Fervent in Spirit

The love that is to be without hypocrisy here is not human love based in human flesh and in human thinking and emotions. This is agape love which means to prefer, and most always it is in reference to preferring what God prefers, which is all that is holy, righteous, godly, morally pure, upright, faithful, honest, trustworthy, and obedient to our Lord and to his commands. For the Christian it should mean to prefer to live through Christ, choosing his choices, and obeying them in his power, living holy lives pleasing to God.

So, if we are to let this agape love be without hypocrisy, that means that it must be real, sincere, genuine love, from a pure heart, living the life God has for us to live in his power and wisdom, under his guidance and direction, and according to his will and purpose for our lives. It means we don’t fake it to try to impress others or to try to get on the good side of others or as a form of manipulation to try to get out of others what we want out of selfish motives. We love because of the love of God within us poured out to us.

And if truly we abhor all that is evil (wicked, sinful), we will forsake our sinful practices and we will now live for God, according to his will, in his power. Sin will no longer have mastery over our lives to take us captive, but now by the grace of God we will be able to resist the devil and to flee temptation and to draw near to God in full assurance of faith in daily practice. And we will cling (hold close to) what is good in the eyes of the Lord, which is all that is holy, morally pure, honest, faithful, and obedient to our Lord’s commands.

And if we are devoted to one another, within the body of Christ, in family love, that means that we have legitimate concern and care for one another, which is not from selfish motives. We love one another with this agape love, and we prefer what God prefers for one another, and so we act in accord with the will and purpose of God in the best interest of one another to help one another to follow the Lord Jesus in obedience to his commands, and to live holy lives, pleasing to God, and to not be led astray by sin’s deceit.

[Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:15-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20]

In our walks of faith in Jesus Christ, in obedience to his commands, and in loving one another with the love of Christ, we are to be diligent in our service to God and to one another, according to the will of God for our lives. We are not to be lazy and careless and thoughtless, thinking only of ourselves and what we want out of life. But we are to be honest and sincere in all that we are and do and say in the name of Jesus, and in the name of Christianity, out of genuine love for God and for one another.

And when our faith is being tested by the trials and tribulations of life, we are to persevere in our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord and to not give way to fear or to lose hope. We are to be faithful in prayer, calling upon the Lord, seeking his face, his counsel, and his wisdom to make the right kinds of decisions. And we are to be those who care about and who love and care for the genuine spiritual and physical and emotional needs of others within the body of Christ, as led by the Spirit in what to do and to say.

And above all we are to walk with Jesus day by day in fellowship with him, no longer as slaves to sin, but as servants of God and of his righteousness. We are to seek his counsel and his will and purpose for our lives, and then we are to go where he sends us, and to say what he commands us to say to the people, and to teach the truth of the gospel, and to refute the lies of the enemy. For faith in Jesus Christ results in us dying with Christ to sin and walking in obedience to his commands, or it is not faith which saves.

[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]

In Faithfulness He Leads Me

Based off Various Scriptures:
(Psalms 26:3; Psalms 86:11; Psalms 91:4-5; Psalms 111:7-8; Psalms 119:73-76; Isaiah 25:1-9; Isaiah 42:6-7; Hosea 2:16-20)
An Original Work / March 20, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Teach me Your ways, Lord, and I’ll walk in them.
Give me a pure heart. I’ll fear Your name.
Your love is always, ever before me.
Continually I’ll walk in Your truth.
You will cover me with feathers.
Under Your wings I’ll find refuge.
My Lord’s faithfulness will be my
Comfort and my shield.
The works of His hands are faithful and just.
Trustworthy are all of His precepts.

Your hands have made me, and they have formed me.
Give understanding of Your commands.
I have put my hope, O Lord, in Your word.
Your teachings, O Lord, are righteousness.
Lord, in faithfulness You have
Afflicted me so I may learn of
Your unfailing love and comfort
And Your truthfulness.
You are my husband; You have betrothed me
In love, compassion and faithfulness.

O Lord, You are my God, I’ll exalt You.
In faithfulness You’ve done wondrous things.
You’ve been a refuge for those who’re needy;
A shelter in storms; shade from the heat.
This is the Lord, we trusted in Him,
Let us be glad and rejoice
In His salvation which He
Provided through the Lamb.
Open the blind eyes; free all the captives.
Tell them of Jesus: “Be born again!”


Fervent in Spirit
An Original Work / October 14, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love