Slaves to Sin No Longer

March 23, 2021 Sue Love Christian Devotional free from sin, free to obey, slaves to God, slaves to righteousness, slaves to sin

Romans 6:1-4 ESV “What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried … Continue reading Slaves to Sin No Longer

Conditional Grace

March 23, 2021 Sue Love Christian Devotional conditional grace, deny self, die daily to sin, forsake sinful practices, obey Jesus, walk according to Spirit

Do you know that God’s grace to us is conditional? – And not just on his sacrificial death on a cross for our sins, and not on us praying a prayer to receive Christ, and not on us professing faith in him, but it is conditional on us actually living the faith that we profess, … Continue reading Conditional Grace

The Double-Minded Individual

March 23, 2021 Sue Love Christian Devotional blaming others, double-minded, doubting God, lying to oneself, making excuses, not sincere

James 1:5-8 ESV “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. … Continue reading The Double-Minded Individual

Blessed in Our Doing

March 22, 2021 Sue Love Christian Devotional doers of Word, God doesn't change, God's divine character, God's gift of Grace, God's will, not hearers only

James 1:16-18 ESV “Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be … Continue reading Blessed in Our Doing

Not Peace, But a Sword

March 22, 2021 Sue Love Christian Devotional be different, Christian persecution, compromise, Jesus Christ, peace, stand out, strong in faith, sword

Matthew 10:34-36 ESV [Jesus Christ said:] “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person's … Continue reading Not Peace, But a Sword

In the Strength of His Might

March 21, 2021 Sue Love Christian Devotional armor of God, devil's schemes, stand strong, strength of Lord

Ephesians 6:10 ESV “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.” I don’t know about you, but I know that I am not naturally a strong person physically or emotionally. I am only strong in the strength of the Lord. I could not do what I do every day, especially … Continue reading In the Strength of His Might

A Great Persecution Against the Church

March 21, 2021 Sue Love Christian Devotional an offense, censorship, Christian persecution, preaching the gospel, salvation from sin

Acts 8:1 ESV “And Saul approved of his execution.” Saul (later called the Apostle Paul) approved of the execution of Stephen, who was a man of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom – a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit. For, some people hated Stephen, and so they plotted … Continue reading A Great Persecution Against the Church

The Lord Searches our Hearts

March 21, 2021 Sue Love Christian Devotional God searches hearts, judged by works, the human heart, trust in God, trust in man

Jeremiah 17:5-6 ESV “Thus says the Lord: ‘Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited … Continue reading The Lord Searches our Hearts

Long for the Pure Word of God

March 20, 2021 Sue Love Christian Devotional body of Christ, forsake sins, holy in conduct, obey God, salvation from sin, the true church, unadulterated gospel

As Obedient Children 1 Peter 2:1-3 ESV “So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation — if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” In 1 Peter 1 … Continue reading Long for the Pure Word of God

Don’t Fear What They Fear

March 20, 2021 Sue Love Christian Devotional conspiracies, emotional responses, fear, fear God, information age, memes, not thinking, quick responses, social media, tweets

Isaiah 8:11-12 ESV “For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: ‘Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread.’” In the Way of This … Continue reading Don’t Fear What They Fear

Run With It

So that a herald may run with it

Year: 2021