Do You Know Betrayal?

Matthew 26:47-56 NKJV

And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people.

48Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.” 49Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. 50But Jesus said to him, “Friend, why have you come?”

Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him. 51And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

52But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? 54How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?”

55In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me. 56But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.

Jesus Christ had 12 male disciples who traveled with him and who worked alongside him in ministry during his three years of ministry prior to his death on a cross. But right before Jesus and his disciples went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray, Jesus announced that one of them was going to betray him, and that one was Judas. And now Judas had arrived at Gethsemane with a great multitude, and Judas then betrayed Jesus with a kiss. And the multitude laid hands on Jesus and took him, which was to fulfill Scripture.

Do you know what it is like to be betrayed with a kiss? And it doesn’t have to be a literal kiss, but can be any form of kindness and affection that has the outward sign of friendship but which is a lie disguised as truth. Someone close to you acts as though they are your friend, that they care about you, even that they are on your side and in agreement with you. But behind your back it is a different story. Behind your back they speak evil against you to others so that they turn others against you who believe their lies about you.

But this doesn’t have to be anyone you know personally and that you are in a friendship relationship with. These can be people of power, influence, and prominence within the “church” or within the governments of nations, or they can be “Christian” actors or musicians or sports figures or pastors or teachers who give an outward appearance of godliness and of moral purity and as people who can be trusted to tell us the truth. But they are all lying to the people who have put their trust in them. They cannot be trusted.

Now Jesus, being who he was, was fully aware that he was being betrayed by his former disciple, Judas, so he was not surprised by this. He was prepared for it. But many people in this world have placed their trust in other human beings, and they have put their hope in them, as well, and so they have given them their loyalty, support, and devotion, believing that they are the “good guys” of the world who are working for our good. But sadly many of them are Judases who are really plotting our demise, instead.

And this is one of the reasons why the Scriptures teach that we are not to put our trust in other humans. We are not to follow other humans blindly, believing everything they tell us, that it is the truth. But we are to test the spirits to see which ones are of God and which ones are not. And we must face the reality that not everyone is who they claim to be, and we should prepare our own hearts for the reality that anyone can turn out to be a Judas, even the most trusted figures among us, no matter who they are.

But two main things here are of critical importance. We should never make “gods” out of other humans. We should not put our trust and hope in them as though they are the ones to save us and to protect us. But our trust needs to be solely in God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit – and we must follow him in obedience to his commands. And secondly, we must face the reality of the times in which we live and of the prophesies of Scripture and realize that prophesy of Scripture is being currently fulfilled before our eyes. So we must be spiritually prepared for the inevitable.

Jesus was prepared. This didn’t mean that Judas’ betrayal did not hurt him. He was human. He had human emotions. He loved Judas. And I am certain that it broke his heart that Judas would reject our Lord and that he would turn against him, which then meant that Judas would spend eternity in hell and not in heaven. Yet Jesus still treated Judas with love. And we need to treat our enemies with love. But be prepared for betrayal, not to fear it, but so that it does not destroy you. And then love and pray for your persecutors.

[Matthew 5:10-12; Matthew 10:16-25,34-39; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 12:49-53; Luke 21:12-17; John 15:18-21; John 16:33; Acts 14:22; Romans 5:3-5; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 3:7-11; 1 Peter 1:6-7; 1 Peter 4:12-17; 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5; James 1:2-4; 2 Corinthians 1:3-11; Hebrews 12:3-12; Revelation 6:9-11; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 11:1-3; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 13:1-18; Revelation 14:1-13]

For Our Nation  

An Original Work / September 11, 2012

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.

Jesus Christ is gently calling

You to follow Him in all ways.

Trust Him with your life today.

Make Him your Lord and your Savior.

Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.

He will forgive you of your sin;

Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.

On our knees to God we’re praying,

Seeking God to give us answers

That are only found in Him.

God is sovereign over all things.

Nothing from His mind escaping.

He has all things under His command,

And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling

You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing

In our Lord, and interceding

For our nation and its people

To obey their God today.

He is our hope for our future.

For our wounds He offers suture.

He is all we need for this life.

Trust Him with your life today.

http://youtu.be/_XQkomPFz4Y

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Do You Know Betrayal?

An Original Work / May 7, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

"Are You Still Sleeping and Resting?"

Matthew 26:36-46 NKJV

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”

39He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”

40Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? 41Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

42Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” 43And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.

44So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.”

