“Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.” (1 John 3:18-22 NASB1995)

Lies and liars abound wherever you look these days. So much fakery. So many AI videos made to look real, which are not real. So many government heads making promises they will not keep, declaring love which they do not give, professing Christ who they do not know, in truth. And the same goes for many who call themselves pastors and ministers of the gospel of Christ. Deception abounds! “Wolves in sheep’s clothing” are all over the place. And the unfaithful and the addicted profess love, but betrayal is what they give.

But God is still God. God is still in control. He is still completely sovereign over all creation. And none of this could take place unless God allows it. And he told us in the Scriptures that a time like this was coming, and that we should be ready for when it comes. I believe it is here already. So, we should make ourselves ready. Let our love be genuine and proven by our actions and not in words only! For it can be so easy to say, “I love you,” but harder to actually put love into our daily practice. So give love. Don’t just speak it.

Many people today are of the belief that if they just mouth words of faith or of praise and/or of worship of God/Christ, that God is pleased with them. They believe that is enough to assure them of salvation and forgiveness of all sins and a guarantee of life eternal with God in heaven when they die. But that is not what the Scriptures teach, if taught in the appropriate biblical context. For just giving lip service to God, and nothing else, is like saying “I love you” to your spouse while you cheat on your spouse in adultery.

For faith in Jesus Christ is not just a door that you open and now you are in, good to go. The bible teaches us faith in Jesus as a marriage relationship, with him as our husband, and with us who believe in him as his bride. So, as his bride, we are to love him, not just with words, but with action. We are to be submissive to him to do what pleases him. And we are to be faithful to him to obey him and what he instructs us that we must do as his followers. So we give up our “other lovers” to now be married to Christ as our Lord.

And then we are assured that we are in a genuine faith relationship with Jesus Christ, that we are the children of God, called to his service, who love him and who obey him, because our faith is shown by what we do and not just by what we speak. And so when we pray, we will pray according to the will of God, as much as we know, and we will not be asking for things which are selfish and worldly and ungodly in nature. For we will desire that the will of God be accomplished in and through our lives, from now to eternity.

[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]

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Based off 2 Peter 1:3-11
An Original Work / August 19, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Jesus has given ev’rything
Needed for life and godliness.
His great and precious promises
Free us from our sin and distress.

Add to your faith His goodness;
Knowledge; patience; godliness;
Brotherly love and mutual affection;
Kindness and unselfishness.

If you possess these qualities,
Growing in your maturity,
They will keep you from vanity.
You will bear fruit effectually.

Nonetheless, if you lack them;
Forget you’ve been cleansed from sin,
Nearsighted are you; you can’t see Jesus.
You have closed your heart to Him.

Therefore, beloved, confirm, then,
Your calling and your election.
Do this by showing diligence:
Obey your Lord; be repentant.

Practice all these qualities
God provided on a tree.
He died for our sins so we’d be given
Life with Him eternally.

Give Love. Don’t Just Speak It.
An Original Work / February 27, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love