Sue J Love
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“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.” (Romans 8:28-30 NASB1995)
Sometimes in life we get surprises. Things don’t go exactly as we had anticipated. Things change. Things get altered. And then we wonder “What’s next?” “How is this going to turn out?” “What should we do or say in response?” And we really don’t know what is going to happen next or which direction it is going to go. So we seek the Lord for guidance, and we do and we say what we believe he has put on our hearts, and then we let go and we let God, i.e. we put the circumstances in the hands of the Lord.
And then while we are still thinking about the situation we are facing, and we are still wondering which way it is going to go next, God speaks to our hearts and he reminds us that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. And those who love God are those who obey God, in practice, and who are no longer walking in deliberate and habitual sin. For that is his purpose for us, that we should die to sin and now obey his commands.
And when this says that he causes all things to work together for good, this is “good” as defined by God and not by human flesh. So “good” is what is for our spiritual benefit, and for the spiritual benefit of others, and it is virtuous. For this comes from God, it originates from God, and it is empowered by God in our lives, through God-gifted, God-persuaded, and God-honoring faith in the Lord Jesus. So, sometimes what may not appear to be good on the surface actually turns out for what is best for us and for our benefit.
Even trials and tribulations which come to test our faith are for our good, to help us to mature in our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord, so that we learn patience and perseverance and steadfastness of faith despite all that is going on all around us. These are also to humble us, to make us more like Jesus, and to produce within us a greater seriousness about our walks of faith in obedience to the Lord, and with a greater desire to know and to do the will of God for our lives, as his servants, and as his messengers.
For Jesus Christ did not die that horrible death on a cross, putting our sins to death with him, just to forgive us our sins so that when we die we get to go to heaven and to escape hell. He died that we might now die to sin and to self, and that we might now walk in obedience to his commands, and that we might now do his will and his purpose for our lives. For he predestined that we should become conformed to the image (likeness of character) of Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God the Father, who is God the Son.
And he called us, not just to believe in him, but to live for him in obedience to his commands and to his callings upon our individual lives. And the New Testament Scriptures are filled with instructions for us who believe in Jesus in how we ought to live as those who profess him as Savior and Lord, and in the ways in which he would have us walk (live), in practice, and with regard to what spiritual gifts we have been given, and what ministries he would have us be involved in, according to his will and purpose for our lives.
And sometimes it is our trials and our tribulations and our difficult circumstances that God uses to get our attention and to turn us around and to get us going in the right direction, and in order for us to hear his gentle voice speaking to us within our spirits leading us to what his calling is for our lives. So, God literally uses difficulties in our lives in order to work good in our lives and to use us in the way he intended for us even before we were formed by God in the wombs of our mothers.
So, when we face these difficult situations, and our faith is being tried, we need to seek God’s face and ask him to reveal to us what he wants us to learn through what we are having to endure. For he has a reason for it all. And instead of just asking that it would all go away, we should seek the Lord and his will and purpose and let him show us the good that he has planned for us through it all. And he may have something different for us to do than what we had been doing, or he may have us move somewhere else.
For Jesus Christ gave his life up for us on that cross to put our sins to death with him so we will now die to sin and walk in obedience to his commands, and so we will be the people of God he has called us to be, and so we are now doing his will for our lives. For if we profess him as our Lord and Savior, but we continue in deliberate and habitual sin, and not in walks of obedience to his commands, then according to the Scriptures we do not know him, and we are not in union with him, and we will not inherit eternal life with him.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]
The Longer I Serve Him
William J. Gaither
Since I started for the Kingdom,
Since my life He controls,
Since I gave my heart to Jesus,
The longer I serve Him,
The sweeter He grows.
Ev'ry need He is supplying,
Plenteous grace He bestows;
Ev'ry day my way gets brighter,
The longer I serve Him,
The sweeter He grows.
The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows,
The more that I love Him, more love He bestows;
Each day is like heaven, my heart overflows,
The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows.