We live in a day and time in the world where the world is very unsettled, and where Christians are being persecuted and killed for their walks of faith in Jesus Christ. Even in the USA where I live, although we don’t yet have Christian persecution to the point of beatings, imprisonments, and putting them to death for their faith, as a general rule and practice, those who are faithful to God in service and in sharing the truth of the gospel that Jesus taught are being persecuted, lied about, ignored, mocked, and rejected.

And what is being put to death is the truth of the gospel. And it is largely being replaced with an altered half-truth (lie) which leaves the “believers” still dead in their sins, still without hope of salvation from sin, still wandering in their sin aimlessly and not obeying God and his commands in practice. And they call this “grace.” And they claim this is what Jesus died for, just to forgive us our sins so when we die we get to go to heaven and not hell. But Jesus died to deliver us out of bondage to sin so we will obey his commands.

And the world as we know it is crumbling. Nations are falling one by one and are being brought into subjection to a one world government which is not of the people or for the people but which is being controlled by a certain number of people who are very rich and powerful who are the ones truly running the world. The economy in my nation appears to be crashing while the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. And our form of government appears to be crumbling, as well, leading us to this one world government.

Wickedness is all over the place, in the world and in the gatherings of what are called “churches,” too. Lies and liars abound in and out of “the church,” as do manipulators, con artists, hypocrites, thieves, and crooks. “Wolves in sheep’s clothing” are posing as “pastors” of “churches,” and they are leading the masses to believe the lie and to reject the truth of what it means to believe in Jesus and to be saved from our sins and to have eternal life with God. Most do not teach death to sin and obedience to God as faith in Christ.

What we are seeing is what the Scriptures warned us about that would take place near the time of our Lord’s return. This is a lot like the days of Noah where people are eating and drinking and partying like today is just another day, and as though tomorrow will always come, and as though we will always have what we have now, and as though our government is not crooked, and as though God is not going to judge the people of this world, and as though we don’t need to get the gospel to the people of the world.

But, as Jesus was facing the reality of his death to come, and of the betrayal of one of his 12 disciples, which was going to bring about his death, and what he knew it was going to cost him, and how painful it was going to be – but not just the beatings and the death on the cross, but him taking upon himself the sins of the entire world – he knew that he must get down on his knees and pray to God the Father. He knew he must ask for the support of his disciples, too, that they would watch with him and pray to God.

And knowing what he was up against, and how horrible this all would be, there was that part of him which was human which cried out to God that he would not have to endure this suffering. And yet he prayed every time, “nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” But it wasn’t just what was coming that was grieving him. It was that his disciples, in the weakness of their flesh, could not watch with him, but they kept falling asleep. So he again let them know the seriousness of what was soon to become a reality.

And this really represents where we are today. Jesus and his gospel message are being put to death, and they are being replaced with a “friendlier” version of both in order to pacify human flesh. And all this is going on while the world is being obliterated and people are dying at the hands of their enemies and while people who give the appearance of goodness are betraying the people of our nations in order to bring us all into the order of the Beast, where we will be forced to bow to the beast or to suffer for it.

And even though so much of this is happening right in front of our eyes to where we can’t miss it, so many professers of faith in Jesus Christ are still spiritually sleeping, still doing whatever pleases them and what makes them happy, even while our world is crashing and burning all around us and so many people are dying and going to hell because they did not believe in Jesus and by faith in him die to sin and obey his commands, in practice. So all of us need to have our eyes opened and live like tomorrow will not come.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22] 

Tick Tock  

An Original Work / May 1, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Tick tock, tick tock, time is a passing.

The time on the clock keeps ticking

While the church is fast a-sleeping.

Satan’s on a rampage 

‘Cause his time is running out.

Will you worship God the Father, 

God the Son and Holy Spirit?

Will you obey all of His 

Commands for you today?

Jesus died to pay your ransom,

So that you could be forgiven.

Won’t you come to Him in truth

And penitently pray to Him?

Tick tock, tick tock, time is a wasting.

The cross of our Lord awaits you.

Won’t you come and share His table,

Drink the cup and eat the bread

In memory of Him?

Take a heart examination,

And accept our God’s salvation.

Humbly bow in adoration

And proclaim His name.

He wants for you to believe in

Him who interceded for you 

When He died for your sins

And He rose from death in victory.

Tick tock, tick tock, time’s end is nearing.

How He longs to take and keep you,

In His arms He wants to hold you,

If you will but come to Him

And call on Him today.

His desire is that you please Him

In all of your life’s ambitions; 

Be a living sacrifice

And be transformed today.

Let Christ’s love and grace sustain you,

And His promises prepare you

For His soon return to earth

To gather all His saints to Him. 

https://vimeo.com/119270762

“Are You Still Sleeping and Resting?”

