Continuing in Christ to The End

Humbling Ourselves

 

Isaiah 6:1-5 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3And they were calling out to one another:

“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts;

all the earth is full of His glory.”

 

4At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.

5Then I said:

“Woe is me,

for I am ruined,

because I am a man of unclean lips

dwelling among a people of unclean lips;

for my eyes have seen the King,

the LORD of Hosts.”

 

If we all could literally and physically see God in all His glory, in all His holiness and righteousness, it should bring all of us to our knees in humble acknowledgment of our unworthiness to be called “children of God.” For not one of us is saved from our sins and on our way to heaven based off our own worthiness. For all of us are born into this world with sin natures, in the image of Adam, and not one of us is acceptable to God in our own flesh. In our flesh we all come up short of the divine approval and acceptance of God.

 

Our Sin Atoned For

 

Isaiah 6:6-7 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7And with it he touched my mouth and said:

“Now that this has touched your lips,

your iniquity is removed

and your sin is atoned for.”

 

So God, in His love, mercy, and compassion, sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to the earth to be born as a baby to a virgin woman, but conceived of the Holy Spirit, and not of man. So Jesus was not born with a sin nature as we are, and He never sinned in all 33 years of His life that He lived on the earth, although He was tempted to sin as we are. And while He was on the earth He healed the sick and afflicted, raised the dead, delivered people from demons, and He taught repentance for forgiveness of sins.

 

So, by God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin, and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in Him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as servants of righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. By faith in Him, and in the power of God, we deny self, die to sin daily, and we follow Him in obedience to His commands, as a matter of life practice, in the power of God. Sin and disobedience are no longer to be what we practice.

 

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Acts 26:18]

 

Whom Shall I Send?

 

Isaiah 6:8-10 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying:

“Whom shall I send?

Who will go for Us?”

And I said:

“Here am I. Send me!”

9And He replied:

“Go and tell this people,

‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;

be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

10Make the hearts of this people calloused;

deafen their ears and close their eyes.

Otherwise they might see with their eyes,

hear with their ears,

understand with their hearts,

and turn and be healed.”

 

Once we have believed in Jesus, by His grace, and so we have denied self, died with Christ to sin, and now we are walking in obedience to His commands in holy living, empowered by God, and not by the flesh, the Lord will direct us to what areas of ministry He has for us to do within the biblical body of Christ, His church. And I am not speaking of institutional market-driven “churches” which are of this world, but of us who are of genuine faith in the Lord Jesus. We are His church. We are the called of God to His service.

 

All of us will be given spiritual gifts of the Spirit which we are to use in the power of God in ministering to one another within the body of Christ and in taking the message of the gospel of our salvation to the people of the world. And all of us will be assigned our “body parts,” which are spiritual and not physical in nature, by God, for the encouragement and strengthening of the body of Christ, His church, to spiritual maturity and to walks of faithfulness to our Lord in holy living, no longer living under the control of sin.

 

And we are not all going to be given all the same gifts and ministries and body parts. For God made us all different for a reason. But all of us are called of God to take the message of the gospel of Christ to the people of the world for their salvation from sin and eternal life with God. But we must make certain that what we are spreading as the truth is the truth that Jesus and his New Testament apostles taught. For they taught the necessity of self-denial, dying to sin, and obeying our Lord’s commands in practice.

 

How Long, O Lord?

 

Isaiah 6:11-13 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

11Then I asked:

“How long, O Lord?”

And He replied:

“Until the cities lie ruined

and without inhabitant,

until the houses are left unoccupied

and the land is desolate and ravaged,

12until the LORD has driven men far away

and the land is utterly forsaken.

13And though a tenth remains in the land,

it will be burned again.

As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled,

so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”

 

For how long, then, should we be taking the message of the gospel to the people of the world? How long should we be utilizing our spiritual gifts and ministries within the power of God in encouraging the body of Christ, the church, to live holy lives, pleasing to God, and no longer as slaves to sin? For as long as we live, and for as long as there is still life on this planet. Our callings of God are not something we retire from when we reach a certain age. Age and health may limit us, but we keep obeying God to the end.

