“The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry.
The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
The righteous cry, and the Lord hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:15-18 NASB1995)
We live in a day and age when evil is supreme, when it is
being spoken of and largely accepted as good and/or as acceptable, while
righteousness is being spoken of as evil or as bad or as passe, i.e. out of
date. For example, abortion (the murdering of the unborn) is being accepted as
a woman’s right while the baby is given no right to life, and while those who
oppose abortion are being spoken of as prejudicial or judgmental or as women
haters, etc.
It is a time in our history when a godless nation which
rejects Jesus Christ as their Lord and Messiah is being raised up to God-like
status to be worshipped by Christians, unequivocally, while Christians who
speak the truth about this nation, fully supported by the Scriptures taught in
their appropriate context, are being called anti-Semitic or bigoted or heretics,
and some have been told that they deserve death for teaching the truth.
And the gospel message that Jesus taught, and that his New
Testament apostles taught, is largely being ignored and/or cut short and taught
out of context and twisted to say what it does not teach if taught in the
correct context. And so if you are teaching the necessity of death to sin and of
obedience to God, by faith in Jesus Christ, for salvation, you may be called a
legalist or a teacher of “works salvation” or of “lordship salvation.”
And men and women in positions of power and rule and
authority and influence are also being raised up to God-like status and are
being worshipped and followed unquestionably, as though everything that they
say is the gospel truth, and that all the decisions that they make must be
right and godly and just, because of who they are, or because of the title that
they wear, or because of their popularity among the people. Just not right!
And so many of these people are charlatans and “wolves in
sheep’s clothing” who are out to deceive the church and to turn people’s hearts
away from God to follow after the lies. And so they teach that we can be saved
and on our way to heaven based on a profession of faith in Jesus Christ alone.
And they do not teach that we must die with Christ to sin and walk in obedience
to his commands, as required by God as faith which saves and heals.
So many things are being turned inside out and upside down,
so that good is being spoken of as evil, and evil is being spoken of as good.
And then so many people professing Jesus as Lord are following the lies and the
liars, and they are rejoicing with the lies while they are rejecting and
criticizing the truth. And so they are still living in sin and for self while
claiming Jesus as their Lord and heaven as their eternal destiny. But they are believing
lies.
And so Christians who stand on the truth of the gospel, and
who teach repentance (turning away from sin) and obedience to God, as required
by God for salvation from sin and for eternal life with God, are largely being
regarded as legalists who are to be ignored. And/or some may be told by
preachers that they were warned about people like them with “strong convictions”
and that they should go where they will be “a better fit.”
But, although rejected by some humans (or by many), the eyes
of the Lord are toward the righteous who heed his words and who obey them in
practice and who teach God’s truth and righteousness and not the lies of the
enemy. And his ears are open to hear our cries and to deliver us from our
troubles, but not always physically, but spiritually and emotionally. For he is
near to the brokenhearted and he saves (rescues) those who are crushed in
spirit.
[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 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1
Corinthians 10:1-22; 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 12:1-2;
1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]
Professionally recorded in Nashville,
TN
Via Gerry Peters, music producer and
arranger
An
Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s
Free Servant, Sue J Love
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.
The Lord is Near to the Brokenhearted
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