Trust in The Lord Forever

Isaiah 26:1-4 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

1In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

We have a strong city;

salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.

2Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—

one that remains faithful.

3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind,

because he trusts in You.

4Trust in the LORD forever,

because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.

 

The strong city spoken of here, with salvation established as its walls and ramparts, is the church, the body of Christ, i.e. all those who are of biblical faith in Christ Jesus who have, by the grace of God, denied self, died to sin, and who are obeying our Lord and His commands as a matter of life practice. We, the people of God, are that strong city. We the people of God are the church. The church is not a building called “church.” And it is not a church denomination, and it is not a business incorporated under the state.

 

So the strong city, the church, is not a physical place. It is the people of God. And we, as the body of Christ, can gather together in any appropriate location, whether in person in a physical location or via a phone call or a text message or an email or a group chat or on the internet in general where we are permitted to gather as the body of Christ and to share with one another what we are being taught each day of the Lord for the encouragement of the body of Christ, as a whole. And we should meet together daily, if we can.

 

And our salvation is not a “get out of jail free card” pardoning us from all sin based off a verbal profession of faith in the Lord Jesus. Biblical faith in Jesus Christ, which comes from God, and which is not of our own doing, requires that we deny self, die to sin, and follow our Lord in obedience to His commands. For Jesus gave His life up for us on that cross, and He was resurrected from the dead in order that we might die with Him to sin and now walk in obedience to His commands in holy living, in His power.

 

If we want to have salvation from sin and eternal life with God we must be those who are living righteously, in the power of God, via submission to God. And we must remain faithful to the Lord and to His teachings and to His commands (New Covenant), in life practice. Our minds are to be set on the Lord and on doing His will, and they must no longer be set on sin. And we must continue in Him in doing His will and no longer walking in sin until the time that our Lord returns for His faithful bride and we go to be with Him.

 

Isaiah 26:5-6 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

5For He has humbled those who dwell on high;

He lays the lofty city low.

He brings it down to the ground;

He casts it into the dust.

6Feet trample it down—

the feet of the oppressed,

the steps of the poor.

 

The proud, the arrogant, the self-sufficient, the selfish, the self-indulgent, and all for whom sin is what they practice, and not obedience to our Lord, and not righteous living, even if they give lip service to God, they will be judged by God for refusing to obey Him and to surrender their lives to Him. Now, some He may cast judgment on in this life, perhaps as a means to bring them to genuine repentance, but others may not face His judgment until the end. And they who reject Him as Lord will be cast into hell.

 

Isaiah 26:7-10 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

7The path of the righteous is level;

You clear a straight path for the upright.

8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD;

we walk in the path of Your judgments.

Your name and renown

are the desire of our souls.

9My soul longs for You in the night;

indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn.

For when Your judgments come upon the earth,

the people of the world learn righteousness.

10Though grace is shown to the wicked man,

he does not learn righteousness.

In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly

and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.

 

So, it is critical that our hearts and minds and behaviors are in the right place, in submission to Christ as Lord, and in surrender to His will, in obedience to His commands. For a level and straight path is the path of godliness, holiness, and righteousness. And the upright are those who obey God and who choose to do His will. Our desire should be for God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit. We should long to do what pleases Him. And, as His servants, we will face many trials and tribulations to mature us.

 

But, sadly, even though God shows grace even to the wicked, many do not turn their hearts to the Lord, but they continue in deliberate and habitual sin against God, because that is where their hearts are. That is what they crave, what they long for, what they desire above all else. Even if they have known the path of salvation from childhood, many will remain on a sinful course, living to please the flesh, denying Christ as Lord/Master, and resisting His commands. And heaven will not be their destiny. Hell will be their future.

 

[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]

 

Trust in The Lord Forever

An Original Work / August 10, 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

The Covering That is Cast Over People

Isaiah 25:6-8 ESV

 

“On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples

    a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine,

    of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.

And He will swallow up on this mountain

    the covering that is cast over all peoples,

    the veil that is spread over all nations.

   He will swallow up death forever;

and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,

    and the reproach of His people He will take away from all the earth,

    for the Lord has spoken.”

 

When we read Isaiah 2 we learned that the mountain of the Lord, which was Zion, was Jesus Christ, our Messiah and Lord, and it is His body, His church. Jesus Christ is Zion and His church, His body, is Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem (not the physical city of Jerusalem). Zion refers to God’s spiritual kingdom but it is also a term used to describe God.