 

Continuing in Christ to The End

An Original Work / August 8, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Your Heart 

 

An Original Work / October 24, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Tenderly He speaks, softly so.

Gently He calls - His will to know.

Won’t you invite Him in your heart?

Humbly accept Him now.

Bow before Him with contrite heart.

May you obey His will.

Seek Him with all your heart and soul,

And your heart, His Spirit fill.

 

Jesus died to free you from sin,

Giving you new life to begin,

Walking with Him ev’ry hour,

Obeying His commands.

Won’t you trust Him to be your Lord?

His grace you can’t afford.

Freely He gives you peace within,

When you turn from all your sin.

 

Live for Him ev’ry passing day.

Meet with Him; read His word and pray.

Serve Him in the way He leads you,

Doing all that He says.

Do unto others as you would

Have them do unto you.

Love them with Jesus love within you.

Your hearts to God be true.

 

https://vimeo.com/125864134

Mocking God and His Word

Isaiah 5:18-21 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

18Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit

and pull sin along with cart ropes,

19to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work

so that we may see it!

Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come

so that we may know it!”

20Woe to those who call evil good

and good evil,

who turn darkness to light

and light to darkness,

who replace bitter with sweet

and sweet with bitter.

21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes

and clever in their own sight.

 

With Cords of Deceit

 

What we have here is a description of people who are addicted to sin, who sin against God and other humans willfully, deliberately, and habitually. They are those who pile sin upon sin right in the face of God, knowing full well that what they are doing is wrong, that it is hurtful to others, but choosing to do it anyway out of sinful and selfish and lustful desires. And, in order to justify their sin, they may contrive all sorts of justifications (excuses) for their sins, perhaps minimizing them, or presuming God will not judge them.

 

Mocking God

 

In this case, they are those who mock God and his commands, testing to see if God will actually do what He said He would do. They continue in deliberate and habitual sin for the purpose of defying God, for the purpose of provoking Him to anger. For they are the defiant and unruly who do not believe God will judge them, that He will punish them for their sins. Since it had not yet happened that God would bring judgment on them, they defied Him to do so in an insolent manner. And there are people today who absolutely do this.

 

Good and Evil Swapped

 

Many of those there are today who call evil good, and good evil. They claim that because God is loving, kind, and merciful, that he will not judge those who profess faith in Jesus, even if they continue living in sin and not in obedience to the Lord. And they falsely accuse those who teach the truth of the gospel of those who are teaching lies, which they call “works salvation.” But what they call “works salvation” is what Jesus taught, that if we come after Him, we must deny self, die to sin daily, and obey God in practice.

 

So, those who pacify others in their deliberate and habitual sin, they regard as being loving and kind. But those who teach that by faith in Jesus Christ we must take up our cross daily (die daily to sin and to self) and follow our Lord in obedience to His commands, in practice, or we do not have salvation from sin and eternal life with God, they call mean, hateful, unloving, and unkind. But lying to people to make them feel good, or so they will like us, is not kind. It is selfish. Telling them the truth is what is truly kind and loving.

 

Wise in Their Own Eyes

 

There are people who take a “My Do It” approach to Christianity, who interpret the Scriptures to their own advantage and who take matters in their own hands rather than surrendering their lives to the will and purpose of God for their lives. Many of them have adopted a watered down diluted “gospel” message which makes no requirements of them to repent of (turn from) their sins and to obey God with their lives. Or they create in their own minds the “god” they want to serve who does not judge them in their sins.

 

Or they may believe that God does intend that we forsake our sins to follow him in obedience, but they make it optional, recommended only, but not enforced. Or they make excuses upon excuses for why they are not yet free of their slavery to sin, sometimes blaming it on other humans who they feel did not do their job properly, rather than taking full responsibility for their own behaviors. And, although they know the right way, and what the Scriptures teach, they will find ways of justifying their own sinful habits.

 

The Gospel Message

 

But by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in Him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).

 

[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]

 

Mocking God and His Word

An Original Work / August 8, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Your Heart 

 

An Original Work / October 24, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Tenderly He speaks, softly so.

Gently He calls - His will to know.

Won’t you invite Him in your heart?

Humbly accept Him now.

Bow before Him with contrite heart.

May you obey His will.

