely being adopted and accepted, instead.

 

So, I do not do what I do each day, in writing and posting on the internet what God gives me to write and to post, for my own glory, but for the glory of God, and for the salvation of human souls, and to help others to have their eyes opened to the truth and to reject the lies of Satan. I do what I do each day because I love you, the people of the world, and I love God, and I want to obey him and to do what pleases him. And I will keep doing this as long as God keeps that door open for me, in his power, and as long as I live.

 

And I will keep speaking the truth, and refuting the lies of the enemy, by the grace of God, in his power, even if all reject me and turn away from me and want nothing to do with me. I must! And I am well aware of what that has already cost me, and what it may well cost me even more as time progresses. But I am convinced that my Lord will give me the strength to endure whatever I must endure to keep speaking the truth and to keep calling out the lies, so that many will be delivered from bondage to sin.

 

For the lies tell you that a mere profession of faith in Jesus Christ gets you “saved” and guaranteed heaven as your eternal destiny. But the truth teaches that faith in Jesus, which comes from God, and is genuine, will result in us denying self, dying daily to sin, by the Spirit, and us walking (in conduct, in practice) in obedience to our Lord and to his commandments, in the power of God. And if sin is what we practice, and not obedience to God, we will not inherit eternal life with God, regardless of what we profess.

 

[Matt 7:13-14,21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 10:27-30; Ac 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; 1 Pet 2:24; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,15-17; 1 Jn 3:4-10]

 

As the Deer

 

By Martin J. Nystrom

Based off Psalm 42:1

 

As the deer panteth for the water

So my soul longeth after You

You alone are my heart's desire

And I long to worship You

 

You alone are my strength, my shield

To You alone may my spirit yield

You alone are my heart's desire

And I long to worship You

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZv3jzOTE70

 

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As Servants of God

An Original Work / April 5, 2025

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Receive Not in Vain

 

The Eyes of Our Hearts Enlightened

“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.” (Ephesians 1:18-23 NASB’95)

What do our eyes represent? They are the parts of our bodies which help us to physically see things. But “eye” is also a word used to mean judgment, insight, discernment, and perception. And our hearts are the core of who we are, representing the mind, soul, spirit, and emotion, i.e. the crux and the substance of who we are in character, which will be evident by our actions. So the eyes of our hearts being enlightened goes beyond just head knowledge, but it impacts who we become in character and in deed.

So if we are enlightened, and so now we see clearly the hope of his calling, what should we see? We should see Jesus crucified on that cross, taking upon himself our sins, putting our sins to death with him so that, by God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in him, we will now die with him to sin and walk with him in walks of obedience to his commands, in holy living, by the grace of God, and in the power of God, and not of our own doing. And we are those given the hope of deliverance from sin and eternal life with God.

All this comes from God and is not of the flesh of humans. Not one of us can do anything in ourselves to be acceptable to and to be approved by God and to share in his righteousness. We can only come to faith in Jesus Christ if God draws us to faith in him, i.e. only if he persuades us as to his righteousness and holiness, and of our sinfulness, and of God’s requirement that we die with him to sin and walk now in obedience to his commands, in his power, by his grace, and so we now die to sin and obey his commands.

For to believe in Jesus is not just words that we repeat after someone else in a pre-planned prayer, and it is not just a verbal confession of Jesus as Lord and Savior, and it is not just an acknowledgment of what he did to save us from our sins. The Scriptures teach us that faith, which is of God, and is persuaded by God, will result in the sinner dying with Christ to his sin and being raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer as a slave to sin, but as a servant of righteousness, in obedience to our Lord.

Nonetheless, this is not what is popularly being taught as the gospel of our salvation here in America, at large. Many are teaching a very diluted and altered gospel, and an altered character of God/Christ, and of his church, because they are trying to appeal to the ungodly of this world in order to attract the world to their gatherings. And so they make Jesus and his gospel message more socially acceptable and far less offensive to the world and to human flesh. And in that way they can draw more people to their gatherings.

