Sue J Love
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“Make me know Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
For You I wait all the day.
Remember, O Lord, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
According to Your lovingkindness remember me,
For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.” (Psalm 25:4-7 NASB1995)
What are the ways of the Lord? We can read about them in the Scriptures, but particularly in the New Testament Scriptures, especially those under the New Covenant God has with his people Israel (Jew and Gentile by faith in Jesus Christ). Collectively we are the body of Christ, his church, with Jesus Christ as our head. And yes, the above passage is from the Old Testament, so we should, as much as is possible, read the Old Testament in light of the New Testament. Why? Because they were mostly under the Old Covenant.
We who believe in Jesus Christ, for example, are not under the Old Covenant liturgical, ceremonial, sacrificial, purification, circumcision, dietary, and Sabbath laws. But we are not lawless. The New Testament teaches us that we must obey our Lord’s commands under the New Covenant, which are mostly the same as the 10 commandments, containing God’s moral laws. For faith in Jesus Christ, whether in the Old Testament or the New Testament, results in the forsaking of sins and obedience to God and to his commands.
But if our faith in Jesus Christ is biblical faith which comes from God, which results in us dying to sin and obeying our Lord, it does not mean that we will never sin (1 John 2:1-2), and it does not mean if we do sin even once that we have lost our salvation. Jesus Christ is our advocate to the Father, and by faith in him our sins have been forgiven. But we should not take that for granted and think we can now sin as much as we want, for if sin is what we practice, and not obedience, eternal life with God is not ours to have.
So, if we want our Lord to make us to know His ways, then we need to be servants of the Lord who are listening for the voice of the Lord and who are walking in obedience to his commands and who have a desire to live for the Lord and to do his will. And then we need to be students of the Scriptures who study them in their correct biblical context and who do not rely upon other humans to tell us the truth. We can learn from one another, but we should test the spirits to make sure what we are hearing is biblical truth.
And when we study the Scriptures, we should not be relying upon other humans to interpret them for us. Certainly we can utilize Bible source materials to help us in some areas, but not as the final word of God, and always under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to help us to know what is truth and what is not truth. For there are many people today who are teaching the Scriptures out of context and who are twisting them to say what they do not teach if taught in the correct biblical context. Context is very important!
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).
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).
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.
So know what the Scriptures teach, and don’t rely on other humans to be your Bible for you. For not everyone is teaching the truth. Lies abound. Faith in Jesus Christ, if it is biblical faith, will result in us denying self, dying to sin, and walking in obedience to our Lord’s commands. But this is a process of sanctification which (along with salvation) will not be complete until Jesus returns for his faithful bride and he takes us to be with him for eternity. And so we need the Lord to teach us his ways, and we need to follow his lead.
[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]
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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Teach Me, Lord, Your Ways
An Original Work / October 17, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
For You I wait all the day.
Remember, O Lord, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
According to Your lovingkindness remember me,
For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.” (Psalm 25:4-7 NASB1995)
What are the ways of the Lord? We can read about them in the Scriptures, but particularly in the New Testament Scriptures, especially those under the New Covenant God has with his people Israel (Jew and Gentile by faith in Jesus Christ). Collectively we are the body of Christ, his church, with Jesus Christ as our head. And yes, the above passage is from the Old Testament, so we should, as much as is possible, read the Old Testament in light of the New Testament. Why? Because they were mostly under the Old Covenant.
We who believe in Jesus Christ, for example, are not under the Old Covenant liturgical, ceremonial, sacrificial, purification, circumcision, dietary, and Sabbath laws. But we are not lawless. The New Testament teaches us that we must obey our Lord’s commands under the New Covenant, which are mostly the same as the 10 commandments, containing God’s moral laws. For faith in Jesus Christ, whether in the Old Testament or the New Testament, results in the forsaking of sins and obedience to God and to his commands.
But if our faith in Jesus Christ is biblical faith which comes from God, which results in us dying to sin and obeying our Lord, it does not mean that we will never sin (1 John 2:1-2), and it does not mean if we do sin even once that we have lost our salvation. Jesus Christ is our advocate to the Father, and by faith in him our sins have been forgiven. But we should not take that for granted and think we can now sin as much as we want, for if sin is what we practice, and not obedience, eternal life with God is not ours to have.
So, if we want our Lord to make us to know His ways, then we need to be servants of the Lord who are listening for the voice of the Lord and who are walking in obedience to his commands and who have a desire to live for the Lord and to do his will. And then we need to be students of the Scriptures who study them in their correct biblical context and who do not rely upon other humans to tell us the truth. We can learn from one another, but we should test the spirits to make sure what we are hearing is biblical truth.
And when we study the Scriptures, we should not be relying upon other humans to interpret them for us. Certainly we can utilize Bible source materials to help us in some areas, but not as the final word of God, and always under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to help us to know what is truth and what is not truth. For there are many people today who are teaching the Scriptures out of context and who are twisting them to say what they do not teach if taught in the correct biblical context. Context is very important!
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).
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).
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.
So know what the Scriptures teach, and don’t rely on other humans to be your Bible for you. For not everyone is teaching the truth. Lies abound. Faith in Jesus Christ, if it is biblical faith, will result in us denying self, dying to sin, and walking in obedience to our Lord’s commands. But this is a process of sanctification which (along with salvation) will not be complete until Jesus returns for his faithful bride and he takes us to be with him for eternity. And so we need the Lord to teach us his ways, and we need to follow his lead.
[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]
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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Teach Me, Lord, Your Ways
An Original Work / October 17, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