Seek Him with all your heart and soul,

And your heart, His Spirit fill.

 

Jesus died to free you from sin,

Giving you new life to begin,

Walking with Him ev’ry hour,

Obeying His commands.

Won’t you trust Him to be your Lord?

His grace you can’t afford.

Freely He gives you peace within,

When you turn from all your sin.

 

Live for Him ev’ry passing day.

Meet with Him; read His word and pray.

Serve Him in the way He leads you,

Doing all that He says.

Do unto others as you would

Have them do unto you.

Love them with Jesus love within you.

Your hearts to God be true.

 

https://vimeo.com/125864134

They Acted Against The Lord

Isaiah 3:8-9 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

8For Jerusalem has stumbled

and Judah has fallen

because they spoke and acted against the LORD,

defying His glorious presence.

9The expression on their faces testifies against them,

and like Sodom they flaunt their sin;

they do not conceal it.

Woe to them,

for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

 

When This Was Written

 

At the time in which this was written, God’s people were the Jews only. They only were biblical Israel at that time. And the physical city of Jerusalem was the Holy City of God. But 2000+ years ago God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into the world. Jesus was born as a baby to a virgin woman, but he was conceived of the Holy Spirit, and not of man, so He was not born with a sin nature as we are. And while He lived on the earth He never sinned but He only did what was good for the salvation of people from their sins.

 

Around the age of 33, I believe it was, the Jews who hated Jesus plotted his death on a cross which they had carried out by the Roman government. But in Jesus’ death He put our sins to death with Him and He was raised from the dead so that, by God-persuaded faith in Him, we might deny self, die to sin, and obey Him and His commandments. For Jesus was God in the flesh (God incarnate) when he lived on the earth. And when He died He tore down the barrier between Jew and Gentile and made us ONE by faith in Christ.

 

Biblical Israel Today

 

So, God’s people today are not Jews only, and they are not Jews who reject Jesus Christ as their Lord and Messiah (the Christ). God’s people today are all who have put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ to deliver them from their addiction to sin so that, by faith in Him, they might now live for Him in walks of surrender to God, in obedience to His commands, in holy living, by the grace of God and in the power of God at work within those of us who have denied self, died to sin, and who are now walking (in conduct) in obedience to our Lord. And the Holy City is now the people of God.

 

“For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring.” “It is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.” And “the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, ‘And to seeds,’ as one would in referring to many, but rather as in referring to one, ‘And to your seed,’ that is, Christ.” “If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” So biblical Israel today is all who are of faith in Jesus as the Christ.

 

Israel Today: [Romans 9:4-8,25-28; Galatians 3:16,26-29; Matthew 21:43; John 8:18-19,38-47; John 10:16; Romans 2:28-29; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 11:1-36; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Galatians 4:22-31; Ephesians 2:11-22; Ephesians 3:1-6; Colossians 3:12-15; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-16; Hebrews 8:6-13; 1 Peter 2:9-10,24; 1 John 2:22; Jude 1:5; Revelation 2:9; Revelation 3:9; see also Genesis 17:7-9; Genesis 18:19]  

 

Making Application to Today

 

So fast forward from the time this was written to the world and to the church (God’s people) today (Biblical Israel, the Israel of God). Many people professing faith in Jesus Christ have bought into a lie which teaches that they do not have to deny self, die to sin, and obey God. And so they continue in deliberate and habitual sin in disobedience to our Lord and to His commands. And then there are those who did, by faith in Jesus, die with Him to sin, and who did walk in obedience to His ways, for a time, but have since wandered from the faith and have returned to living in sin, disobeying God.

 

And it says here, “The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves” (v. 9). And some people may be good at hiding it while others are not. For some, when they are sinning against God, deliberately and habitually, it does show up in the expression on their faces and in their attitudes and behaviors. They may attempt to hide it, but their body language gives it away. Yet some others do flaunt their sin, for they believe that God does not judge them for their sin.

 

Isaiah 3:10-11 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

10Tell the righteous it will be well with them,

for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

11Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them!