An Original Work / May 6, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

The Parable of The Talents

Matthew 25:14-30 NKJV

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. 16Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. 19After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

20“So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ 21His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ 22He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ 23His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

24“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’

26“But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

29‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 30And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

The Application to Our Lives

So, what is the message for us today that we are to take away from this parable? God, in his love and mercy sent Jesus Christ to the cross to put our sins to death with him so that, by faith in him, we will now die to sin and live for God in walks of surrender and submission and in obedience to his commands. So he has provided the way of salvation from sin for all who will receive him and for all who will obey him and for all who will serve him with their lives. But we have to take the way that he offers, and not ignore it.

And the Bible teaches that for all who believe in Jesus, we are gifted of the Holy Spirit with spiritual gifts which we are to use for the spiritual encouragement and strengthening of the body of Christ, as a whole. And God has assigned each one of us within the body of Christ our “body parts,” i.e. the ministry areas to which he has called us. And he equips us for these areas of ministry when we listen to him and we follow him and we submit to him and to his purposes he has for our lives. So these are our talents.

And he gives us the Holy Spirit to indwell his followers, to give us counsel, guidance, and direction in the ways in which the Lord would have us to go. And he teaches us all things about Jesus, and he leads us in the ways of righteousness, and he empowers us to live holy lives, pleasing to God. And he gives us courage to step out in faith and to share the message of the gospel with the people of the world, and to endure persecution for the sake of righteousness, all for the glory of God and for the salvation of souls.

He also gives us the written Word of God in the Scriptures to teach us the ways of the Lord and to counsel us in the ways that we should go, and to warn us against falling back into sin. And they are to encourage us and to help us to walk worthy of the Lord in obedience to his commands and in the forsaking of all sin in order to live holy lives, pleasing to God. And in reading the Scriptures, and in putting their truths for our lives into daily practice, we are thus multiplying the gifts given us by God, which is pleasing to God.

And one day our Lord is going to return and we are all going to have to stand before him in judgment and give an account for what we did with Jesus, and for what we did with the salvation from sin he provided, and what we did with the gift of his written Word, and the gifts of the Spirit, and the body parts assigned to us, and the indwelling Holy Spirit sent to teach us all things and to help us walk worthy of our Lord in obedience to his commands. And if we were faithful in service, we will receive our eternal rewards.

But for those who buried the gifts given by our Lord, who did not submit to Christ as Lord, who did not obey his commands, in practice, and who did not die to sin, but who continued to make sin and disobedience their master, there will be “hell to pay.” For what God provided, they buried, they ignored, and they did what they wanted to do with their lives, instead. And it was not out of ignorance that they did this, but out of a lack of desire to please God, but with a desire to please sin and self and the flesh, instead.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22] 

Gift of God  

Based off Various Scriptures 

An Original Work / October 25, 2016

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Jesus Christ, Son of God,

Died for us on a cross;

Conquered death, sin, and hell,

So, with Him, we would dwell.

For, by His grace, we are saved.

He set us free from all sin.

Thanks be to God for His Gift.

Through faith in Him, we’re forgiven.

Holy Spirit of God,

Given to us who believe,

Gives us new life in Christ;

Made to be just like Him.

We died with Christ to our sin.

New lives in Him we begin,

Walking with Christ day by day.

We read His Word, and we pray.

Jesus, He is our Lord.

Follow Him where He leads.

Tell the world of His grace.

We’ll see Christ face to face.

Soon He is coming again.

We’ll be forever with Him.

He’ll wipe our tears all away.

Oh, what a wonderful day!

https://vimeo.com/188931779

The Parable of The Talents

An Original Work / May 6, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

What Does Love Look Like?

Matthew 22:34-40 NKJV

34But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”

37Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38This is the first and great commandment. 39And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

Love is not lust. It is not selfishness. It is not all about me, and what others can do for me. It is not all about feelings and emotions. It is not conditional on whether or not others like or love me, or even if they treat me well or they don’t. If I love other people it can’t be based on them and who they are or what they do or what they say. For I must love even my enemies and those who mistreat me and who may say all manner of evil against me. I must love even if I am not loved in return, for that is how Jesus loved us.

Love must be unconditional, to love even the worst of the worst that we have ever known or come in contact with. And it means to prefer what God prefers, which is all that is holy, righteous, godly, morally pure, upright, faithful, honest, and obedient to God and to his commands. For us who believe in Jesus it means to prefer to live through Christ and to choose his choices and to obey them in his power. But love is not soft on sin. It does not coddle people in their sin. But it calls for repentance and obeying God.

