According to Our Works

“Once God has spoken; Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God; And lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord, For You recompense a man according to his work.” (Psalm 62:11-12 NASB1995)

This is taken from the Old Testament, but the New Testament also teaches the power and the lovingkindness of God, and that God recompenses us humans according to our works. And this is not works based salvation, for not one of us can come to faith in Jesus Christ unless God draws us to faith in our Lord. Even the faith to believe in Jesus comes from God and is gifted to us by God, and is persuaded of God, and is not of our own flesh. But “we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them” (see Ephesians 2:8-10).

Yet there are the works God had planned for us to walk in them, empowered and led by God, and then there are the works of the flesh and of the devil which we are not to engage in. And then the Scriptures teach us that God is going to judge us according to our works. And he will reward us according to our works. And not everyone who says, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one doing (obeying) the will of God. So, if sin is what we practice, and not obedience to God, we will not inherit eternal life with God, regardless of what our lips profess (see Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26).

Works: [John 15:1-11; Romans 2:1-11; Romans 6:1-23; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Galatians 5:6,16-24; Galatians 6:7-8; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 5:3-6; Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 1:9-14; 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12; 2 Timothy 2:21; Titus 2:11-14; Titus 3:8; James 2:17; 1 Peter 1:17-21; 1 Peter 2:24]

So, faith in Jesus Christ, which comes from God, is not absent of all works, but they are the works God prepared in advance that we should walk in them, as directed by God, and as led and empowered by the Holy Spirit, and not of our own human flesh. All throughout the New Testament books we are taught what we are to do and what we are not to do as followers of Jesus Christ. We are instructed in the ways of the Lord and that we are to walk in them. And we are taught what we are to put off, and what we are to put on, and that we are to be living pure and holy lives, pleasing to our Lord.

Put Offs and Put Ons: [Matthew 5:27-30; Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Colossians 3:5-11; 1 Timothy 4:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 12:1-17; 1 Peter 1:14; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]  

So, if someone tries to convince you that faith in Jesus Christ is absent of all works, please do not believe them. For Jesus gave his life up for us on that cross to put our sins to death with him, so that by faith in him we will now die to sin and live for God in walks of obedience to his commands. And if they try to convince you that God will not judge you according to your works if you profess faith in Jesus Christ, don’t listen to them. Read the Scriptures referenced above, because works are required of us, and all of us will be judged according to our works. And some will hear, “I never knew you.”

Teach Them  

Based off various scriptures

An Original Work / May 24, 2012

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Open up the blinded eyes of

Those who walk in sin’s darkness.

Turn them to the light of Christ

And to His righteousness.

Turn them from the pow’r of Satan.

Turn them to the peace of Christ,

So they may receive forgiveness

And eternal life. 

Teach them to put off their old selves

And their former way of life,

And to put on their new self,

Reborn to be like Christ;

To not copy worldly customs;

Be transformed in life and mind;

Obey freely His word in them,

Pleasing unto God.

Teach them how to love their neighbors

Truly as they love themselves;

Be a witness; share the gospel;

Satan’s lies dispel;

Comfort all who mourn in sadness;

Share Christ’s love and joy today.

Do this through your life and witness

For your Lord always. 

https://vimeo.com/125485489 

According to Our Works

An Original Work / March 27, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

The Rock of My Strength

“On God my salvation and my glory rest;

The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.

Trust in Him at all times, O people;

Pour out your heart before Him;

God is a refuge for us. Selah.” (Psalm 62:7-8 NASB1995)

Whatever we are going through in life, if God is the one who we serve, if Jesus Christ is our Lord (Owner-Master), and if we are following our Lord in surrender to his will, in obedience to his commands, he will carry us through it all. This doesn’t mean he will always rescue us from our difficulties. Look at the life of Jesus and the lives of his New Testament apostles, for example. They all went through some pretty rough stuff. And many of them were put to death for the things they did and said. But God was with them always.

God may sometimes remove us from difficult circumstances, and other times he may just ask us to trust him with our circumstances. For him being our salvation (deliverer) doesn’t always mean physical deliverance. Sometimes it just means that he rescues us from hate, revenge, bitterness, and/or a tendency to just want to escape reality and to drown in our sorrows. He may just rescue us from wrong responses to what we are having to endure while he teaches us to put our hope and trust in him for all things and in all ways.