For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

 

The Bottom Line

 

But here’s the bottom line. Jesus and His New Testament apostles taught that faith in Jesus Christ, if it is genuine biblical faith, will result in us denying self, dying to sin, and following Jesus in obedience to His commands, as a matter of life practice, although not necessarily in absolute perfection. But lack of perfection is not an excuse for deliberate and habitual sin. For if someone who professes faith in Jesus Christ continues in habitual sin, and does not obey the Lord and His commands in life practice, they will NOT have Salvation from Sin and Eternal Life with God. Believe this!

 

[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]

 

They Acted Against The Lord

An Original Work / August 8, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Your Heart 

 

An Original Work / October 24, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Tenderly He speaks, softly so.

Gently He calls - His will to know.

Won’t you invite Him in your heart?

Humbly accept Him now.

Bow before Him with contrite heart.

May you obey His will.

Seek Him with all your heart and soul,

And your heart, His Spirit fill.

 

Jesus died to free you from sin,

Giving you new life to begin,

Walking with Him ev’ry hour,

Obeying His commands.

Won’t you trust Him to be your Lord?

His grace you can’t afford.

Freely He gives you peace within,

When you turn from all your sin.

 

Live for Him ev’ry passing day.

Meet with Him; read His word and pray.

Serve Him in the way He leads you,

Doing all that He says.

Do unto others as you would

Have them do unto you.

Love them with Jesus love within you.

Your hearts to God be true.

 

https://vimeo.com/125864134

That We May Walk in His Paths

Isaiah 2:1-2 NASB

 

The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

 

Now it will come about that

In the last days

The mountain of the house of the Lord

Will be established as the chief of the mountains,

And will be raised above the hills;

And all the nations will stream to it.

 

The Last Days

 

The last days are in specific reference to the Messianic age and the time period beginning with the first coming of Jesus Christ, including His birth, death, resurrection, and ascension back to heaven, to be consummated at His return. And the mountain of the house of the Lord is a specific reference to Zion, and Zion is now a term used in reference to describe both Jesus Christ and His church. And the house of the Lord (the temple of God) is now Jesus Christ and His church (John 2:19-21; 2 Corinthians 6:16).

 

Now the old temple of God under the Old Covenant was a physical temple in Jerusalem where the people of God came to worship the Lord and to hear the word of the Lord taught, and where physical sacrifices were made for the sins of the people. The temple housed the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies, which is where the presence of God was experienced. Yet, we who believe in Christ to be Lord of our lives today are of the heavenly Jerusalem, and we are now the children of promise (See: Galatians 4:21-31).

 

And Jesus Christ will be and has been established as superior to all other gods, and things that are worshiped, and also places of worship (Reference: mountains as high places of worship). He will be and has been exalted above the heavens (Hebrews 7:26). And “God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name…” (Philippians 2:9). And all nations will stream (run) to Him – to His gospel of salvation – people from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues (Revelation 7:9-17).

 

So this “mountain” of the house of the Lord is really and mainly Jesus Christ, but as His body we are also part of that mountain, plus we and the Lord are the house of the Lord, His temple. But specific references here are made only to Him, which will become clear if they are not already. For this is about lifting up Jesus Christ and giving Him the place of highest honor, and He is to be raised above all other gods which are worshipped, and people from all over the world will flock to Jesus Christ and to His true church.

 

Isaiah 2:3,5 NASB

 

“And many peoples will come and say,

‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,

To the house of the God of Jacob;

That He may teach us concerning His ways

And that we may walk in His paths.”

For the law will go forth from Zion

And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.’”

“Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.”

 

The Mountain of The Lord

 

Now this is where it becomes even more clear that this is talking about an individual person and not about a literal physical mountain. For they reference the mountain of the Lord and the house of the God of Jacob as a “He,” and as someone who will teach us His ways. And in the Messianic age it is Jesus Christ who is teaching us His ways via the Holy Spirit who dwells in the lives of Christ’s followers. And it is the ways of the Lord which we must now walk in, and not the ways of the flesh and of human beings.

 

And in these last days there are people who are turning their hearts to Jesus Christ, in truth. But in our day and time, and in America where I live, I would not say that “many” are wanting to be taught the ways of the Lord so that they can, in truth, walk (in conduct, in practice) in His paths. Perhaps in other nations, where Christians are being persecuted, many are streaming to the Lord Jesus, desirous to know His ways so that they can walk in them, but I would say right now that those numbers are few where I live.

