Sue J Love
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“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.” (Galatians 6:7-10 NASB1995)
I will tell you right now that I am a city girl. I have visited a farm before, and I have seen pictures of farms, but I have never lived on nor have I ever worked on a farm, so my knowledge of farming is very limited. In fact, I was never any good with house plants, either. I killed every plant I ever owned, except for one, but not on purpose. So, I am saying this to you so that you understand if I don’t get all the farming illustrations here accurately.
So, what this is teaching us here is a spiritual application to our lives of an illustration taken from farming and planting. For if I sow seed in a garden or on a farm that is intended to grow peas or corn or tomatoes, et al, it is expected that it should produce what I have sown. And on a spiritual and moral level, if I sow hatred, discord, immorality, lying, cheating, and stealing, and the like, that is what I will reap on a moral and spiritual level. And the end result will be that I will not inherit eternal life with God.
But if I sow seeds of godliness, holiness, moral purity, uprightness, faithfulness, truth, righteousness, and honesty, and submission, surrender, and obedience to my Lord and to his commands, via God-provided, and God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ, in the power and wisdom of God, and not of my own flesh, the end result, if I continue on that course to the end, will be salvation from sin and eternal life with God. And it will mean I am now in relationship with Jesus Christ, and he is the Savior and Lord of my life.
So, we are not to take God’s grace and Jesus’ sacrifice for us on that cross for granted, assuming that if we just profess faith in Jesus Christ that salvation from sin and eternal life with God are guaranteed us regardless of how we live. For God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for Jesus’ return (see Titus 2:11-14).
For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).
And we learn in 1 John 1-3 that if we claim that we have fellowship with God, but yet we walk in darkness (sin), we are liars. If we claim that we know God, but we do not obey his commandments, in practice, we are liars. For it is not the one who claims he is “in Christ” who is “in Christ,” but it is the one who has denied self, died with Christ to sin, and who is now walking in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in practice, and no longer in sin. We have the hope and the promise of eternal life with God in heaven.
Please understand that the Scriptures do not teach a gospel which gives us full reign to keep on sinning deliberately and habitually while we ignore God’s commands. It doesn’t mean we will never sin (1 John 2:1-2) but sin must no longer be our practice, our habit, our lifestyle. So, instead of lying, cheating, stealing, and adultery, we do good to all people, as God defines “good,” and as his word teaches. But if in doing good we face oppositions and persecutions, we must not lose heart, but we must persevere in faith.
[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; 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 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
His Tender Mercies
An Original Work / January 26, 2014
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Fear not! I’m with you.
Be not dismayed!
God watches o’er you.
Trust Him today.
He’ll lead and guide you;
Give you His aid.
He’ll love and keep you
With Him always.
Walk in His footsteps.
He’ll lead the way.
Trust in His love;
Believe that He cares.
He will not leave you.
Faithful He’ll be.
His tender mercies
Now you will see.
Fellowship with Him
Throughout the day.
Tell Him your heartaches.
He’ll heal always.
Rest in His comfort.
He is your friend.
Your faith He’ll strengthen,
True to the end.
What We Sow We Reap
An Original Work / October 23, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
I will tell you right now that I am a city girl. I have visited a farm before, and I have seen pictures of farms, but I have never lived on nor have I ever worked on a farm, so my knowledge of farming is very limited. In fact, I was never any good with house plants, either. I killed every plant I ever owned, except for one, but not on purpose. So, I am saying this to you so that you understand if I don’t get all the farming illustrations here accurately.
So, what this is teaching us here is a spiritual application to our lives of an illustration taken from farming and planting. For if I sow seed in a garden or on a farm that is intended to grow peas or corn or tomatoes, et al, it is expected that it should produce what I have sown. And on a spiritual and moral level, if I sow hatred, discord, immorality, lying, cheating, and stealing, and the like, that is what I will reap on a moral and spiritual level. And the end result will be that I will not inherit eternal life with God.
But if I sow seeds of godliness, holiness, moral purity, uprightness, faithfulness, truth, righteousness, and honesty, and submission, surrender, and obedience to my Lord and to his commands, via God-provided, and God-persuaded faith in Jesus Christ, in the power and wisdom of God, and not of my own flesh, the end result, if I continue on that course to the end, will be salvation from sin and eternal life with God. And it will mean I am now in relationship with Jesus Christ, and he is the Savior and Lord of my life.
So, we are not to take God’s grace and Jesus’ sacrifice for us on that cross for granted, assuming that if we just profess faith in Jesus Christ that salvation from sin and eternal life with God are guaranteed us regardless of how we live. For God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for Jesus’ return (see Titus 2:11-14).
For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).
And we learn in 1 John 1-3 that if we claim that we have fellowship with God, but yet we walk in darkness (sin), we are liars. If we claim that we know God, but we do not obey his commandments, in practice, we are liars. For it is not the one who claims he is “in Christ” who is “in Christ,” but it is the one who has denied self, died with Christ to sin, and who is now walking in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in practice, and no longer in sin. We have the hope and the promise of eternal life with God in heaven.
Please understand that the Scriptures do not teach a gospel which gives us full reign to keep on sinning deliberately and habitually while we ignore God’s commands. It doesn’t mean we will never sin (1 John 2:1-2) but sin must no longer be our practice, our habit, our lifestyle. So, instead of lying, cheating, stealing, and adultery, we do good to all people, as God defines “good,” and as his word teaches. But if in doing good we face oppositions and persecutions, we must not lose heart, but we must persevere in faith.
[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; 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 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
His Tender Mercies
An Original Work / January 26, 2014
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Fear not! I’m with you.
Be not dismayed!
God watches o’er you.
Trust Him today.
He’ll lead and guide you;
Give you His aid.
He’ll love and keep you
With Him always.
Walk in His footsteps.
He’ll lead the way.
Trust in His love;
Believe that He cares.
He will not leave you.
Faithful He’ll be.
His tender mercies
Now you will see.
Fellowship with Him
Throughout the day.
Tell Him your heartaches.
He’ll heal always.
Rest in His comfort.
He is your friend.
Your faith He’ll strengthen,
True to the end.
What We Sow We Reap
An Original Work / October 23, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