 

Anyway, in Isaiah 2 we read about this mountain of the Lord in the latter days, the days of the Messiah, that people will flow to in order “that He may teach us His ways and that we may walk in His paths.” So, the mountain is a “He,” and the “He” is definitely someone people are flowing to so that we can be taught His ways and so that we can walk in His paths.” And that would be Jesus Christ, our Messiah, our God.

 

As it is written, “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame” (Romans 9:33; cf. Hebrews 12:22-24; 1 Peter 2:4-10).

 

Now, going back to today’s passage, “this mountain” is to be considered a parallel to the mountain in Isaiah 2, which would indicate that this mountain is also representing our Lord Jesus and His heavenly kingdom. And now if you read in v. 7 “and He will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all the peoples,” what covering comes to mind? That reminds me of that veil of spiritual blindness because of sin.

 

So, what happened when Jesus Christ died on that cross for our sins? Jesus Christ who knew no sin became sin for us on that cross and so when He died our sins were put to death with Him so that, by God-given faith in Him, we would die with our Lord to sin and live to Him and to His righteousness. Then we are delivered from our spiritual blindness and now we can see the light of the truth of the gospel. So the covering of sin over our lives was swallowed up by Jesus in His death on that cross so that we can be free from our slavery to sin and walk in His holiness and righteousness.

 

And in His death on that cross and in His resurrection He did swallow up death forever for those of childlike faith who have been crucified with Christ in death to sin and who have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life in Him, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. If we are believing in Jesus Christ, and if we are walking in His ways, and not in sin, we have the hope of eternal life with God.

 

And when we go to be with Him for eternity, He will wipe away all our tears from our eyes, for there will be no more pain, sorrow, sickness, and trials and tribulations which test our faith on this earth. And sin and wickedness will not exist in heaven. There will only be righteousness and holiness and godliness in heaven. And we will be with our Lord forever, amen!

 

“It will be said on that day,

    ‘Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, that He might save us.

    This is the Lord; we have waited for Him;

    let us be glad and rejoice in His salvation.’” Isaiah 25:9 ESV

 

Right now, if our faith in Jesus Christ is genuine, we are saved (past), we are being saved (present active), and we will be saved (future) when Jesus takes us home to be with Him for eternity, which is when our salvation will be complete and our marriage to Christ consummated. So we rejoice in our salvation now, but we will again rejoice in our salvation when it is completed and we will be with our Lord forever.

 

But this is conditional upon us first of all dying with Christ to sin and then living to Him and to His righteousness, and then us continuing to die with Him to sin and to walk in obedience to our Lord’s commands (New Covenant) in walks of righteousness and holiness. For if sin is what we practice, and if righteousness and obedience to our Lord are not what we practice, then we will not inherit eternal life with God, and we won’t be saved in the end.

 

[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]

 

The Covering That is Cast Over People

An Original Work / January 24, 2023

Reposted on August 10, 2026, w/slight editing

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

The Kingdoms of Earth Pass Away

 

Lyrics by Henry R. Trickett, 1887

Music by James H. Fillmore, 1887

 

The kingdoms of earth pass away one by one,

But the kingdom of heaven remains;

It is built on a rock and the Lord is its King,

And forever and ever He reigns.

 

The tempest may rage and its anger acclaim,

Yea, the wind and the torrents may roar,

And the strong gates of hell may assail it in vain,

Still the kingdom shall stand ever more.

 

The kingdom of God is now open to all,

E’en the vilest may now enter in;

There’s a welcome for all who will turn to the Lord,

Full salvation and pardon for sin.

 

It shall stand, It shall stand,

Forever and ever and ever,

It shall stand, It shall stand,

Forever and ever. Amen and Amen.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCAO2TpbeY0

 

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God is My Salvation

Isaiah 12:1-2 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

In that day you will say:

“O LORD, I will praise You.

Although You were angry with me,

Your anger has turned away,

and You have comforted me.

2Surely God is my salvation;

I will trust and not be afraid.

For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song,

and He also has become my salvation.”

 

When we humans are born into this world, we are born with sin natures, in the image of Adam, the first man God created, and the first man to sin against God. Ever since Adam sinned against God in disobedience to God’s command, all humanity has been born with sin natures, separate from God, unable within our own flesh to be acceptable to God. Not one of us, no matter how many good things we might do, will be acceptable and approved of God in our own flesh, of our own fleshly works. We are lost without Christ.