And if we love even our enemies and those who mistreat us, we pray for them, we do good to them, and we treat them with kindness. And kindness engages speaking the truth in love to people, and not lying to people just to make them feel good. Lies are never kind! So they are not loving, either! And withholding the truth from people they need to hear, just so they will not be upset with us or reject us or speak evil against us, is not loving or kind, either. Love speaks the truth even when we are persecuted in return.

And if we love God we will obey him and his New Covenant commands. For if we do not obey him, we do not love him. And if we do not love him, we do not know him, and we are not in relationship with him. For to love God with our whole heart, mind, and soul means that we prefer him above all others, and we prefer to walk in holiness, righteousness, and in obedience to him. Sin is no longer what we practice, what we go after, but we want to live for the Lord in doing his will. We want to serve him with our lives forever.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22] 

God’s Great Commands  

Based off of Matthew 22:34-40

An Original Work / July 10, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Loving God and loving others

Are the Lord God’s great commands.

On these rest all of the others;

Live by them and you’ll not fail.

Be a witness, share the gospel,

Be a light in this dark world.

Share the love of Jesus always

To a world who has not heard.

Serving others; be like Jesus;

Wash their feet and pray with them.

Be a healer; mend their hurts and

Show them how to turn from sin.

Be a living example of

How to live for Jesus Christ,

Walking with Him in His footsteps,

Leading others to new life.

Give to God and give to others

Of yourselves in ev’ry way.

Obey your Lord, do His bidding;

Bow your knees and humbly pray.

Pray for others to know Jesus.

Tell how they can be set free

Of their sins and live for Jesus; 

Walk with Him eternally. 

https://vimeo.com/127355075 

What Does Love Look Like?

An Original Work / May 6, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Without a Wedding Garment

Matthew 22:1-14 NKJV

And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, 3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. 4 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’ 5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. 6 And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. 7 But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9 Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ 10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. 12 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”

The Jews were the first to be offered salvation from sin and eternal life with God based off genuine biblical faith in Jesus Christ who is the second person of our triune God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. For Jesus was and is their promised Messiah. He was and is not only the only begotten son of God, conceived of the Holy Spirit, and birthed by his mother Mary, but he was and is God. And he always existed with God. And when he lived on the earth he was both man and God (God incarnate) who lived among the people. And he was and is our Savior God. And he never sinned against God the Father.

[Genesis 1:26; Genesis 3:22; John 1:1-36; John 8:24,58; John 10:30-33; John 20:28-29; Romans 9:5; 1 Corinthians 10:1-4; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 2:9; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8-9; 1 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Peter 1:1]

But the Jews at large (with few exceptions) rejected Jesus Christ as their Lord and Messiah, the Christ who was to come. Many of them mocked him and called him names and tried to trip him up with his words so they would have cause to accuse him of wrongdoing. Some even accused him of being of Satan. And even though the crowds followed him for a while because of the miracles he performed, most all deserted him because they said his words were too hard to accept. And eventually those who hated him had him beaten and hung on a cross to die, for they wanted to put an end to him.

So God the Father now offered his salvation to the Gentiles (non-Jews), which was in God’s plan all along. And many believed in Jesus Christ and followed him with their lives, as well as did some Jews. Those Jews who had rejected Jesus as their Messiah were now cut out of Israel, and the Gentiles who believed in Jesus were grafted into Israel, the Israel of God, not to be confused with the worldly and political nation calling itself “Israel” which is not of God. For the majority of them still reject Jesus as their Messiah, and so many of them are following after the gods of this world, instead.

But then there was the wedding guest, the man without a wedding garment. And what does that wedding garment represent? I believe it represents being clothed with righteousness by genuine biblical faith in Jesus Christ. And the man is the flesh, representing all who make verbal professions of faith in Jesus Christ but who have not died to sin and who are not obeying God in practice, but who are still walking in sin, still living to please the flesh. They may give off the appearance of being “in Christ,” but their hearts are far from God. For they do not obey God, but they obey the flesh.

And the message for us here is clear. A verbal profession of faith in Jesus Christ does not guarantee us salvation from sin and eternal life with God. If our Christianity is in outward appearance only, but has done nothing to change the heart, mind, and behavior, then it is not genuine. For Jesus said that to come after him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin and to self) and follow him in obedience to his commands. For not all who call him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the ones doing (obeying) the will of God the Father who is in heaven.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22] 

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

 

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Without a Wedding Garment

An Original Work / May 6, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Hard Times

Hard times are here, 

For some they are near,

But we should not fear,

For our Lord is near.

The world has gone mad,

And all is so sad.

For some, they are glad

Their enemies had.

