Sue J Love
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“Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples.
2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
Speak of all His wonders.
3 Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.
4 Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually.” (Psalm 105:1-4 NASB1995)
If we are those who are seeking after the Lord and his righteousness and his strength and his face continually, what should that look like in our lives? There should be evidence in our lives, in our thinking, our attitudes, our words, and our behaviors which demonstrates that this is a reality in our lives. It should be evident that we walk with the Lord day by day in following him in his footsteps, that we are being led of the Lord in what he has called us to do, and that we have died to sin and we are now obeying our Lord.
And to give thanks to him goes beyond just lip service. For if we are truly thankful for him, for who he is, for what he has done for us, and for all that he continues to do for us who follow him with our lives, then it should be shown by our actions towards him. We should be his sheep who are listening to his words, and who are following him in obedience to his commands, who are doing what he says we are to do, and who are not doing what he commands that we not do. For this is what it means to be his followers.
And to call upon his name is not something that we just do verbally, or that we only do by religious routines and rituals, or that we only do when we are in need of something, and we are hoping that he will supply what we need. For this has to do with being in relationship with him and having open communication with him 24/7 to where we hear him speaking to us and we are talking with him, and he is showing us the way in which we are to go, and so we are following him in the way in which he is leading us.
And if we are making known his deeds among the peoples, then we are sharing with other people his words to us via the Scriptures, and we are speaking the truth, in love, to them, and we are not speaking the lies which are so popular today. We are sharing with the body of Christ and with the world the truth of the Scriptures, and of the gospel of our salvation, in contrast to the lies which are being spread in place of the truth. And this is our practice, and we will not shrink from this in order to be liked by others.
And to glory in (praise) his holy name is not to be a ritualistic performance or a religious practice which is empty of actual heartfelt praise to the Lord, for we praise him more by what we do than by words that we speak, especially if those words are disingenuous. For we can speak and sing praises to God with our lips but then deny him by our actions, and that is not genuine praise. That is not giving him glory if we then turn around and choose to live however we want in doing whatever it is we want to do.
So, we need to be those who are seeking after our Lord and his strength and his face and his righteousness and his will for our lives, in truth, with a heartfelt desire to do what pleases him, in practice. And then we must be those who are walking in obedience to his commands, in holy living, and who are no longer walking (in conduct, in practice) in sin. For if we profess his name with our lips, but then we continue living in deliberate and habitual sin against him, and not in obedience, then we will not have eternal life in him.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; 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 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]
Seek the Lord
An Original Work / July 20, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Musical Instrumentation by Mark Bradley
Based off Isaiah 55
“Come to Me all you who thirst; come to waters.
Listen to Me, and eat what’s good today,
And your soul will delight in richest of fare.
Give ear to Me, and you will live.
I have made an eternal covenant with you.
Wash in the blood of the Lamb.”
Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him.
Let the wicked forsake his way, in truth.
Let him turn to the Lord, and he will receive mercy.
Freely, God pardons him.
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,”
declares the Lord, our God.
“My word that goes out of My mouth is truthful.
It will not return to Me unfulfilled.
My word will accomplish all that I desire,
And achieve the goal I intend.
You will go in joy and be led forth in peace.
The mountains will burst into song… before you,
And all of the trees clap their hands.”
Make Known His Deeds
An Original Work / May 29, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Make known His deeds among the peoples.
2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;
Speak of all His wonders.
3 Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.
4 Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually.” (Psalm 105:1-4 NASB1995)
If we are those who are seeking after the Lord and his righteousness and his strength and his face continually, what should that look like in our lives? There should be evidence in our lives, in our thinking, our attitudes, our words, and our behaviors which demonstrates that this is a reality in our lives. It should be evident that we walk with the Lord day by day in following him in his footsteps, that we are being led of the Lord in what he has called us to do, and that we have died to sin and we are now obeying our Lord.
And to give thanks to him goes beyond just lip service. For if we are truly thankful for him, for who he is, for what he has done for us, and for all that he continues to do for us who follow him with our lives, then it should be shown by our actions towards him. We should be his sheep who are listening to his words, and who are following him in obedience to his commands, who are doing what he says we are to do, and who are not doing what he commands that we not do. For this is what it means to be his followers.
And to call upon his name is not something that we just do verbally, or that we only do by religious routines and rituals, or that we only do when we are in need of something, and we are hoping that he will supply what we need. For this has to do with being in relationship with him and having open communication with him 24/7 to where we hear him speaking to us and we are talking with him, and he is showing us the way in which we are to go, and so we are following him in the way in which he is leading us.
And if we are making known his deeds among the peoples, then we are sharing with other people his words to us via the Scriptures, and we are speaking the truth, in love, to them, and we are not speaking the lies which are so popular today. We are sharing with the body of Christ and with the world the truth of the Scriptures, and of the gospel of our salvation, in contrast to the lies which are being spread in place of the truth. And this is our practice, and we will not shrink from this in order to be liked by others.
And to glory in (praise) his holy name is not to be a ritualistic performance or a religious practice which is empty of actual heartfelt praise to the Lord, for we praise him more by what we do than by words that we speak, especially if those words are disingenuous. For we can speak and sing praises to God with our lips but then deny him by our actions, and that is not genuine praise. That is not giving him glory if we then turn around and choose to live however we want in doing whatever it is we want to do.
So, we need to be those who are seeking after our Lord and his strength and his face and his righteousness and his will for our lives, in truth, with a heartfelt desire to do what pleases him, in practice. And then we must be those who are walking in obedience to his commands, in holy living, and who are no longer walking (in conduct, in practice) in sin. For if we profess his name with our lips, but then we continue living in deliberate and habitual sin against him, and not in obedience, then we will not have eternal life in him.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; 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 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:5-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10]
Seek the Lord
An Original Work / July 20, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Musical Instrumentation by Mark Bradley
Based off Isaiah 55
“Come to Me all you who thirst; come to waters.
Listen to Me, and eat what’s good today,
And your soul will delight in richest of fare.
Give ear to Me, and you will live.
I have made an eternal covenant with you.
Wash in the blood of the Lamb.”
Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him.
Let the wicked forsake his way, in truth.
Let him turn to the Lord, and he will receive mercy.
Freely, God pardons him.
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,”
declares the Lord, our God.
“My word that goes out of My mouth is truthful.
It will not return to Me unfulfilled.
My word will accomplish all that I desire,
And achieve the goal I intend.
You will go in joy and be led forth in peace.
The mountains will burst into song… before you,
And all of the trees clap their hands.”
Make Known His Deeds
An Original Work / May 29, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