 

[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 3:9-26; Romans 5:12-19;  Romans 6:1-23; 1 Corinthians 15:21-22,42-49; Ephesians 2:1-3,8-10]

 

So, God in His love and mercy, sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to the earth to be born as a baby to a virgin woman, but conceived of the Spirit and not of man. So Jesus was not born with a sin nature as we are, and He never sinned all the time He lived on the earth. But Jesus Christ always existed with God, and He is God, the second person of our triune God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He was with God from the beginning and He is our creator God. And He became our savior in His death on a cross.

 

Deity of Christ:

 

[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]  

 

When Jesus died on that cross, and rose from the dead victorious over sin and the grave, it was to put our sins to death with Him and to rise in victory over sin so that, by God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in Him we will now deny self, die to sin daily, and walk (in conduct, in practice) in obedience to His commands. For our salvation is not just forgiveness of sins, but it is deliverance from addiction to sin, and it is empowerment of God to live holy and righteous lives in surrender to His will and purpose for our lives.

 

Isaiah 12:3-6 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

3With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation, 4and on that day you will say:

“Give praise to the LORD;

proclaim His name!

Make His works known among the peoples;

declare that His name is exalted.

5Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things.

Let this be known in all the earth.

6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion,

or great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”

 

Our faith in Jesus Christ is not of our own flesh. The faith necessary for salvation from sin and eternal life with God comes from God, it is authored and perfected by Jesus Christ, it is persuaded of God, and it is gifted to us by God. And so God sets the conditions, not us. He determines the course we must follow, not us. We do not get to choose our own path. And God requires that we deny self, die to sin, and follow Him in obedience to His commands as a matter of life practice, all in the power of God, by His Spirit.

 

[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; Acts 26:18; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Hebrews 12:1-2; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Peter 2:24]

 

We now belong to Christ and we are now His possession, and He has rule and authority over our lives. He is the one to determine our steps and to chart our course and to lead us in the ways of righteousness and holiness. We don’t just “get saved” so that when we die one day we get to go to heaven and not to hell. For if we deny Christ and His authority over our lives, and we do not follow Him in obedience to His commands, but we keep on living in sin, we will not be saved and we will not have eternal life with God.

 

And this is not saying we must be absolutely perfect in every respect 100% of the time or we are gone, out, no longer saved. But in the same respect, if we decide that God’s grace now gives us freedom to keep living in sin and that obedience to His commands is not required, then we are out on our own. And this is not determined by words only. The evidence of this is in our habits, our behaviors, how we live day by day. If we are not surrendered to Christ, but if sin is still our practice, we do not have life in Jesus Christ.

 

[Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 26:26-29; Luke 9:23-26; Luke 17:25; John 1:1-36; John 6:35-58; John 8:24,58; John 10:30-33; John 20:28-29; Romans 5:8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 9:5; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-32; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; 2 Corinthians 5:15,21; Ephesians 4:17-24; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 2:9; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 1:8-9; Hebrews 2:14-15; Hebrews 4:15; 1 Peter 2:24; 2 Peter 1:1] 

 

God is My Salvation

An Original Work / August 10, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

You are Loving and Forgiving

 

Based off Psalm 86

An Original Work / February 19, 2012

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

You are loving and forgiving,

Jesus, Savior, King of kings.

You provided our redemption.

By Your blood You set us free.

You are gracious; full of mercy.

No deeds can compare with Yours.

Great are You; there is none like You.

Glory be to Your name.

 

Teach me Your way, and I’ll walk in it.

O Lord, I will walk in Your truth.

May I not have a heart divided,

That Your name I give honor to.

I will praise You, O Lord, my Savior,

For great is Your love toward me.

You have delivered me from my sins.

Your grace has pardoned me.

 

You, O Lord, are full of compassion,

Slow to anger, bounteous in love;

Faithful to fulfill all You promise;

Glory be to Your name above.

Hear, O Lord, and answer Your servant.

You are my God. I trust in You.

Turn to me and grant Your strength to me.

You are my comforter.

 

https://vimeo.com/117066958

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God

Isaiah 9:2-3 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

2The people walking in darkness

have seen a great light;

on those living in the land of the shadow of death,

a light has dawned.

3You have enlarged the nation

and increased its joy.

The people rejoice before You

as they rejoice at harvest time,

as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.

 

I have read and studied and written from the teachings of the book of Isaiah many times, especially over the past 22 years, but longer than that. And one thing I have noticed is how much the book of Isaiah speaks of the coming of Jesus Christ, of His birth, His life on the earth, His death and resurrection, and of the Messianic age, even though He had not yet come, and often as though He had already appeared. Isaiah 53 especially covers these subjects.

