Not too Hard for God

December 31, 2017December 31, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional Christianity, defeat, deliverance, depressed, discouraged, disheartened, Encouragement, end of rope, Faith, giving up, hardships, Healing, hope, impossible, miracles, mistreatment, opposition, pain, Persecution, powerful God, road blocks, Songs, sorrow, suffering, trials, troubles

Have you ever gotten to the point in your life where you felt like you were at the end of your rope? Everything you tried seemed to just blow up in your face. Nothing went like you had hoped, or even as you had planned. And, you felt as though you just kept coming up … Continue reading Not too Hard for God

Broken and Contrite

December 31, 2017 Sue Love Original Works Songs brokenhearted, Christianity, cleansing, crushed, Encouragement, Faith, grace, Healing, hope, mercy, obedience, Songs, sorrow

When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the … Continue reading Broken and Contrite

These Things

December 30, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional abiding, attacks, bearing fruit, Christian walk, Christianity, courage, crucified life, crucifixion, disciples, Encouragement, Faith, falling away, Healing, Help, hope, Jesus Christ, leaders, mistreatment, obeying, Passover, Persecution, power, pruning, rejection, religious, Songs, spiritual warfare, strength, The Church

The Lord Jesus led me to read John 16 (Select vv. ESV). “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away.” What are “these things” Jesus said to them to keep them from falling away? Well, first off, He spoke “these things” during the Passover Feast with his disciples. Jesus … Continue reading These Things

A Battle with Fear

December 29, 2017December 29, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional, My Walk of Faith armor of God, attacks, Christianity, deliverance, Encouragement, Faith, fear, Healing, hope, Satan, Songs, sovereignty of God, spiritual warfare, trust

Do you battle with fear? I did for a good portion of my life. Since I was abused as a child, by an angry father, I was afraid pretty much all of the time then. And, throughout my adult years, I also battled with fear, because I did not understand the sovereignty of God over … Continue reading A Battle with Fear

His Benefits

December 27, 2017December 27, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional addictions, Christian life, Christianity, deliverance, Encouragement, Faith, freedom, gospel, Healing, hope, Jesus Christ, obedience, repentance, Salvation, sin, slavery, Songs, Submission, victory

What is the Christian life all about? What does it mean to believe in Jesus Christ? Is it a mere “escape clause” written into a contract between two parties? Is it merely a free ride to heaven on a “gravy train”? Is it just a religion and religious beliefs and practices, also including religious rituals? … Continue reading His Benefits

Arise and Shine

December 24, 2017 Sue Love Original Works Songs apathy, Christianity, complacency, darkness, depresssion, doubt, Encouragement, failure, Faith, fear, Healing, hope, light, overcomers, Persecution, persistence, renewal, repentance, Songs, steadfastness, strength, trust, wake up

This song is a call to arise (get up; stand up), be steadfast and persistent, and to let our lights (Jesus Christ; our salvation; the gospel; purity; and truth) shine forth from us, so that those outside of faith in Jesus Christ may come to him, to know his saving grace. We may need this … Continue reading Arise and Shine

What Changed?

December 23, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional addiction, bondage, captive, change, Christ-like, Christianity, crucified life, deception, deliverance, Encouragement, Faith, freedom, gospel, hope, lies, maturity, metamorphosis, progress, Salvation, Songs, victory, walk of faith

When you believed in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of your life, what difference did that make in your life? What immediately changed? How was your life different from what it was before you believed? Or, did believing in Jesus make a significant difference in your life? And, then, as you have progressed … Continue reading What Changed?

Walk in Victory

December 23, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional addiction, bondage, Christianity, deliverance, Encouragement, Faith, freedom, God's will, gospel, hope, please God, Salvation, Songs, spiritual walk, trials, victory, worthy

We are saved from our sins, and given eternal life with God, not just so we can escape hell and have the promise of heaven as our eternal home. When we believe in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of our lives, our new lives in Christ Jesus have only begun. He has so … Continue reading Walk in Victory

Abide in Him

December 22, 2017 Sue Love Original Works Songs abiding, Christianity, comfort, depression, Encouragement, endurance, Faith, Fellowship, Healing, hope, obedience, repentance, Songs, spiritual walk, strength, waiting

Waiting on the Lord involves trusting in who he is, in his word, in his many promises, and in his power, sovereignty and grace in our lives to work out all things in our lives according to his plans and his purposes. Life doesn’t always make sense, and sometimes it may even seem unfair and … Continue reading Abide in Him

Our Confidence

December 21, 2017 Sue Love Christian Devotional Christ followers, Christ-like, Christianity, confidence, crucified life, Encouragement, Faith, Fellowship, Flesh, forget past, future, hope, Jesus Christ, loss, maturity, sheep, shepherd, Songs, suffering, trust

The Apostle Paul said we should put no confidence in the flesh, and then he went on to list the ways in which he had done that (Phil. 3:3b-6). But, I would like it if we could think of the ways in which we put confidence in the flesh, not just in our own flesh, … Continue reading Our Confidence

Run With It

So that a herald may run with it

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