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Called of God According to His Purpose
An Original Work / May 9, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Sometimes in life we get surprises. Things don’t go exactly as we had anticipated. Things change. Things get altered. And then we wonder “What’s next?” “How is this going to turn out?” “What should we do or say in response?” And we really don’t know what is going to happen next or which direction it is going to go. So we seek the Lord for guidance, and we do and we say what we believe he has put on our hearts, and then we let go and we let God, i.e. we put the circumstances in the hands of the Lord.
And then while we are still thinking about the situation we are facing, and we are still wondering which way it is going to go next, God speaks to our hearts and he reminds us that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. And those who love God are those who obey God, in practice, and who are no longer walking in deliberate and habitual sin. For that is his purpose for us, that we should die to sin and now obey his commands.
And when this says that he causes all things to work together for good, this is “good” as defined by God and not by human flesh. So “good” is what is for our spiritual benefit, and for the spiritual benefit of others, and it is virtuous. For this comes from God, it originates from God, and it is empowered by God in our lives, through God-gifted, God-persuaded, and God-honoring faith in the Lord Jesus. So, sometimes what may not appear to be good on the surface actually turns out for what is best for us and for our benefit.
Even trials and tribulations which come to test our faith are for our good, to help us to mature in our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord, so that we learn patience and perseverance and steadfastness of faith despite all that is going on all around us. These are also to humble us, to make us more like Jesus, and to produce within us a greater seriousness about our walks of faith in obedience to the Lord, and with a greater desire to know and to do the will of God for our lives, as his servants, and as his messengers.
For Jesus Christ did not die that horrible death on a cross, putting our sins to death with him, just to forgive us our sins so that when we die we get to go to heaven and to escape hell. He died that we might now die to sin and to self, and that we might now walk in obedience to his commands, and that we might now do his will and his purpose for our lives. For he predestined that we should become conformed to the image (likeness of character) of Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God the Father, who is God the Son.
And he called us, not just to believe in him, but to live for him in obedience to his commands and to his callings upon our individual lives. And the New Testament Scriptures are filled with instructions for us who believe in Jesus in how we ought to live as those who profess him as Savior and Lord, and in the ways in which he would have us walk (live), in practice, and with regard to what spiritual gifts we have been given, and what ministries he would have us be involved in, according to his will and purpose for our lives.
And sometimes it is our trials and our tribulations and our difficult circumstances that God uses to get our attention and to turn us around and to get us going in the right direction, and in order for us to hear his gentle voice speaking to us within our spirits leading us to what his calling is for our lives. So, God literally uses difficulties in our lives in order to work good in our lives and to use us in the way he intended for us even before we were formed by God in the wombs of our mothers.
So, when we face these difficult situations, and our faith is being tried, we need to seek God’s face and ask him to reveal to us what he wants us to learn through what we are having to endure. For he has a reason for it all. And instead of just asking that it would all go away, we should seek the Lord and his will and purpose and let him show us the good that he has planned for us through it all. And he may have something different for us to do than what we had been doing, or he may have us move somewhere else.
For Jesus Christ gave his life up for us on that cross to put our sins to death with him so we will now die to sin and walk in obedience to his commands, and so we will be the people of God he has called us to be, and so we are now doing his will for our lives. For if we profess him as our Lord and Savior, but we continue in deliberate and habitual sin, and not in walks of obedience to his commands, then according to the Scriptures we do not know him, and we are not in union with him, and we will not inherit eternal life with him.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:6-8; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]
The Longer I Serve Him
William J. Gaither
Since I started for the Kingdom,
Since my life He controls,
Since I gave my heart to Jesus,
The longer I serve Him,
The sweeter He grows.
Ev'ry need He is supplying,
Plenteous grace He bestows;
Ev'ry day my way gets brighter,
The longer I serve Him,
The sweeter He grows.
The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows,
The more that I love Him, more love He bestows;
Each day is like heaven, my heart overflows,
The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows.
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Called of God According to His Purpose
An Original Work / May 9, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
