Sue J Love
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“All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.” (Hebrews 12:11-13 NASB1995)
We learn in this chapter of Hebrews that God disciplines those of us who are his legitimate sons and daughters for our good, so that we may share his holiness, so that to those of us who have been trained by it, afterwards it will yield the peaceful fruit of righteousness in our lives. And this discipline may come in all sorts of different ways, through trials and tribulations, through persecutions, through health issues and body ailments, through grief over the loss of a loved one, and via many other means of discipline.
And this discipline is intended to be painful, either emotionally, mentally, physically, financially, or in any other ways where it impacts us and causes us pain and suffering. And that may not sound like a good thing on a surface evaluation. And it may seem contrary to some people’s image of God as a loving and merciful God, which he is. For they see him as giving us only blessings and not trials and tribulations to test our faith and to help us to grow to maturity in Christ in holiness, in humility, and in submission to God.
But we are but flesh and blood, mere clay in the hands of the Potter (God), being shaped and molded into the image (likeness of character) of Christ, by God, via his disciplines he brings into our lives, and via whatever other means he has of making us to be like him more and more as time goes by. For his purpose in Jesus putting our sins to death with him on that cross is that, by faith in him, we will now die to sin and live to God in surrender to his will, in obedience to his commands, in holy living, empowered by God.
Therefore, in the power and wisdom of God, as led by the Holy Spirit, we are to strengthen within us all that is weak spiritually or mentally or emotionally so that we can walk the walk which God has for us, and so that God can use us in the way he had planned for us even before he created the world. For God created us all with a purpose in mind, and he has something specific for each one of us that he wants us to be and do. But if we are weak spiritually, mentally, and/or emotionally, that can keep us from doing the will of God.
Like for example, if we are short on obedience, and if we are short on submission to our Lord, not living in surrender to his will for our lives, and if we are kind of just floating through life, doing whatever makes us feel good without any real desire or goal for serving the Lord with our lives, according to his will, then the encouragement here is to reverse all of that. And now we are to live for the Lord in doing what he has designed for us to do, as his servants, dying to sin, obeying God, and fulfilling his call upon our lives.
And this doesn’t mean we will no longer suffer, or that we will no longer feel pain, or that we will no longer cry when we hurt, or feel weak. But when we are weak we can be strong in the strength of the Lord. We don’t have to remain weak and thus not of service to our Lord. For the Lord will give us all we need to do his will, even if it is just one step at a time. We just have to trust him with our lives and with our circumstances, and let him work in our hearts and minds to make us into who he wants us to be, all for his glory.
[Matthew 5:10-12; Matthew 7:13-14; Matthew 10:16-39; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 21:12-17; John 15:18-21; John 17:14; Romans 5:3-5; Philippians 3:7-11; 1 Peter 1:6-7; 1 Peter 4:12-17; 2 Timothy 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5; James 1:2-4; 2 Corinthians 1:3-11; Hebrews 12:3-12; 1 John 3:13; Revelation 6:9-11; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 11:1-3; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 13:1-18; Revelation 14:1-13]
What the Lord Says
Based off Isaiah 43:1-44:5
An Original Work / February 24, 2014
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
This is what the Lord says to you:
Fear not, for I have chosen you.
I have summoned you by your name.
You are mine. I died, you to save.
When you go through your trials, so deep,
I will be with you; you will not sink.
You are so precious always to me.
Trust in your Lord, Savior and King.
This is what the Lord says to you:
He who gave salvation to you;
Who delivered you from your sin;
Takes your burdens now upon Him:
Forget the former things of your life.
Give of your heart not now up to strife.
See all the new things I have for you.
Walk in vict’ry. Trust in what’s true.
This is what the Lord says to you:
He who made you; who will help you:
Do not fear what humans may do.
Walk in freedom. Follow what’s true.
Drink of my Spirit given for you.
Trust in my mercy, for I love you.
I have a plan for all of your life.
Follow my ways. Do what is right.