And so they are teaching that a mere profession of faith in Jesus Christ will assure them forgiveness of all sins and heaven as their eternal destiny, but regardless of how they live. Some do still teach that we must repent of (die to) our sins and obey God, but they make it more optional, and not required of God for our faith to be genuine faith, of God, resulting in salvation from sin and eternal life with God. Others just state that we don’t have to repent, and we don’t have to obey God, for they call that “works salvation.”

Therefore, many people today professing faith in Jesus Christ are not of genuine God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in the Lord, for they have not put sin to death in their lives, by the Spirit, even if some of them may give a show of having done that, at times, but which never produces a change of heart, mind, or behavior. For they continue on in the same sinful patterns of behavior while claiming Jesus as Savior and heaven as their destiny, for they are convinced that God will not judge them for their sinful practices.

So we need to have the eyes of our hearts enlightened to the truth of the gospel which requires that, by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, we die with him to sin and we now walk (in conduct, in practice) in obedience to his commands, or we do not know God, we are not in fellowship with God, we are not born of God, and we will not inherit eternal life with God. For Jesus died that we might die to sin, and he lives that we might live in him in walks of obedience to his commands, in his power, strength, and wisdom.

For to truly know God, and to be born of God, and to be of genuine faith in Jesus Christ, which all comes from God, we must come under the authority of God, and he must now rule in our hearts and minds and behaviors. He must be the one in control over our lives, not self and not sin. And we must live in submission to his will and purpose for our lives. Same with all of us who together form his body, his church, of which he is to be the head, not human beings in their deceitful scheming with their false gospel messages.

[Matt 7:13-14,21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 10:27-30; Ac 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; 1 Pet 2:24; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,15-17; 1 Jn 3:4-10]

Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer 

Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897

Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897

Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,

This is my constant longing and prayer;

Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,

Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.

Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,

Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,

Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,

Seeking the wandering sinner to find.

O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,

Holy and harmless, patient and brave;

Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,

Willing to suffer others to save.

O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,

Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;

Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,

Fit me for life and Heaven above.

Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,

Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;

Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;

Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrYhiK2nQBg 

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The Eyes of Our Hearts Enlightened

An Original Work / April 5, 2025 

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

God's Purpose for Our Lives

What is God’s purpose for our lives?

Why are we here? Just to survive?

God has a purpose in His mind

By His design, that we might find.

What is His purpose? What’s at stake?

Why are we here? Why He create?

That we might die with Him to sin,

Obey His word, and live for Him.

He put us here upon the earth

That one day He might give new birth

To all who will forsake their sins

And let the Spirit live within.

He has a task for all of us

Who trust His Word, believe He’s just,

To follow Him where’er He leads

And share His gospel, His sheep feed.

He’s gifted us in many ways,

That we might serve Him all our days

In loving others, with them share

All that’s of God, so they aware.

Our hope in Him, our life to find

In One who’s truth, in One who’s kind,

Who gave His life so we’d go free

From slaves to sin, with Him agree.

Walk with Him now, walk in His ways,

And do no longer from Him stray.

Obey Him now, do what He says,

Not enemies, now we’re His friends.

So, fellowshipping with our Lord,

We side with Him, in one accord,

We witness for Him, spread His Word,

And of His heaven we’re assured.

An Original Work / April 4, 2025 

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Your Love for The Saints

“For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe.” (Ephesians 1:15-19 NASB’95)

The apostle Paul wrote these words to the saints who were in Ephesus, who were the faithful in Christ Jesus. And a saint is one who is holy. And one who is holy is one who is separate (unlike, different) from the world because he is being conformed by God to the likeness of character of Jesus Christ, as he cooperates fully with God’s work of grace in his life, in surrender to the will of God for his life. And the faithful are all who are of God-persuaded faith in the Lord, who have died to sin, and who are walking in obedience to the Lord, in practice, and who are committed to serving God with their lives.

