Sue J Love
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“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
And the peoples devise futile things?
The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’
“For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur. And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence, while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.” (Acts 4:25-30 NASB1995)
When you speak the truth that people do not want to hear, you will face opposition. And Jesus Christ definitely spoke the truth of the gospel of our salvation that the many did not want to hear, and they killed him for it. For he did not teach this “easy believism” which so many are passing off as the gospel today. He did not teach faith in Jesus Christ that is lip service only with no requirements for us to die to sin and to walk in obedience to his commands in holy living. He did not lie to the people to appease their flesh.
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).
The rulers and the teachers of the Scriptures, and the people of prominence within the temple of God did not like Jesus and who he said he was and what he preached to the people. They did not like what he did and what he said, and so they made it their aim to try to trip him up with his words so they would have cause to discredit him and to accuse him of wrongdoing. So they harassed him continually. And ultimately they plotted and carried out his death with the cooperation and the assistance of the Roman authority.
And if we are teaching and preaching the message of the gospel of Christ in the way in which Jesus taught it, and that his New Testament apostles taught it, as taught in its correct biblical context, then we also will be faced with opposition and with persecution, rejection, false accusations, and perhaps even death, depending upon where we live and what the religious teachings are. And we may be opposed by pastors who are teaching the lies of Satan, and by people who will try to trip us up with our words.
But no matter what opposition we face, or what charges are brought against us, or how many friends or family members desert us or keep a distance from us, because of our testimonies for Christ and for his gospel, God is still sovereign and in control over our lives, and he has allowed us to suffer in this way to mature us in Christ in our walks of faith in obedience to him. And he has a plan for how he will use it in our lives, and then how he will use us in the lives of other people because of what we have had to endure.
So, we just need to pray that the Lord will continue to give us the words to speak, and the confidence and the boldness to keep speaking the truth in opposition to the lies which are so rapidly spreading and so largely are being accepted by what appears to be the majority of those professing faith in Jesus Christ. We should pray for much courage in the face of fierce opposition so that we do not lose heart. And we must keep moving forward in serving our Lord in being his witnesses in bringing the truth to the people.
For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).
Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; 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 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]
As the Deer
By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1
As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You
You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You
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Take Note of Their Threats
An Original Work / September 9, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
And the peoples devise futile things?
The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’
“For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur. And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence, while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.” (Acts 4:25-30 NASB1995)
When you speak the truth that people do not want to hear, you will face opposition. And Jesus Christ definitely spoke the truth of the gospel of our salvation that the many did not want to hear, and they killed him for it. For he did not teach this “easy believism” which so many are passing off as the gospel today. He did not teach faith in Jesus Christ that is lip service only with no requirements for us to die to sin and to walk in obedience to his commands in holy living. He did not lie to the people to appease their flesh.
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).
The rulers and the teachers of the Scriptures, and the people of prominence within the temple of God did not like Jesus and who he said he was and what he preached to the people. They did not like what he did and what he said, and so they made it their aim to try to trip him up with his words so they would have cause to discredit him and to accuse him of wrongdoing. So they harassed him continually. And ultimately they plotted and carried out his death with the cooperation and the assistance of the Roman authority.
And if we are teaching and preaching the message of the gospel of Christ in the way in which Jesus taught it, and that his New Testament apostles taught it, as taught in its correct biblical context, then we also will be faced with opposition and with persecution, rejection, false accusations, and perhaps even death, depending upon where we live and what the religious teachings are. And we may be opposed by pastors who are teaching the lies of Satan, and by people who will try to trip us up with our words.
But no matter what opposition we face, or what charges are brought against us, or how many friends or family members desert us or keep a distance from us, because of our testimonies for Christ and for his gospel, God is still sovereign and in control over our lives, and he has allowed us to suffer in this way to mature us in Christ in our walks of faith in obedience to him. And he has a plan for how he will use it in our lives, and then how he will use us in the lives of other people because of what we have had to endure.
So, we just need to pray that the Lord will continue to give us the words to speak, and the confidence and the boldness to keep speaking the truth in opposition to the lies which are so rapidly spreading and so largely are being accepted by what appears to be the majority of those professing faith in Jesus Christ. We should pray for much courage in the face of fierce opposition so that we do not lose heart. And we must keep moving forward in serving our Lord in being his witnesses in bringing the truth to the people.
For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).
Gospel:[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 2:5-10; 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 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]
As the Deer
By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1
As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You
You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship You
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Take Note of Their Threats
An Original Work / September 9, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