“How long will you assail a man,

That you may murder him, all of you,

Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;

They delight in falsehood;

They bless with their mouth,

But inwardly they curse. Selah.” (Psalm 62:3-4 NASB1995)

Presently we live in a day and time when lies and deception abound just about everywhere you look, even within the gatherings of many of what are called “churches.” We cannot put our trust in other humans to tell us the truth, for so many of them speak lies as a matter of life practice. Even ones we might (or might have) regarded as truth tellers could be lying to us. For pastors speak lies, as do government heads, as does the news media. This is why the Scriptures teach us to test everything we hear, for many speak lies.

And those who speak lies, as a matter of life practice, are not those who are following Jesus with their lives. For if they are liars who willfully deceive the masses, they are antichrist. They are against God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit. And so they will lie to you about what the Bible teaches, and they will twist it to the advantage of the willfully defiant and the habitual sinners. And they will come against those of us who are holding to the truths of the Scriptures, for their goal is to destroy us and our testimonies. But…

“My soul waits in silence for God only;

From Him is my salvation.

He only is my rock and my salvation,

My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.” (Psalm 62:1-2 NASB1995)

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

You Loved Me

A song based off the poem by the same name @ Original Works

Music and lyrics by Sue Love @ Original Works & Tosin Iyawo Ogaga

Vocals by Tosin Iyawo Ogaga & Sue Love

An Original Work / December 3, 2019

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

When I was lonely and afflicted,

You were there to pick me up.

You took me in Your arms,

And You held me tenderly.

Your love embraced me.

Your grace sustained me.

When my heart cried out to You

In my fear and my despair,

You never turned away,

But You let me know You loved me.

Your grace forgave me.

You did not shame me.

Then, when I answered the call,

“Here, Lord, send me.”

You sent me to where I must be.

Your mercy held me, did not fail me.

All this, You had planned, to use me.

And, when all trials and scorn

Came to test me.

You gave me all that I would need.

You strengthened me so I’d not fail You.

Your kindness blessed me, it touched me.

And, when I needed the church to lift up me,

To hearten me so I’d not fail,

You blessed me with folks who would love me.

Their presence with me, Your praise hailed!

And, when I walked through the valley

Of the shadow of the death,

And tears flowed from my eyes,

Still Your kindness was there for me.

Your touch, it healed me.

For I believed You.

When now I think about the ways,

Of the many, many ways

That You in Your great love

Show me that You’ll always care for me,

My heart, it thanks You,

And gladness fills me, fills me.

https://vimeo.com/377807796

The Rock of My Strength

An Original Work / March 27, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

For the Greater Progress of The Gospel

“Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear.” (Philippians 1:12-14 NASB1995)

Not everything that looks hopeless is hopeless. Just because it feels like the world is crashing down all around us, it doesn’t mean that all is pointless, or that all is a failure, or that we will never succeed. For God can use some of our worst experiences in life for good in us, to grow us in him, to mature us in our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord, and to make us passionate about getting out the true message of the gospel to the people of the world. Even our worst failures God can turn around for good if we follow his lead.

Now I was part of the gatherings of the church from birth on up. My father was very legalistic, but he was also an abuser. I had a good mother, but she was emotionally distant. I was starving for love and affection of the good kind. I was a hurting child. But I believed in Jesus Christ from age 7 on up. I gave my life to him at summer camp at Beulah Beach, in Vermillion, Ohio (USA). I was not a rebellious child, but I was not perfect. But I loved the Lord and my desire was to follow him. And I loved the Word of God. 

I was learning disabled. I had serious problems with reading comprehension. School subjects that did not require much reading I did okay in. I was good in basic math, grammar, spelling, and music, but I was horrible at history, science, higher math, and literature. I was a very slow reader so I did not ever do well with timed tests. So my final GPA in high school was 1.4 (out of a possible 4.0). I was very lacking in confidence, and I was a very fearful child. I was misunderstood and misjudged a lot, for I was very insecure.

As an adult I was intimidated by my children’s school teachers and by other people in positions of authority. If I was mistreated by other adults, which I was plenty, I would fall apart emotionally. It would just crush me. I would cry much. I hurt. And I wanted to run away from it all, to escape. But the Lord kept encouraging me to stand up, to fight off the lies of the enemy, and to keep going forward by faith in the Lord and in his power. I failed in that for a time, but the Lord brought me back, and in time he called me to this.

He called me to write down what I am learning from him each day as I spend time with him in prayer and in his word, and then to post these writings on the internet. I have been doing that faithfully for nearly 22 years, by the grace of God, and in the power of God. But this is not anything I would have ever dreamed of doing. I would have never imagined this. But everything in my life prior to this, and even during this, even all the abuse and mistreatment I faced, God used for his glory and to make me into the person he wanted me to be in doing the task he had for me to do all along.