 

And all of us humans are born into sin, with sin natures, in the image of Adam. And we are separate from God and unable in our own flesh to be acceptable to God. So God the Father sent His only begotten Son into the world to be born as a baby to a virgin woman. But he was conceived of the Holy Spirit, and not of man. So Jesus was not born with a sin nature as we are. And He grew to be a man, and then He began His years of ministry on the earth accompanied by 12 chosen disciples. He is/was The Great Light!

 

We read about Him in John 1 where He is, at first, referred to as “The Word.” But further on down in the passage of Scripture it is revealed to us that “The Word” is Jesus Christ (God-incarnate) who lived among the people. He was with God in the beginning, and He was/is God, the second person of our triune God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And all things were made by Him, i.e. He is our creator God. And He is The Light that shines in the darkness.

 

Although some people did acknowledge Him for who He was (and is), and they did receive Him as their Lord and Messiah, the vast majority did not. And it is still the same today. Even though many have seen the “Great Light” which shines in the darkness (in a world of sin), and some may give lip service to Him, only a minority have discontinued walking (in conduct) in the darkness (sin, wickedness) and are now walking in The Light of truth and righteousness (Jesus Christ) in the power of God at work within their lives.

 

Isaiah 9:6-7 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

6For unto us a child is born,

unto us a son is given,

and the government will be upon His shoulders.

And He will be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

7Of the increase of His government and peace

there will be no end.

He will reign on the throne of David

and over his kingdom,

to establish and sustain it

with justice and righteousness

from that time and forevermore.

The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

 

Again, this is talking about Jesus Christ, the Messiah, who came into the world, was born as a baby to a virgin woman, but conceived of the Holy Spirit. When he was about 30 years old he began His earthly ministry with his 12 selected disciples. For the next three years he healed the sick and afflicted, raised the dead, delivered people from demons, fed the hungry, comforted the sorrowful, and taught the necessity of repentance (death to sin) and obedience to God for salvation and for eternal life with God.

 

For a while He had a large following, mostly because of the miracles that He performed, and because He fed large groups of people miraculously on at least two occasions, that I am aware of. But most of the religious rulers and people of influence in the temple of God were jealous of His popularity and they hated Him, and so they did all kinds of things to try to trip Him up in hopes to discredit Him. And they especially did not like His messages and the words that he spoke to the Pharisees, Sadducees, and to the Scribes.

 

Eventually they plotted His death on a cross, which they had carried out by the Roman government. But in Jesus’ death on that cross He put our sins to death with Him, and in His resurrection he conquered death, sin, Satan, and hell so that, by faith in Him, we will now die to sin and live to God and obey God and His commands as a matter of life practice. And He is now Lord and Master of our lives, and He is Lord over His church, i.e. over all of us who have surrendered our lives to Him. He is our wonderful counselor, our God.

 

Now, what is important for us to know here is that Jesus is God, and for us to have salvation from sin and eternal life with God we must, by faith in Him, deny self, die to sin daily, and follow Him in obedience to His commands, in life practice, in the power of God. And He is to be head of the church, not the government, not the marketing schemes, and not the pastors, but Christ. He is the one who is to be in charge of the church and directing her in the way she should go. And we are to follow Him wherever He leads us.

 

[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]

 

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God

An Original Work / August 9, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

My Jesus, I Love Thee

 

Hymn lyrics by William R. Featherstone, 1864

Music by Adoniram J. Gordon, 1876

 

My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine;

For thee all the follies of sin I resign.

My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art thou;

If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

 

I love thee because thou hast first loved me,

And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree;

I love thee for wearing the thorns on thy brow;

If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

 

I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,

And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath;

And say, when the death-dew lies cold on my brow,

If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

 

In mansions of glory and endless delight;

I'll ever adore thee in heaven so bright;

I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow;

If ever I loved thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHrF4_1r-qA

 

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Do Not Fear What They Fear

Isaiah 8:11-15 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

 

11For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:

 

12“Do not call conspiracy

everything these people regard as conspiracy.

Do not fear what they fear;

do not live in dread.

13The LORD of Hosts is the One

you shall regard as holy.

Only He should be feared;

only He should be dreaded.

14And He will be a sanctuary—

but to both houses of Israel

a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,

to the dwellers of Jerusalem

a trap and a snare.

15Many will stumble over these;

they will fall and be broken;

they will be ensnared and captured.”

