The Ransom

December 10, 2017December 10, 2017 Sue Love Original Works Songs Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, gospel, ransom, Salvation, Songs

This song simply presents the gospel of Jesus Christ – He paid the ransom with his blood so that we could go free from both the ultimate penalty of sin, eternity in hell without God, and from bondage to and the control of sin over our daily lives. In the process, he, through his resurrection, … Continue reading The Ransom

Vain Worship

December 9, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional besetting sins, Christianity, crucified life, deliverance, Encouragement, fainthearted, Faith, freedom, Jesus Christ, obedience, resistance, sinful addictions, Songs, struggle, temptation, vain worship

God would rather the doors of our churches be shut than for us to offer up shallow forms of worship and praise to him, which may stir the emotions, but not produce changed hearts, minds, and lives for Jesus Christ. It is better to have no sacrifices, than to have vain ones (See: Malachi 1:10). … Continue reading Vain Worship

Troubled Hearts

December 9, 2017December 9, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional belief, Christianity, Compassion, concern, deliverance, Encouragement, Faith, Fellowship, freedom, godliness, holiness, Love, mimic, obedience, repentance, righteousness, self-pleasure, sin natures, slavery to sin, Songs, troubled hearts

The Lord Jesus led me to read John 14 (vv. 1-6 NASB). “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.” V. 1 When we are born into this world, we are born with sin natures, in slavery to sin, separate from God, and we all fall short of attaining … Continue reading Troubled Hearts

By Your Grace

December 9, 2017December 9, 2017 Sue Love Original Works Songs Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, freedom, grace, heart, Lord, Love, obedience, Prayer, righteousness, serving, sin, song, witness, Word of God

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast” (Eph. 2:8-9 NIV). This song is a prayer to the Lord for him to be to me all I need in order for me … Continue reading By Your Grace

Abiding in Christ

December 9, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional abiding, Christianity, commandments, crucified life, Encouragement, eternal life, Faith, forgiveness, gospel, hate, heaven, Jesus Christ, obedience, Persecution, pruning, relationship, repentance, Salvation, Savior, sin, Songs, spiritual fruit

The Lord Jesus led me to read John 15 (Select vv. ESV). Are you in a true relationship with Jesus Christ? Are you genuinely saved from your sins, and bound for heaven? How do you know this? How can you be sure? What did Jesus Christ have to say on this subject? “I am the … Continue reading Abiding in Christ

Feel Good Messages

December 7, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional adultery, another Jesus, bride of Christ, Christianity, desires, Encouragement, Faith, false truth, feel-good messages, greed, husband, itching ears, lies, peace peace, Songs, sound doctrine, truth, wandering, want vs. need, wife

When is a lie not a lie? Never! Is it really kind to tell people lies? No! So, should we be telling people what they WANT to hear, even if it is lies, or what they NEED to hear? I believe the answer to that one is obvious. The Lord Jesus led me to read … Continue reading Feel Good Messages

Church of The West

December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional body parts, businessess, Christ's body, Christianity, Church, customer base, Encouragement, Faith, false gospel, Jesus Christ, listening, marketing, obeying, Salvation, sheep, shepherds, Songs, spiritual gifts, strangers, target audience, thieves

The Lord Jesus led me to read John 10 (Select vv. ESV). Is the western church in these last days what God intends for his church? Are we living up to the potential for which he created us and saved us? “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by … Continue reading Church of The West

Though a War

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional Christianity, continuing in Christ, darkness, Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, followers of Christ, freedom, knowing God, lies, light, obeying the Word, righteousness, sin, Songs, truth, Word of God

When we follow Jesus Christ with our lives, and we teach what is truth, from God’s Word, although some people will welcome the truth, some will not, and they may even strongly oppose us. This is not to say that we will always get everything right, though, for we are not God, although God is … Continue reading Though a War

A God Void

December 3, 2017December 3, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional belief, body and blood, bread of life, Christianity, crucified life, emptiness, Encouragement, eternal life, Faith, gospel, hard truths, Salvation, sin nature, Songs

When we are born into this world, we are born with sin natures. We all fall short of attaining God’s divine approval, in our own flesh, because we have all sinned against God (Rom. 3:23). Thus, there is a God void in our lives. Although Adam and Eve, when first created by God, were in … Continue reading A God Void

Because of What He’s Done

December 2, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional Christianity, death, deliverance, Encouragement, eternal life, Faith, freedom, gospel, Healing, hope, life, Love, righteousness, Salvation, sin, Songs

The Lord Jesus led me to read Hebrews 2 (Select vv. ESV). Jesus Christ, the Son of God (and God), and creator of the world, left his throne in heaven, came to earth, took on human flesh, and suffered like we suffer. He was also tempted in like manner as we are tempted, yet without … Continue reading Because of What He’s Done

Run With It

So that a herald may run with it

Encouragement