 

But, time is not up, and Jesus has not yet returned, and from what I read in the book of Revelation, people will still be coming to faith in Jesus Christ even in the time of tribulation, and the bride of Christ will be making herself ready for the Lord’s return. And the true church, the body of Christ, will be experiencing great persecution and tribulation, which perhaps is needed for the church to be revived and for many others to come to faith in Jesus before He returns and He takes His bride to be with Him for eternity.

 

Persecution of Christians in last days: [Matt 5:10-12; Matt 10:16-25; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 6:22-23; Lu 21:12-19; Jn 15:1-21; Jn 16:33; Jn 17:14; Ac 14:22; Rom 5:3-5; Phil 3:7-11; 1 Pet 1:6-7; 1 Pet 4:12-17; 2 Tim 3:12; 1 Thess 3:1-5; Jas 1:2-4; 2 Co 1:3-11; Heb 12:3-12; 1 Jn 3:13; Rev 6:9-11; Rev 7:9-17; Rev 11:1-3; Rev 12:17; Rev 13:1-18; Rev 14:1-13]

 

The Law

 

The “Law” being spoken of here in the Messianic age is the gospel of our salvation, not the Old Covenant liturgical, ceremonial, sacrificial, purification, circumcision, dietary and Sabbath laws. Out of Jesus Christ has come forth and is going forth the gospel of our salvation. And from the witness of the church in the world is going forth the gospel and the word of the Lord. And many are being taught the ways of the Lord so that they can walk in them. But in America, the many are being taught a diluted and an altered gospel.

 

But I have confidence that those who are sharing the truth of the gospel, that what they are sharing is going out to the people of the world, and that people are believing in Jesus Christ, in truth, and they are forsaking their lives of living in sin in order to follow our Lord in obedience to His ways. And I believe that, even though it appears that “the many” in America are rejecting the truth of the gospel now, in favor of the lies, that some or many of them will one day turn from their sins and will follow Jesus in obedience.

 

[Matt 7:21-23; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 9:23-26; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14,24; Rom 12:1-2; Rom 13:11; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; 1 Co 1:18; 1 Co 15:1-2; 2 Tim 1:8-9; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 1:5; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-17; 1 Pet 2:24; Tit 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-9; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 3:6,14-15; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

 

That We May Walk in His Paths

An Original Work / March 31, 2023

Reposted on August 7, 2026, w/slight editing

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Your Word 

 

Based off Psalms 119

An Original Work / December 27, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Praise You with an upright heart as

I learn of Your righteousness.

I seek You with all my heart;

Do not let me stray from Your law.

I have hidd’n Your word in my heart

That I might not sin against You.

Open my eyes that I may see

Wonderful things in Your word.

I am a stranger on earth.

 

I have chosen the way of truth;

My heart is set on Your word.

I will walk about in freedom,

For I have sought out Your truth.

Teach me knowledge and good judgment,

For I believe in Your law.

Your hands made me, and they formed me;

Give me understanding, Lord.

I put my hope in Your word.

 

Your word is a lamp to my feet

And a light unto my path.

You are my shield and my refuge;

In Your word I put my hope.

My heart trembles at Your word, Lord.

May my lips o’erflow with praise.

May my tongue sing of Your truth, Lord.

Your salvation, Lord, long I.

Your word, Lord, is my delight.

 

https://vimeo.com/125862410

The Intentions of The Heart

Proverbs 20:1,4-5 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler,

and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

4The slacker does not plow in season;

at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

5The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters,

but a man of understanding draws them out.

 

Someone who is a lover of strong drink which intoxicates might be regarded today as an alcoholic. And alcoholism is addiction, and it renders the alcoholic, when drinking, out of control. People do crazy and strange and even dangerous things under the influence of strong (alcoholic) drink. But alcohol is not the only thing which intoxicates and which renders people senseless and which leads them to do some wicked and crazy things. People can be intoxicated to porn, or to pride, or to power which consumes them.