Whom The Lord Loves He Disciplines
An Original Work / November 26, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
We learn in this chapter of Hebrews that God disciplines those of us who are his legitimate sons and daughters for our good, so that we may share his holiness, so that to those of us who have been trained by it, afterwards it will yield the peaceful fruit of righteousness in our lives. And this discipline may come in all sorts of different ways, through trials and tribulations, through persecutions, through health issues and body ailments, through grief over the loss of a loved one, and via many other means of discipline.
And this discipline is intended to be painful, either emotionally, mentally, physically, financially, or in any other ways where it impacts us and causes us pain and suffering. And that may not sound like a good thing on a surface evaluation. And it may seem contrary to some people’s image of God as a loving and merciful God, which he is. For they see him as giving us only blessings and not trials and tribulations to test our faith and to help us to grow to maturity in Christ in holiness, in humility, and in submission to God.
But we are but flesh and blood, mere clay in the hands of the Potter (God), being shaped and molded into the image (likeness of character) of Christ, by God, via his disciplines he brings into our lives, and via whatever other means he has of making us to be like him more and more as time goes by. For his purpose in Jesus putting our sins to death with him on that cross is that, by faith in him, we will now die to sin and live to God in surrender to his will, in obedience to his commands, in holy living, empowered by God.
Therefore, in the power and wisdom of God, as led by the Holy Spirit, we are to strengthen within us all that is weak spiritually or mentally or emotionally so that we can walk the walk which God has for us, and so that God can use us in the way he had planned for us even before he created the world. For God created us all with a purpose in mind, and he has something specific for each one of us that he wants us to be and do. But if we are weak spiritually, mentally, and/or emotionally, that can keep us from doing the will of God.
Like for example, if we are short on obedience, and if we are short on submission to our Lord, not living in surrender to his will for our lives, and if we are kind of just floating through life, doing whatever makes us feel good without any real desire or goal for serving the Lord with our lives, according to his will, then the encouragement here is to reverse all of that. And now we are to live for the Lord in doing what he has designed for us to do, as his servants, dying to sin, obeying God, and fulfilling his call upon our lives.
And this doesn’t mean we will no longer suffer, or that we will no longer feel pain, or that we will no longer cry when we hurt, or feel weak. But when we are weak we can be strong in the strength of the Lord. We don’t have to remain weak and thus not of service to our Lord. For the Lord will give us all we need to do his will, even if it is just one step at a time. We just have to trust him with our lives and with our circumstances, and let him work in our hearts and minds to make us into who he wants us to be, all for his glory.
[Matthew 5:10-12; Matthew 7:13-14; Matthew 10:16-39; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 21:12-17; John 15:18-21; John 17:14; Romans 5:3-5; Philippians 3:7-11; 1 Peter 1:6-7; 1 Peter 4:12-17; 2 Timothy 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5; James 1:2-4; 2 Corinthians 1:3-11; Hebrews 12:3-12; 1 John 3:13; Revelation 6:9-11; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 11:1-3; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 13:1-18; Revelation 14:1-13]
What the Lord Says
Based off Isaiah 43:1-44:5
An Original Work / February 24, 2014
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
This is what the Lord says to you:
Fear not, for I have chosen you.
I have summoned you by your name.
You are mine. I died, you to save.
When you go through your trials, so deep,
I will be with you; you will not sink.
You are so precious always to me.
Trust in your Lord, Savior and King.
This is what the Lord says to you:
He who gave salvation to you;
Who delivered you from your sin;
Takes your burdens now upon Him:
Forget the former things of your life.
Give of your heart not now up to strife.
See all the new things I have for you.
Walk in vict’ry. Trust in what’s true.
This is what the Lord says to you:
He who made you; who will help you:
Do not fear what humans may do.
Walk in freedom. Follow what’s true.
Drink of my Spirit given for you.
Trust in my mercy, for I love you.
I have a plan for all of your life.
Follow my ways. Do what is right.
Whom The Lord Loves He Disciplines
An Original Work / November 26, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