 

A Conspiracy

 

What is a conspiracy? A conspiracy is a plot, a plan, a scheme, and/or an agreement among a number of people to do something evil, wicked, hateful, sinful, and/or what is potentially harmful to others, which is not in their best interest, which may or may not also be something illegal. And then we have something called “conspiracy theories,” which are being touted as claims of a conspiracy taking place, which they claim are not true, so they say we must not believe them, even if they are true, and if they are actually happening.

 

We who belong to the Lord must not latch ourselves on to everything we hear or read about in the news or from other people or on social media just because “so and so” said it, and thus it must be true. It doesn’t matter who said it, how well respected they are, or how knowledgeable they are. We should test everything we are hearing or reading or are being told is true against the Scriptures, and in prayer, seeking the counsel of God in these matters. Some of what we hear will be true. But some of it will be lies.

 

Scare Tactics

 

So much of what we hear and read in the news or on social media is just scare tactics or things to provoke people fighting with other people. So much of it is amplified way beyond what is really happening. And much of what is really happening is being ignored and is not even making the news. But the point here is that we should not believe everything we hear or read just because we think it comes from a reputable source. And we should not allow ourselves to get all worked up over things which may not even exist.

 

We should take everything to the Lord in prayer, seeking His counsel and wisdom so that we do not buy into any lies, whether the lies are that an actual conspiracy is happening, or that it is not happening, and thus must be ignored. But whether or not what we hear is truth or not, or is happening or is not happening, we are not to be afraid. We are not to fear what others fear or what others intend for us to fear, which is their goal in spreading the lies. But we should inquire of the Lord as to how we should respond.

 

Only God Should Be Feared

 

Now, we do need to exercise wisdom and good judgment here. If someone warns us that danger is ahead and we might want to take a different route, we should not just automatically brush them off. But at the same time we should not just automatically believe them and then fall into a trap, either. We have this all the time on our computers with all kinds of warnings coming up that if we don’t do such and such that it will go bad for us. But in reality if we believe them, that is the real trap. So be cautious, but pray over it all.

 

And this goes to the medical profession, as well. Drugs are being pushed on the people here in the USA as the solution for most everything including fear, anxiety, stress, difficulties, challenges, body aches and pains, and the list goes on. I used to buy into that, but then the Lord led me to trust him with my body and to stop taking pharmaceuticals for every ailment or pain. And, praise the Lord, I have been pharmaceutical dependent free for 18 years. We can live without drugs, and some drugs make matters much worse. I know.

 

Take Note: I am in no way telling any of you that you should stop taking drugs. I am not a doctor. But I am suggesting that you take everything to the Lord in prayer, seeking His counsel, and that you follow His leading.

 

So Much Fearmongering

 

And so much of what is in the news media is just fearmongering. They want us afraid. They want us emotionally upset and fearing everything and each other. And so much of this coming from our government, claiming that the “bad guys” are “the other guys” and not us (the USA), is just garbage. They want us believing that the US government are the good guys and that these other countries are the bad guys when, in reality, it is flip-flopped from that. And you don’t have to believe me. Pray about it. Seek God’s counsel in this.

 

[Jeremiah 1:4-19; Matthew 10:24-28; Philippians 1:12-14; 2 Timothy 1:6-7; 1 Peter 3:13-17; Revelation 2:9-10; Acts 23:11; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10]

 

But no matter what we are being told, whether they are lies or they are the truth, we should not let fear control us. Should we fear God? Absolutely! Should we believe His warnings to us in the Scriptures? YES! We should not be stupid and ignore everything that is going on all around us. But we should pray for wisdom and direction to make right and just and sensible decisions about our health, and how that should be treated, and concerning the world and what is happening. And we should follow the guidance of God, not man.

 

Do Not Fear What They Fear

An Original Work / August 9, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Look to God

 

An Original Work / November 11, 2016

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

 

Fear not. Look to God.

He will strengthen you. He is your Rock.

He’ll meet all your needs.

Rest in Him, and be filled with His peace.

When sorrow fills your life, pray to the Lord.

Believe His promises. Trust in His Word.

He’ll lead you each day.

Give your life to Him. Follow His ways.

 

Lean on Him today.

He will comfort you. Trust Him always.

Read His Word and pray.

Tell the world of His love and His grace.

When trials come your way, be not afraid.

God watches over you. Be not dismayed.

He’ll work all for good,

For the called of God. Jesus, they love.

 

Sing songs. Praise your Lord.

Lift your voice to Him. Shout out His Word.

He forgave your sins,

Cleansed your heart. You are made new within.

When you are faced with temptation to fear,

Remember God will be with you. He’s near.

He’ll take care of you.

He will keep you in His love, tis true.

 

https://vimeo.com/191325193

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