 

The slacker is someone who is lazy, idle, slothful, self-consumed, selfish, self-indulgent, thinking only or mostly of self and self-pleasure and what that person wants and desires. But this isn’t just about physical laziness and inactivity, but this is about the spiritual laziness of many who profess faith in Jesus Christ but who then continue to live according to the pleasures of the flesh, thinking mainly of self and self-pleasure, putting themselves above God and above other humans, wanting their selfish needs to be met.

 

When I think of the phrase “deep waters,” what comes to mind is someone in a serious or difficult or dangerous situation. Or it is someone who is in trouble for something wrong that they committed. And a person’s intentions are their plans, purposes, and/or schemes and plots. And this is what is stored up in their hearts. And that can be evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander, or it can be something good. But these can be seen by the wise because what’s hidden is shown outside.

 

Proverbs 20:6,9-10 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion,

but who can find a trustworthy man?

9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;

I am cleansed from my sin”?

10Differing weights and unequal measures—

both are detestable to the LORD.

 

Many people may mouth the words, “I love you,” but do not mean what they say unless they are defining “love” as only some kind of human emotion which makes them feel good, which might also be regarded as lust. For love has to do with honor, respect, valuing others, considering other’s needs, selflessness, godliness, righteousness and faithfulness. But sadly many profess “love” with their lips but their words are not trustworthy for they are not followed up with the kind of action that speaks God-like love for others.

 

For not everyone who professes that Jesus is Lord has been cleansed of their sins and therefore has a pure heart. Many people give lip service only to God and to other humans, too, but who do not obey and honor God with their lives, and who do not honor their commitments of marriage to Christ and to their spouses. For they are lacking in integrity and in faithfulness and in biblical love. And, instead, they live primarily for the selfish desires of their flesh. But if we continue in sin, and don’t obey God, we don’t have God.

 

Many who profess Jesus as Lord with their lips have differing weights and unequal measures, both of which are detestable to the LORD. For they take a different approach to faith and to Christianity than what the Scriptures do. And they bend the rules to their own advantage, or they reinterpret the Scriptures to their own personal preference in order that they might continue in habitual and deliberate sin against God while still claiming Jesus as their Lord and heaven as their eternal destiny. But God’s Word Rules!

 

Proverbs 20:11-12,27 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

11Even a young man is known by his actions—

whether his conduct is pure and upright.

12Ears that hear and eyes that see—

the LORD has made them both.

27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD,

searching out his inmost being.

 

We are all known by our actions, actions which represent who we are and how we live and what we do as a matter of life practice. But many people fake who they are and what they do when they are in the presence of others while the real them comes out when they are alone or in situations not in the view of the general populace. So you can’t always “judge a book by it’s cover,” i.e. an expression which means you can’t always judge who someone is by outward appearance only. For some people are really good at faking.

 

And on the flip side of that, many who are truly righteous and godly in nature are being misjudged by those who have adopted a modernized “gospel” message. For they are being convinced that those who teach the critical importance of self-denial, dying to sin daily, and following our Lord in walks of obedience to his commands, that they are teachers of “works salvation,” which they claim is not of God. And so we are mischaracterized as something evil because we speak the truth which people need to hear.

 

But God knows what is going on in our hearts. He knows who are truly His by biblical faith in Him and who are those who are just faking it. He knows who is speaking lies and who is speaking truth to the people. He knows who is faking a relationship with Him and who is in genuine fellowship with Him via surrender to Him as Lord in obedience to His commands and in holy living, empowered by God, and as led by the Spirit. And we are all going to have to stand before Him and give an account for what we did with Him.

 

[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]

 

So, by faith in Jesus Christ, repent of your sins, and follow the Lord Jesus in surrender to His will to doing all that He commands us to do. For if sin remains your practice, and not obedience to God and to His commands, then no matter what your lips profess, you will not have salvation from sin nor eternal life with God. For God knows who are truly His and who are not, but who are faking it. Follow the Lord wherever He leads you, do what He says, and be a witness for Him to the people of the world around you.

 

The Intentions of The Heart

An Original Work / August 7, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Trust and Obey 

 

Words by John H. Sammis, 1887

Music by Daniel B. Towner, 1887

 

When we walk with the Lord

in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will,

He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.

 

Not a shadow can rise,

not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear,

not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.