They trick and they scheme,

Yet good they may seem

To those who esteem

The dirty, not clean.

So much a façade

By those who’re outlaws.

So many are frauds

Who want an applause.

Religious be fakes

Who really are snakes,

From people do take,

And then they forsake.

Our leaders are crooks,

And they fix the books,

Get people on hooks

While innocent look.

The Bible foretells

About evil cells,

Of many who fell

On their way to hell.

So pray to know truth,

Not follow uncouth,

Be bearers of fruit,

Share gospel on foot.

An Original Work / May 5, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

God's Chosen People Today

Summary of Matthew 21:33-41

Jesus Christ was speaking here to the chief priests and the elders of the people in the Temple of God. And he spoke to them in parables. In this particular parable he presented to the Jews a scenario which illustrated for them how they, as a people, had treated the prophets of old, and which prophesied as to how they were yet going to treat Jesus, i.e. that they were going to have him put to death. And so God was going to have to judge them, not only for rejecting his son Jesus but for having him put to death.

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

‘The stone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief cornerstone.

This was the Lord’s doing,

And it is marvelous in our eyes’?

“Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.” (Matthew 21:42-43 NKJV)

So, what was Jesus saying to these Jews, but not to just them, but to the whole nation of Israel? Because of their rejection of Jesus as their Messiah, the kingdom of God would be taken away from them and given to a people who would produce its fruit, meaning primarily to the Gentiles who did believe in Jesus, although that included some Jews who did believe in Jesus, too. And God did take the kingdom of God away from the Jews who denied Jesus as their Lord, and it was given to all people who believed in Jesus.

Based on this passage of Scripture and many others which teach the same thing, that means that the physical and political nation called “Israel,” [which is comprised mostly of Jews, and mostly of people who do not believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (i.e. Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit)], they are no longer God’s chosen people. For the kingdom of God was taken away from them and given to a people who would believe in Jesus Christ as their Messiah and who would obey God and do what he says.

So, what this means is that the nation state called “Israel” is not God’s chosen people. For God took that kingdom away from the Jews who rejected Jesus as their Messiah. So the Jews who reject Jesus are not to inherit what God promised to Abraham and to his seed (his seed meaning Jesus Christ). They have no rights whatsoever from a biblical perspective over any other people of the world. They have no rights to kill and to destroy other people in order to take over their land. They are not to be considered a privileged people of God’s choosing with certain rights that others do not have.

And the apostle Paul taught the same thing over again when the Christians were being pressured by the Judaizers that they needed to be more like Jews and that it would add to their salvation. He let them know that the Jews who rejected Jesus were no different from their Arab neighbors who rejected Jesus as their Messiah, and that biblical Jerusalem, the city of God, was no longer a physical city but it was a spiritual city comprised of those who trusted in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of their lives.

So, being a physical descendent of Abraham does not make anyone “a child of God.” It does not mean that they belong to Israel, either. For it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise. And if we belong to Christ, then we are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise God made to Abraham and to his seed, Jesus Christ. Biblical Israel, thus, is no longer Jews only, and it no longer includes anyone who denies Jesus as the Christ. It is all who believe in Jesus Christ.

[Genesis 17:7-9; Genesis 18:19; Matthew 21:43; John 8:18-19,38-47; Romans 2:28-29; Romans 9:4-8; Romans 11:17-25; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Galatians 3:16,26-29; Galatians 4:22-31; Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 3:6; Colossians 3:12-15; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-16; Hebrews 8:6-13; 1 Peter 2:9-10; 1 John 2:22; Jude 1:5; Revelation 2:9; Revelation 3:9] 

My Heart’s Desire  

Based off Romans 10:1-21; Luke 9:23-26; Ephesians 4:17-24

An Original Work / June 29, 2013

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Loved Ones, Oh, my heart’s desire

Is that you might come to Jesus.

Many appear zealous for God,

But they do not trust in Him.

They have not submitted to the One

Who saved them from their sins;

Not forsaken their sins,

Nor have they obeyed their King.

The word of the Lord is near you:

The word of faith we’re proclaiming:

That you must confess your faith

In Jesus as your Lord and King:

Believe in Him as your Lord, 

And follow Him where’er He leads.

Share the gospel; be a witness,

And meet others’ needs.

Beautiful are the feet of those

Who bring the good news of Jesus:

Anyone who would come to Him

Must deny himself today;

Die to sin and self, and

Let the Spirit transform you in heart;

Put on your new self in Jesus,

Yielding to the cross. 

https://vimeo.com/115643303

God’s Chosen People Today

An Original Work / May 5, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love