So, no matter where you have been, or what you have done, or what you have experienced in life, whether good or bad, God can turn it around for good if you put your trust in the Lord Jesus, surrender your life to him, die with him to sin, and now walk in obedience to his commands. Like for me, all that I have gone through in life has made me stronger and more determined to keep moving forward no matter what life throws at me. Because of all the rejection I faced, I was ready to answer the call to come to the internet.

Because of all the rejection I faced, the Lord has made me strong in battle against the enemy of my soul, and against all who would come against me. And he made me ready for the internet and for this ministry. And the writings he gives to me each day are going to people all over the world via 7 different platforms where he has me posting these writings. So the message of the gospel is going out every day through what the Lord gives me to write, which is much needed today when so many lies and liars abound.

So, like Paul, my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel. But not the “cheap grace” gospel which is permeating the church of today. For the gospel of Christ teaches that we must deny self, die to sin daily, and walk in (follow him) in obedience to our Lord’s commands, in the power of God, by his grace. And it teaches us that if sin is what we practice, and not obedience to God, that we do not love God, we do not know God, we are not in fellowship with God, and we do not have eternal life with God.

So, please take God and his Word seriously to obey them, for your life depends on it. Commit yourselves to the Lord and now follow his lead.

[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] 

A Believer’s Prayer 

An Original Work / July 31, 2012

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

With my whole heart, Lord, I pray 

To be Yours, and Yours always.

Lead me in Your truth today.

May I love You, and obey.

Lead me in Your righteousness.

When I sin, may I confess;

Bow before You when I pray;

Live for You and You always.

Love You, Jesus, You’re my friend.

Life with You will never end.

You are with me through each day,

Giving love and peace always.

You will ne’er abandon me.

From my sin You set me free.

You died on that cruel tree,

So I’d live eternally.

Soon You’re coming back for me;

From this world to set me free;

Live with You eternally.

Oh, what joy that brings to me.

I will walk with You in white;

A pure bride, I’ve been made right

By the blood of Jesus Christ;

Pardoned by His sacrifice.

https://vimeo.com/114796263

For the Greater Progress of The Gospel

An Original Work / March 26, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Approving the Things that are Excellent

“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” (Philippians 1:9-11 NASB1995)

This was Paul’s prayer for the church in Philippi. But this is my prayer for the biblical church throughout the world. For “the church” is the universal body of believers in Jesus Christ throughout the world. We just live in and meet in various locations. But the buildings called “church” are not the church, nor are these gatherings of people called “church” which are incorporated under (merged, joined, partnered with) the government. For the church is not a place we go to and then we leave. We who believe in Jesus are The Church.

So, for our love to abound in real knowledge and all discernment, what should that look like? Well, the word love (agápē) means “to prefer.” And from a Christian perspective it is centered in moral preference, and it has to do with what God prefers. And what God prefers is self-control and all that is righteous, holy, upright, godly, morally pure, honest, faithful, and obedient to God’s commands. So this would be abounding in godliness, moral purity, honesty, faithfulness, and obedience to our Lord in all that we are and do.

And this is taught us in the Scriptures, and so we grow in this through the knowledge of the Scriptures, and via putting into practice what they teach us about holy living in obedience to our Lord. And then we grow in this as we put into practice spiritual discernment so that we make right choices, and so we do not get trapped in sin or wander from the truth of the gospel. And this involves us approving what is excellent in the eyes of the Lord and us rejecting all that is impure in the choices that we make each and every day.

And all of this is so that we may be “sincere and blameless until the day of Christ; having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” And why is this critical? Because our salvation is progressive, and it will not be complete until our Lord returns for his faithful bride. And so we must continue in walks of obedience and in the putting of sin to death, by the Spirit. For those who walk in sin, and do not obey God in practice, they will not inherit eternal life.

[Matt 7:13-14,21-23; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 6:44; Jn 8:31-32; Jn 15:1-12; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 11:17-24; Rom 13:11; 1 Co 1:18; 1 Co 15:1-2; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; 2 Tim 1:8-9; 2 Tim 2:10-13; Heb 9:28; Heb 3:6,14-15; 1 Pet 1:5,9; 2 Pet 1:5-11; 2 Pet 2:20-22; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6; 1 Jn 3:4-10]    

Muted Trumpet 

Sung by Jennifer Love Moss

An Original Work / October 14, 2011

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Softly He speaks gently to us,

Giving us His messages, and

He waits patiently for us to

Respond to His words.

Will you listen to Him speaking?

Will you waken from your sleeping?