 

Not a burden we bear,

not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss,

not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and obey.

 

But we never can prove

the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows,

for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey.

 

Then in fellowship sweet

We will sit at His feet.
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way.
What He says we will do,

Where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey.

 

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB4KcleYiWM

The House of The Wicked

Proverbs 14:2,5,7-8 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

2He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD,

but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.

5An honest witness does not deceive,

but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.

7Stay away from a foolish man;

you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,

but the folly of fools deceives them.

 

Lies and liars have always existed, ever since the serpent (the devil) lied to and tempted Eve, and she sinned, followed by Adam, who also sinned against God. But lies and liars seem to have reached epidemic proportions in our world today. There is so much fakery, so much deception, so many things which are made to look one way while they are the opposite of that. So many rumors. Some may be factual. Others not. So many things hidden. Fake photos and videos made to look real. And a fake national heritage, too.

 

So much of what we were taught in our history books were lies or distortions of truth. So much of what our government and media tell us is happening is not happening the way that they claim. Too many secrets. Left and right are just a mirage. They are just two sides of the same whole working for the same people. And our government heads are not our real government. The de facto government of the US is the wealthy and powerful ruling elite of the world who are bringing all of us into a one world totalitarian regime.

 

The USA are not the “good guys” of the world. Our government is the opposite of that. For they (I believe) are the harlot who rides the beast who is serving the beast in taking down the nations of the world in order to bring all nations under the one world order of The Beast. Our heads of government accuse other governments of the evil that the US is doing. But the USA is the world’s worst terrorists, not the other guys. And they plot evil even against their own people, utilizing “false flag” operations to pass the buck.

 

So, be wise. Be discerning. No matter where you live in the world, don’t believe everything your government heads tell you. Don’t believe everything the media tells you, either. And don’t believe men who call themselves “pastors” just because they wear that title. We live in an age of mass deception. So we need to be listening to the Lord and getting our counsel from Him. Don’t be worshipers or followers of man. But be worshipers and followers of God, and of Him alone. And be students of the Scriptures.

 

[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]

 

Proverbs 14:11-12,15,22 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

11The house of the wicked will be destroyed,

but the tent of the upright will flourish.

12There is a way that seems right to a man,

but its end is the way of death.

15The simple man believes every word,

but the prudent man watches his steps.

22Do not those who contrive evil go astray?

But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.

 

Now, I know that the “house of the wicked” is not limited to just the USA. The wicked are all over the world, for so many love darkness and not the light because their deeds are evil. So “Babylon” is not just one physical place, but it is a philosophy and a belief system which is not of God, but which is against God, and which relishes in what is evil, immoral, wicked, deceitful, hateful, and cruel. And this includes much of the institutional market-driven “churches” of today which are partnered with the ungodly.

 

So, just because they call it “church,” it does not mean at all that it is the biblical body of Christ, His church, in surrender to the will and purpose of God for our lives. For the church is the people of God who are of genuine faith in Jesus Christ via dying with Christ to sin, and being raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in Him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but as servants of righteousness in obedience to our Lord’s commands. And Jesus Christ is our Head guiding us in the ways of righteousness and holy living.

 

So much of what is called “church” are these institutions of human origin partnered with the world and with the state (government) in unholy unions, which God forbids, marketing their “churches” to the people of the world, which God also forbids. And so many of them are being led by marketing tricks and schemes and programs intended to attract the world to their gatherings. And so many have removed God’s requirements for death to sin and obedience to God as required of God for salvation and eternal life.

 

So, follow the ways of God, and not the ways of human flesh. God will judge his adulterous church. So He is calling His people to come out of Babylon, which I believe includes these market-driven institutional “churches” which are of human flesh and not of God. And He is calling His people to come out from under the spell of government or religion heads who are lying to the people and who are not living or teaching the truth. For the house of the wicked will be destroyed. So depart from her. Follow Jesus! Obey God!

 

[Matthew 21:12-13; John 2:13-17; Acts 5:27-32; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:18-19; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22; Revelation 13:5-8; Revelation 18:1-5]

 

The House of The Wicked

An Original Work / August 6, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

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.

