Walk in Love

December 17, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional Christianity, darkness, deliverance, Encouragement, Faith, Fellowship, freedom, friendships, gospel, immorality, Jesus Christ, lies, light, Love, partnerships, rescue, Salvation, sexual addiction, sinful practice, Songs, truth, unions, walk of faith, witness

The Lord Jesus led me to read Ephesians 5 (Select vv. ESV). Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. vv. 1-2 The goal of our salvation from sin is that we might be … Continue reading Walk in Love

Songs in The Night

December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 Sue Love Original Works Songs addiction, bondage, Calvary, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, forgiveness, freedom, heaven, Jesus Christ, original works, Praise, Savior, Songs, victory

As I was writing the words to this song, as the Lord Jesus was giving them to me, I was picturing in my mind the persecuted church throughout the world either in prison or in hiding, singing songs of praise to their God for his great salvation. I pictured that the night truly symbolized a … Continue reading Songs in The Night

A Common Thread

December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional addiction, bondage, born again, Christianity, Encouragement, Faith, Flesh, forgiveness, freedom, grace, lust, mercy, recovery, Salvation, slavery, Songs, spiritual walk, victory

If you, being a follower of Jesus Christ, were to write a testimony of what difference Jesus Christ has made in your life, what would that say? Surely, each of our testimonies would be as individual as we are, but there should also be a common thread weaved throughout all of them. The Lord Jesus … Continue reading A Common Thread

Not in Freedom!

December 12, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional addiction, Christianity, deception, Encouragement, Faith, false gospel, Flesh, freedom, fruit, hindrances, lies, Love, obedience, slavery, Songs, Spirit, truth

My heart is burdened. Why is it so burdened? Because so many Christians, or professing Christians, are walking (living) in sin and not in freedom! The Lord Jesus led me to read Galatians 5 (Select vv. ESV). For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke … Continue reading Not in Freedom!

Giving Up?

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional Christianity, depression, discouragement, Encouragement, Faith, forgiveness, freedom, gospel, holiness, hope, hopeless, obedience, punishment, purity, repentance, Salvation, sin addicted, slavery, Songs

Do you ever feel that you have sinned so badly that there is no hope for you? That you can never be forgiven? Or, that you will never gain victory over your sin? And, so you give up? And, you just give in to the sin? Well, there is hope for you! Jesus Christ, God … Continue reading Giving Up?

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

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

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

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