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 NASB’95)
Life on this earth right now is a bit crazy, well it is in America with our new government head in place. Our president is making all kinds of decisions for our nation and its people which have some or many Americans troubled and concerned with regard to our future. And the news daily is loaded with all kinds of troubling predictions as to where all this is headed, and how it is going to impact the American people. It is a daily barrage of angst and fearmongering. But for some, they are rejoicing, believing this is all good.
From my perspective, I look at it all through the lens of the teachings of the Scriptures and all that the Lord has shown me and taught me the past 21 years about my government and who they are and what they have been doing in the world, and where all this is headed. I believe all this is headed to a one world government and the mark of the beast and the persecution of Christians and to very troubling and difficult times ahead. How soon we will get there I do not know. But I believe we are headed in that direction.
So, when we read in this Scripture that God causes all things to work together for good, that does not necessarily mean for our pleasure and enjoyment. That does not mean that we won’t go through trials and tribulations to test our faith. That does not mean that we won’t lose our source of income and that we won’t be homeless and hungry and without food and water and a place to live. For he promised us that we will have tribulation and persecutions and that some of us will be put to death.
What God means by “good” does not necessarily agree with human “good.” What he means is “for our best,” i.e. what is needed or necessary in our lives to conform us to the likeness of the character of Jesus Christ, i.e. what will humble us and cause us to call on the Lord for help, and that which hopefully will bring some wandering Christians to genuine repentance and to sincere walks of faith and obedience to the Lord. For that is much needed! So many are not following the Lord, but are still living to please the flesh.
But this says, “..for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” And those who love God, according to the Scriptures, are those who obey him. For if we do not obey him, we do not love him. So when these trials and tribulations are upon us, which appears that they have already begun, for those who choose to obey God, God will use these difficulties for our good, to draw us close or closer to him in walks of obedience to his commands, and to get us ready for his return.
For, those who are called according to his purpose are those who love and obey him, or who will yet love and obey him before the end of time. And his purpose is that we die with him to sin and that we walk in obedience to his commands in fulfilling the purpose for why he gave us the breath of life, and for why he put us on this earth. For it is not to please and entertain ourselves. It is that we might do his will and go where he sends us and do what he has created us and called us to do, for his glory and praise.
Even though things could very soon turn very bad, depending on the timing and on where all this eventually ends up, if we love and obey God, God will use it all in our lives for our ultimate good. He will conform us to the likeness of character of Jesus Christ, and he will get us ready to spend eternity with our Lord. And he will make us into the people he wants us to be, while we are still on the earth, in sharing his love, grace, and gospel with the people of the world who need to know Jesus. So we need to remember that.
So when things begin to get bad, which eventually they will, we need to pray and ask the Lord what he wants to teach us through it all, and how he wants to use this time of suffering in our lives to make us more like Jesus. And instead of worrying how we will survive it all, we need to pray and ask the Lord for direction in what to do and where to go next, and he will guide us. For none of this has caught him by surprise, and he is not without a plan. We just need to rest in him, and trust in his plan, and go where he sends us.
[Matthew 5:10-12; Matthew 10:16-39; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 21:12-17; John 15:18-21; John 17:14; Rom 5:3-5; Phil 3:7-11; 1 Pet 1:6-7; 1 Pet 4:12-17; 2 Tim 3:12; 1 Thess 3:1-5; Jas 1:2-4; 2 Co 1:3-11; Heb 12:3-12; 1 Jn 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]
Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer
Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897
Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897
Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.
Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking the wandering sinner to find.
O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer others to save.
O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;
Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit me for life and Heaven above.
Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,
Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.
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Trust His Plan
An Original Work / March 13, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Life on this earth right now is a bit crazy, well it is in America with our new government head in place. Our president is making all kinds of decisions for our nation and its people which have some or many Americans troubled and concerned with regard to our future. And the news daily is loaded with all kinds of troubling predictions as to where all this is headed, and how it is going to impact the American people. It is a daily barrage of angst and fearmongering. But for some, they are rejoicing, believing this is all good.
From my perspective, I look at it all through the lens of the teachings of the Scriptures and all that the Lord has shown me and taught me the past 21 years about my government and who they are and what they have been doing in the world, and where all this is headed. I believe all this is headed to a one world government and the mark of the beast and the persecution of Christians and to very troubling and difficult times ahead. How soon we will get there I do not know. But I believe we are headed in that direction.
So, when we read in this Scripture that God causes all things to work together for good, that does not necessarily mean for our pleasure and enjoyment. That does not mean that we won’t go through trials and tribulations to test our faith. That does not mean that we won’t lose our source of income and that we won’t be homeless and hungry and without food and water and a place to live. For he promised us that we will have tribulation and persecutions and that some of us will be put to death.
What God means by “good” does not necessarily agree with human “good.” What he means is “for our best,” i.e. what is needed or necessary in our lives to conform us to the likeness of the character of Jesus Christ, i.e. what will humble us and cause us to call on the Lord for help, and that which hopefully will bring some wandering Christians to genuine repentance and to sincere walks of faith and obedience to the Lord. For that is much needed! So many are not following the Lord, but are still living to please the flesh.
But this says, “..for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” And those who love God, according to the Scriptures, are those who obey him. For if we do not obey him, we do not love him. So when these trials and tribulations are upon us, which appears that they have already begun, for those who choose to obey God, God will use these difficulties for our good, to draw us close or closer to him in walks of obedience to his commands, and to get us ready for his return.
For, those who are called according to his purpose are those who love and obey him, or who will yet love and obey him before the end of time. And his purpose is that we die with him to sin and that we walk in obedience to his commands in fulfilling the purpose for why he gave us the breath of life, and for why he put us on this earth. For it is not to please and entertain ourselves. It is that we might do his will and go where he sends us and do what he has created us and called us to do, for his glory and praise.
Even though things could very soon turn very bad, depending on the timing and on where all this eventually ends up, if we love and obey God, God will use it all in our lives for our ultimate good. He will conform us to the likeness of character of Jesus Christ, and he will get us ready to spend eternity with our Lord. And he will make us into the people he wants us to be, while we are still on the earth, in sharing his love, grace, and gospel with the people of the world who need to know Jesus. So we need to remember that.
So when things begin to get bad, which eventually they will, we need to pray and ask the Lord what he wants to teach us through it all, and how he wants to use this time of suffering in our lives to make us more like Jesus. And instead of worrying how we will survive it all, we need to pray and ask the Lord for direction in what to do and where to go next, and he will guide us. For none of this has caught him by surprise, and he is not without a plan. We just need to rest in him, and trust in his plan, and go where he sends us.
[Matthew 5:10-12; Matthew 10:16-39; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 21:12-17; John 15:18-21; John 17:14; Rom 5:3-5; Phil 3:7-11; 1 Pet 1:6-7; 1 Pet 4:12-17; 2 Tim 3:12; 1 Thess 3:1-5; Jas 1:2-4; 2 Co 1:3-11; Heb 12:3-12; 1 Jn 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]
Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer
Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897
Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897
Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.
Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking the wandering sinner to find.
O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer others to save.
O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;
Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit me for life and Heaven above.
Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,
Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.
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Trust His Plan
An Original Work / March 13, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