 

https://vimeo.com/379406352

The Teaching of The Wise

Proverbs 13:4-6 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

4The slacker craves yet has nothing,

but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

5The righteous hate falsehood,

but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.

6Righteousness guards the man of integrity,

but wickedness undermines the sinner.

 

Who are “the slackers”? They are the idlers, loafers, negligent, careless, and the indifferent (uncaring, apathetic) with regard to what is required of them by God, as to obeying His commands and to walking in His ways. They are those who are self-consumed with the pleasures of the flesh and not with submission to Christ as Lord. They are the selfish and the self-indulgent who put themselves and their desires above God and above the needs of others. And they are the wicked who speak lies and who do evil to other people.

 

And who are the righteous? They are those who, by God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ, and in the power of God, have denied self, died to sin, and who are walking in the ways of the Lord in holiness and in righteousness, in obedience to our Lord and to His commands, in life practice. They are diligent in their service to the Lord to follow His leading in their lives in going wherever He sends them, in doing all that He commands, and in speaking His truths to the people. For they are people of God and people of integrity.

 

Proverbs 13:9-10,13 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

9The light of the righteous shines brightly,

but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

10Arrogance leads only to strife,

but wisdom is with the well-advised.

13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty,

but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

 

What is the “light of the righteous” which “shines brightly”? It is Christ in us, the hope of glory. It is the love of Jesus living within us who are of faith in Jesus, by His grace, speaking truth to our hearts and empowering us to obey Him. And it is the Spirit within us speaking God’s truths through us to the people of the world for their salvation from slavery to sin and for eternal life with God. It is the wisdom of God coming from the Scriptures taught in their correct biblical context by the servants of the Lord, led by the Spirit of God.

 

And what is the lamp of the wicked? Why is it extinguished? It is darkness, not light, so it is truly no lamp at all. Or, if it is a lamp, it is a false light (truth, gospel). There is no light of truth in it. So it is deception. And those whose goal it is to deceive others with their lies are the arrogant who want for themselves the praise of other humans. So they despise the commands of God, because they want to do things their way instead of God’s way. For they want to still be the ones in control of their own lives, and not God.

 

Proverbs 13:14,17-18 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

turning one from the snares of death.

17A wicked messenger falls into trouble,

but a faithful envoy brings healing.

18Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline,

but whoever heeds correction is honored.

 

Who are the wicked messengers? They are those who speak lies to the people, deliberately and habitually, without conscience, in order to deceive and to turn people away from God and to follow human flesh, instead. They are the cunning and crafty who use deceitful scheming in order to teach the Scriptures out of context, and to twist them to say what they do not say if taught in the correct biblical context, in order to convince the naïve that they do not have to obey God’s commands but that they can keep on in their sin.

 

And what is the teaching of the wise? They teach what Jesus and his New Testament apostles taught as the gospel of our salvation, taught in the correct biblical context. They teach that we must, by faith in Jesus, which comes from God, deny self, die to sin, and follow our Lord in obedience to His commands, in the power of God, by life practice. So they turn sinners from their sins. They do not coddle them in their sins. The healing they bring is the message of deliverance from addiction to sin and obedience to God.

 

[Matthew 5:13-16; Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 9:23-26; John 4:31-38; John 10:27-30; John 13:13-17; John 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 26:18; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 10:14-15; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-14; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Peter 2:9,21,24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10]

 

The Teaching of The Wise

An Original Work / August 6, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Fit for Service

 

An Original Work / October 5, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Holy Spirit, come within us. Cleanse our hearts, and from sin free us.

Make us holy vessels fit for service to the King.

Fill us with Your love and power. Anoint us within this hour to be living

Witnesses for Jesus Christ, our King. Our praise to Him bring.

 

Father God, our heart’s desire, come and speak to us in power.

Revive our hearts to obey You; live for You always.

May we love and serve You only, walking with You; not a phony.

May we always tell the truth, and show integrity. Your true servants be.

 

Jesus, Savior, sanctify us. Purify our hearts within us;

Be transformed into Your likeness, holy unto You.

May we always listen to You speaking Your words now within us.

May we heed Your counsel to us; follow You today. Do all that You say.

 

https://vimeo.com/113979906