If You Have

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional above, below, Christ Jesus, Christianity, death, deliverance, Encouragement, Faith, forgiveness, holiness, IF, life, Salvation, sin, Songs

The Lord Jesus led me to read Colossians 3 (vv. 1-4 NASB) Therefore, if you have been raised up with Christ… That word “if” is a big word, although it often goes unnoticed. When we see this word “if” show up in scripture, we should take notice, for it implies uncertainty, the unknown, or that … Continue reading If You Have

The Easy Life?

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional blessings, Christianity, complaining, disobedience, displeasing, Encouragement, eternal life, Faith, God's ways, grumbling, hard hearts, pleasing, rebellion, sinful addictions, Songs, testing

The Lord Jesus led me to read Psalm 95 (vv. 7b-11 NASB). Has God blessed us today with life? Is there food in our stomachs? Do we have roofs over our heads? Do we have warm places to sleep? Are we adequately clothed? Not everyone is so blessed! How often do we, who are so … Continue reading The Easy Life?

Our Only God

November 19, 2017November 20, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional accusations, assurance, Calling, Christianity, courage, determination, discouragement, doubts, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God, Jesus Christ, Lord, ministry, obedience, opposition, Persecution, power, Praise, sad, sing, Songs, strength, thanksgiving, worship

The Lord Jesus led me to read Psalm 95 (vv. 1-7a NIV). Do you ever feel saddened by circumstances or by how people respond to you? You know what God has called you to do. You know the words of encouragement he has whispered in your heart. You heard him clearly. There is no doubt … Continue reading Our Only God

“I Can’t!”

November 19, 2017December 16, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional, My Walk of Faith adversity, can, can't, Christianity, confidence, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, fear, Help, intimidation, obedience, Persecution, power, seasons, Songs, strength, trust, voices, worry

The Lord Jesus led me to read Psalm 1 (vv. 1-3 ESV). When I was a child, I had few people, if any, to encourage me that I could do anything other than maybe sing. I was the middle child of five children in my family. And, I had a father who didn’t think much … Continue reading “I Can’t!”

One with God

November 18, 2017November 18, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional Christ-likeness, Christianity, Encouragement, eternal life, Faith, gospel, like-minded, Love, one with God, Prayer, Salvation, Songs, unity, witness

The Lord Jesus led me to read John 17 (vv. 20-26 NIV). Continuing with Jesus’ prayer for those who were already his, by faith, and for those who would yet come to know him as their Lord and Savior… “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in … Continue reading One with God

His Goodness to Us

November 18, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional Christianity, crucifixion, death, Encouragement, eternal life, Faith, glory to God, God the Father, God's Word, gospel, holiness, Jesus Christ, life, obedience, Salvation, Songs, worldliness

The Lord Jesus led me to read John 17 (vv. 1-19 ESV). Jesus Christ, the Son of God, when he walked this earth, was fully God yet fully man. He suffered just like we suffer, and he was tempted in like manner as we are also tempted, yet without sin. Although, when on the earth, … Continue reading His Goodness to Us

My Jonah Story

November 17, 2017December 16, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional, My Walk of Faith abuse, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, God, Jonah, obedience, Persecution, resting, running, Songs, suffering, trust, Word of God

The Lord Jesus led me to read Psalm 119:105-112 ESV. Back in the early 1980s, when my children were still quite young, and I was a young mother of four, I had a situation in a church with the leadership misjudging me, and honestly, not being very nice about it, either. The pastor said to … Continue reading My Jonah Story

Heavy of Heart

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional burdened, Christianity, devotion to God, Encouragement, Faith, favor, God's Word, grace, heartbroken, Help, life, loneliness, Love, open eyes, outcasts, Persecution, perseverence, rejection, sad, Songs, strangers, testing, understanding, wandering hearts

I read Psalm 119:17-24 ESV Do you ever feel an overwhelming sadness in your heart which you just can’t quite put into words? You have the heart of God, and you feel deeply what he feels, but these feelings also come from your own experiences in life, the things God has taken you through, and … Continue reading Heavy of Heart

Words

November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional bible helps, Christianity, disobedience, Encouragement, enemies, Faith, faithful, God's promises, ignoring God's truths, interpretations, love the Word, opposition, righteousness, Songs, tested, translations, trustworthy, truth, understanding, Word of God, wording, zeal

I read Psalm 119:137-144 NIV You are righteous, Lord, and your laws are right. The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy. So, what are these statutes that God has laid down for us which are righteous and fully trustworthy? When we talk about the “Word of God,” what do we … Continue reading Words

Tell the Truth

November 14, 2017November 15, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional Christian maturity, Christianity, compassionate, deliverance, direct, Encouragement, Faith, honest, kind, lies, like-minded, loving, no retaliation, Salvation, sin addiction, sinful practices, Songs, sympathetic, truth

I read 1 Peter 3 (Select vv. NIV) In this life, we live with real flesh and blood people, of whom we are also a part. Even though many of us have trusted in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of our lives, and thus we have been crucified with Christ in death to … Continue reading Tell the Truth

Run With It

So that a herald may run with it

Author: Sue Love