He is calling; hear Him whisper

His truth unto you.

Jesus speaks His words unto us,

So that He might live out through us,

Giving light to all who need Him,

So they can obey.

He gave His life to die for us,

So that from sin He would free us

To walk humbly in obedience

Unto Him each day.

Hear the trumpet clearly calling.

He died to keep us from falling.

Won’t you listen; heed His call to

Turn to Him today?

Hasten to Him calling to you.

Turn from sin and follow Jesus.

He loves you so much He gave you

Life eternally. 

https://vimeo.com/125739604

Approving the Things that are Excellent

An Original Work / March 26, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

A Manner Worthy of The Gospel

The apostle Paul wrote a letter to the church in Philippi giving them some words of encouragement as well as exhortation. And he shared with them some of his experiences of being persecuted for the sake of the name of Jesus and for the sake of the gospel of our salvation. And he shared with them his attitude about what he was going through, too. He rejoiced. And he knew that he could die in prison, yet he said that for him to live was Christ and to die was gain. And then he gave them more words of exhortation:

“Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; in no way alarmed by your opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God. For to you it has been granted for Christ’s sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, experiencing the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.” (Philippians 1:27-30 NASB1995)

So, if we who claim Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior are, indeed, conducting ourselves (in practice) in a manner worthy (suitable, proper, fitting) of the gospel of Christ, what should that look like? Well…

Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

For 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).

This is what our lives should look like. And this does not make us perfect in every way. Yet lack of perfection is never to be used as an excuse for deliberate and habitual sin and for not obeying God’s commands. 

And we are to be striving, alongside other believers in Christ, for the faith of the gospel, which is described for us in the Scripture summaries above. We are to be those who have denied self, died to sin, and who are obeying our Lord’s commands in life practice. We are to be living holy lives, pleasing to God, and no longer as slaves to sin. And we should be teaching others the same gospel as Jesus and his New Testament apostles taught, but in the correct biblical context, comparing Scripture with Scripture to get it right.

[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] 

And if what we are sharing with others is the biblical gospel, as taught by Jesus and his apostles, we will be persecuted. We will be rejected. We will be cast aside as unwanted and as unnecessary. But our persecutors may not be those who make no professions of faith in Jesus Christ, but they may be the religious, those who profess to believe in Jesus, and even pastors, elders, and deacons of said “churches” who are teaching people the lies and not the truth. For those were Jesus’ persecutors, i.e. those who claimed faith in God.

Songs in the Night  

An Original Work / December 18, 2013

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” Acts 16:25 NIV ‘84

Lord, I praise You forevermore.

You, my Savior, I now adore.

Hope in heaven awaiting me,

Because You died at Calvary.

I have been forgiven,

And I’m bound for heaven.

Jesus set me free from

All my sin, I say.

I will praise Him always!

Lord, I love You for all You’ve done:

Overcame death, my vict’ry won!

Jesus saved me, and now I’m free!

I rejoice in His love for me.

I will walk in vict’ry!

My sin is but hist’ry!

I am free to please Him

With my life today.

I will love Him always!

Lord, I thank You for giving me

A new life bought at Calvary.

Loving Jesus, I meet with Him.

Tender mercies now flow within.

Lord, I am so thankful;

Through my Lord, I’m able

To sit at His table;

Fellowship with Him.

I will thank Him always!

https://vimeo.com/379484387

A Manner Worthy of The Gospel

An Original Work / March 26, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Whoever Keeps His Word

“My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.” (1 John 2:1-2 NASB1995)

The whole purpose of Jesus’ death on that cross was to take on himself the sins of the world, putting our sins to death with him, and then to rise from the dead victorious over sin so that, by God-persuaded and God-gifted faith in him, we will now die to sin and live for God in his righteousness and holiness, in walks of obedience to his commands, all in the power of God. And, yet it is possible that we might sin sometimes. And God’s grace will cover those occasional sins we might commit. But keep reading…

“By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, ‘I have come to know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.” (1 John 2:3-6 NASB1995)

In other words, God’s grace to us is not carte blanche (complete freedom) to keep sinning against our Lord while ignoring his commandments. For God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for our Lord’s return (see Titus 2:11-14). 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).

So, yes, we do not lose our salvation should we ever sin against God, but we never truly had salvation if we never repented of (turned away from) our sins to follow our Lord in walks of obedience to his commands in surrender to his will. And we do not know God, and we are not saved from our sins if sin is what we practice and not obedience to God and to his commands. And this is not the only place in the Scriptures this is taught. This is taught us all throughout the New Testament Scriptures. So, please know what they teach.

