Sue J Love
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“I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.”
(Psalm 32:8-11 NASB1995)
When we trust in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of our lives, he does not give us a quick pass and then let us go to have to figure it all out by ourselves from there on out. He counsels us. He guides us in the way that we should go, and he instructs us in what we need to do and to not do. And if we surrender to his will, and submit to him as Lord, and so we deny self, die to sin, and we now choose to obey God, in practice, in his power, and not in the flesh, he will empower us to live holy lives pleasing to him, no longer controlled by sin, but under the control of God as our Lord and Master.
Sadly, that is not what many professing Christians are believing and putting into practice. Many of them are like the horse and the mule who have no understanding who are still living in bondage (addiction) to sin. Many of them, in fact, are being taught that God does not require them to die to sin and to obey God in practice, for they call that “works salvation.” Or else they just make up their own excuses for why they are still living in addiction to sin and for why they are not living in obedience to the Lord and to his commands. And it is because they are trying to do it in their own flesh.
And that doesn’t necessarily mean that any of them are literally trying not to sin, although they might be, for many of those who are the addicted to sin are also liars, con artists, tricksters, manipulators, and actors who pretend one thing while they do another. So, “trying” to not sin may be just one of their excuses they use for why they are still deliberately and habitually sinning against God and against other humans, and for why they have not been able to “figure out” how to have victory over sin and to walk in obedience to our Lord’s commands in holy living. For God made the way!
Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but that doesn’t mean that everyone who is wicked actually feels sorry for their sins. And it doesn’t mean that life is going bad for them, either. But what came to mind here is King David’s confession of his sins in verses 3-5 in this chapter and how he talked about his sorrows when he did not repent of his sin. But then he acknowledged his sin to God and God forgave him. I had a similar situation in my life some time ago where I was drawn into sin, for a time, and then God brought me back and he restored me and he changed me, and now he is using me.
And when we truly repent of our sins, and we now obey God, and not sin, the lovingkindness of God surrounds us, and there is nothing at all in this world like that. There is nothing in this world that compares to when you are at peace with God, because you have denied self, died to sin, and you are now obeying God, in practice, in his power, and sin no longer has dominion over your life. For this is what it looks like to be righteous and upright in heart. It means that our lives are now aligned with God and with his will and purpose, and we are now being used of him to help others to obey him, too.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; 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 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
Songs in the Night
An Original Work / December 18, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” Acts 16:25 NIV ‘84
Lord, I praise You forevermore.
You, my Savior, I now adore.
Hope in heaven awaiting me,
Because You died at Calvary.
I have been forgiven,
And I’m bound for heaven.
Jesus set me free from
All my sin, I say.
I will praise Him always!
Lord, I love You for all You’ve done:
Overcame death, my vict’ry won!
Jesus saved me, and now I’m free!
I rejoice in His love for me.
I will walk in vict’ry!
My sin is but hist’ry!
I am free to please Him
With my life today.
I will love Him always!
Lord, I thank You for giving me
A new life bought at Calvary.
Loving Jesus, I meet with Him.
Tender mercies now flow within.
Lord, I am so thankful;
Through my Lord, I’m able
To sit at His table;
Fellowship with Him.
I will thank Him always!
Video Talk on the Same Subject
The Lovingkindness of God
An Original Work / April 17, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.”
(Psalm 32:8-11 NASB1995)
When we trust in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of our lives, he does not give us a quick pass and then let us go to have to figure it all out by ourselves from there on out. He counsels us. He guides us in the way that we should go, and he instructs us in what we need to do and to not do. And if we surrender to his will, and submit to him as Lord, and so we deny self, die to sin, and we now choose to obey God, in practice, in his power, and not in the flesh, he will empower us to live holy lives pleasing to him, no longer controlled by sin, but under the control of God as our Lord and Master.
Sadly, that is not what many professing Christians are believing and putting into practice. Many of them are like the horse and the mule who have no understanding who are still living in bondage (addiction) to sin. Many of them, in fact, are being taught that God does not require them to die to sin and to obey God in practice, for they call that “works salvation.” Or else they just make up their own excuses for why they are still living in addiction to sin and for why they are not living in obedience to the Lord and to his commands. And it is because they are trying to do it in their own flesh.
And that doesn’t necessarily mean that any of them are literally trying not to sin, although they might be, for many of those who are the addicted to sin are also liars, con artists, tricksters, manipulators, and actors who pretend one thing while they do another. So, “trying” to not sin may be just one of their excuses they use for why they are still deliberately and habitually sinning against God and against other humans, and for why they have not been able to “figure out” how to have victory over sin and to walk in obedience to our Lord’s commands in holy living. For God made the way!
Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but that doesn’t mean that everyone who is wicked actually feels sorry for their sins. And it doesn’t mean that life is going bad for them, either. But what came to mind here is King David’s confession of his sins in verses 3-5 in this chapter and how he talked about his sorrows when he did not repent of his sin. But then he acknowledged his sin to God and God forgave him. I had a similar situation in my life some time ago where I was drawn into sin, for a time, and then God brought me back and he restored me and he changed me, and now he is using me.
And when we truly repent of our sins, and we now obey God, and not sin, the lovingkindness of God surrounds us, and there is nothing at all in this world like that. There is nothing in this world that compares to when you are at peace with God, because you have denied self, died to sin, and you are now obeying God, in practice, in his power, and sin no longer has dominion over your life. For this is what it looks like to be righteous and upright in heart. It means that our lives are now aligned with God and with his will and purpose, and we are now being used of him to help others to obey him, too.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; 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 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
Songs in the Night
An Original Work / December 18, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” Acts 16:25 NIV ‘84
Lord, I praise You forevermore.
You, my Savior, I now adore.
Hope in heaven awaiting me,
Because You died at Calvary.
I have been forgiven,
And I’m bound for heaven.
Jesus set me free from
All my sin, I say.
I will praise Him always!
Lord, I love You for all You’ve done:
Overcame death, my vict’ry won!
Jesus saved me, and now I’m free!
I rejoice in His love for me.
I will walk in vict’ry!
My sin is but hist’ry!
I am free to please Him
With my life today.
I will love Him always!
Lord, I thank You for giving me
A new life bought at Calvary.
Loving Jesus, I meet with Him.
Tender mercies now flow within.
Lord, I am so thankful;
Through my Lord, I’m able
To sit at His table;
Fellowship with Him.
I will thank Him always!
Video Talk on the Same Subject
The Lovingkindness of God
An Original Work / April 17, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
