“Teach me Your way, O Lord;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.
I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And will glorify Your name forever.
For Your lovingkindness toward me is great,
And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.”
(Psalm 86:11-13 NASB1995)

If we are those who are of genuine biblical faith in Jesus Christ, via being 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, we should be those who are echoing the psalmist’s words to God. We should desire that our Lord teach us His ways so that we will walk (in conduct, in practice) in his truth and righteousness, by the grace of God, in the power of God, as we yield our lives to the control of the will of God.

For 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).

And these are the ways of God that he would have us to walk in them. This is the truth of God’s word and of the gospel of our salvation that we are to uphold and to follow after in obedience to our Lord. For we don’t “get saved” just so we can escape hell, be forgiven of all our sins, and so we can go to heaven when we die. 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 die to sin, and we will now follow him in obedience to his commands, as our life practice.

For the fear of the Lord is not about being afraid of God, but it is about us honoring God for who he is by giving him the respect, honor, and obedience that he so deserves and that he requires of us. If we fear the Lord we respect him and his word, and we take his teachings seriously and to heart to obey them, in practice, in the power of God at work within us. We believe in his promises, and in their conditions, and we also believe his warnings to us all that we must not return to walking in sin and not have eternal life.

And if we glorify the name of God, this is not empty praise just for the sake of appearing as though we honor him. This is not in lip service only. This is in surrendering our hearts, minds, and will to God’s plan and purpose for our lives in obedience to his commands and in following him wherever he leads us in doing his will and purpose for our lives. For he rescued us from the domain of sin so that we will now serve him with our lives in going where he sends us, in saying what he commands, and in doing his will for our lives.

[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]

When I Was Walking

An Original Work / January 16, 2020
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

When I was walking along the way,
My Lord was with me, and He did say,
“My child I’m with you. I hear you pray,
‘Oh, help me, Lord! Need You today!’”

He is my friend, near to the end.
Gently leads me. His servant be.
He helps me pray – knows what to say.
He’s all I need. On Him I feed.

When I am wond’ring of what to do,
He gently leads me to what is truth.
He is my helper. He strengthens me.
When I’m in want, supplies my need.

He comforts me with all His love.
Gives me His grace from heav’n above.
I heed His call to watch and pray,
To guard my heart throughout each day.

When He is calling to come to Him,
To let Him lead you, trust Him within,
How will you answer to Him today?
Will you say, “Yes, Lord, have your way”?

Do not neglect to let Him in,
Cleanse you from sin, made new within.
Leave all your sin, obey your Lord,
Trust in His Word – His mighty Sword.

I Will Walk in Your Truth
An Original Work / January 31, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love