So, this (above) is the “faith” that Paul spoke of in reference to the Ephesian Christians. This was not “faith” by how so many people interpret it today, where they feel that they can just say they believe in Jesus, or they can just pray a prayer to “receive Christ,” or where they can just accept God’s grace and now they are saved and on their way to heaven, regardless of how they live, and with no requirements that they die with Christ to sin and walk with him in obedience to his commands, as evidence that they are of genuine faith, and that they are in genuine relationship with God Almighty.

And I must stress this because so many people today are being lied to, and they are being given a false hope of salvation from sin and eternal life with God based on lip service only, but absent of genuine repentance (turning from sin, death to sin) and walks of obedience to the Lord and to his commands, empowered by God. And so many people are anticipating that when they die that they are going to be with Jesus in heaven because they made a profession of faith in him. But if sin is what they practice, and not obedience to God, they will not inherit eternal life with God, sadly so.

Now, if our faith in Jesus Christ is genuine God-persuaded faith in him, not only should it result in us dying with Christ to sin, not just once, but in daily practice, and us walking in obedience to his commands, in his power, but it should be shown in how we treat other people. And the love for others that this is talking about is not human love, not love based on our feelings or on how others treat us, but love which shows kindness even to our enemies who mistreat us, and who lie about us, and who do evil against us. For love comes from God and it prefers all that is of God and that is righteous.

And if we love one another within the body of Christ with this love which comes from God, and which is based in all that is holy, righteous, morally pure, upright, godly, faithful, and obedient to God, then we are going to do for one another what is of God, that which gives glory to God, and that which encourages one another to be faithful to God in walks of obedience to his commands. So we will also not sin against them deliberately and habitually, and we will not lie to them, but we will speak the truth of God in love to them, for their good, and for their spiritual growth in the Lord.

Now, that may not make us well liked or appreciated among those who profess the name of Jesus, for so many people today who claim faith in the Lord are buying into a very cheapened form of God’s gospel message. And they are teaching people that lip service alone will get them into heaven. And so if we speak the truth of God’s word to the people, out of love for them, that may get us rejected, cast aside as unwanted and as unnecessary, mocked, made fun of, and generally just ignored. But speaking the truth to them that they need to hear is one of the greatest expressions of love.

But we are to do good to others in other ways, as well, in showing kindness and consideration to them in what they are going through, and helping them if needed, if we are able, or just checking in on them to see how they are doing and praying for them and for their needs. And if we have any particular gifts, talents, or ministries, we might share some of these with them as a means of encouraging them and giving them hope. But as the body of Christ, we are to be encouraging one another to walk faithful to the Lord and to not let ourselves be taken captive by sin and by lies and liars.

[Matt 5:13-16; Matt 28:18-20; Lu 6:27-28; Jn 4:31-38; Jn 13:13-17; Jn 14:12; Ac 1:8; Ac 2:14-18; Ac 26:18; Rom 10:14-15; Rom 12:1-8; Rom 15:14; 1 Co 12:1-31; 1 Co 14:1-5; Gal 6:1; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:1-16; Eph 5:11-27; Eph 6:10-20; Php 2:1-8; Col 1:9; Col 3:12-16; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 3:13; Heb 10:23-25; Jas 5:19-20; 1 Pet 2:9,21; 1 Jn 2:6; Jude 1:22-23]  

Lead Me Gently Home, Father

By Will L. Thompson, 1879

Lead me gently home, Father,

Lead me gently home;

When life’s toils are ended,

And parting days have come,

Sin no more shall tempt me,

Ne’er from Thee I’ll roam,

If Thou’ll only lead me, Father,

Lead me gently home.

Lead me gently home, Father,

Lead me gently home;

In life’s darkest hours, Father,

When life’s troubles come,

Keep my feet from wand’ring,

Lest from Thee I roam,

Lest I fall upon the wayside,

Lead me gently home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Y9cb0f76A

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Your Love for The Saints

An Original Work / April 4, 2025 

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

According to His Purpose