[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] 

Now, Jesus Christ sets the example for how we are to live. But, yes, he was not born with a sin nature as we are because he was conceived of the Holy Spirit to a virgin mother. And he never did sin. But when he lived on the earth he was fully man and fully God (God incarnate). So he was capable of sinning, but he did not. In all that he did, he did not sin. So he was able to be our pure “lamb” sacrifice on that cross in putting our sins to death with him so that we will now live holy lives pleasing to God, in his service.

Gift of God  

Based off Various Scriptures 

An Original Work / October 25, 2016

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Jesus Christ, Son of God,

Died for us on a cross;

Conquered death, sin, and hell,

So, with Him, we would dwell.

For, by His grace, we are saved.

He set us free from all sin.

Thanks be to God for His Gift.

Through faith in Him, we’re forgiven.

Holy Spirit of God,

Given to us who believe,

Gives us new life in Christ;

Made to be just like Him.

We died with Christ to our sin.

New lives in Him we begin,

Walking with Christ day by day.

We read His Word, and we pray.

Jesus, He is our Lord.

Follow Him where He leads.

Tell the world of His grace.

We’ll see Christ face to face.

Soon He is coming again.

We’ll be forever with Him.

He’ll wipe our tears all away.

Oh, what a wonderful day!

https://vimeo.com/188931779

Whoever Keeps His Word

An Original Work / March 25, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Make Straight Paths for Your Walk

“All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.” (Hebrews 12:11-13 NASB1995)

Hebrews 12 begins with Paul (the presumed writer) addressing those who professed faith in Jesus Christ. And he was exhorting them to lay aside every encumbrance (hindrance) and the sin which so easily entangles, and to run with endurance the race set before them (the spiritual race God has for us to run), fixing their eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of their faith. Basically he was saying that they needed to put off everything in their lives hindering their walks of faith, including all sin, so they could live for God. 

And then he moved on to the subject of the necessary discipline of God in our lives so that we can walk worthy of God in surrender to our Lord in holiness and righteousness, and in obedience to his commands. And this discipline can be enacted in our lives in many different ways – through trials and tribulations to test our faith, through hardships and persecutions, through times of need, or in times of sorrow or pain and suffering. For when we face difficulties, if we respond correctly, they help us to mature in Christ.

Then, he gave another exhortation, which fits with his initial exhortation for them to lay aside everything hindering their walks of obedience to the Lord, and to forsake all sin, but especially the kind of sin that easily entangles (resulting in addiction to sin). They were to give it all up so that they might walk in obedience to the Lord on the path that our Lord has for all of us to go. But this message is for us today, too. We who believe in Jesus are to put sin to death in our lives so we can walk the path God has for us.

On the plus side of this, we are to strengthen our hands that are weak. And I always see hands in relation to our works, our deeds. If our works are lacking in faithfulness to God and in purity of devotion to our Lord, and if sin is what is being produced, instead of righteousness, then we need to strengthen what is good and is of God in our lives, and get rid of what is bringing us down (if that is taking place). And knees have to do with surrender of our lives to God, which also needs to be brought to maturity.

And then we need to make straight (righteous, godly, morally pure) paths (walks, lifestyles) for our feet, representing our walks of faith in Jesus as Lord of our lives. For this is the will of God for our lives. For if we do not, and we get slack, and we don’t remain diligent about living holy lives, pleasing to God, Satan will have a window into our minds wide open to tempt us to return to our sinful ways. But Jesus died and rose again to free us from our addiction to sin so we will now serve God in obedience to his commands.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:1-26; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10]  

Open My Heart  

An Original Work / July 2, 2013

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

“Be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil” (Rm. 16:19b).

Open my heart. Let Your truth in.

Make of me a servant, pure within;

Sing of Your praise all of my days. 

Let Your Spirit transform all my ways.

Jesus Christ died on a cross to

Save me from my sin.

“Repent of sin. Be cleansed within.

Obey all of His commands today.”

“Why do you doubt? Why do you fear?

Jesus Christ will wipe away your tears.

He cares for you. He feels your pain.

Die to sin, and life with Him you’ll gain.

Follow Him where’er He leads you.

Talk with Him each day.

Then you will know what He has planned

For your life before your world began.”

“Come unto Me, weary in heart.

Let My love and grace to you impart.

Believe in Me. Trust in My care.

Take your burdens to the Lord in prayer.

He will meet all of your needs, 

And give you peace within.

Rejoice in Him! Tell of His love.

He will give you comfort from above.”

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Make Straight Paths for Your Walk

An Original Work / March 25, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love