Dwell on These Things

[Christsfreeservant]

“Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:8-9 NASB1995)​

So many liars, and so many lies there are today being spread rapidly throughout the world, and in the name of truth, and in the name of the gospel of our salvation, and in the name of God. So much deception and so many deceiving spirits now dwell among us and are in most anything we see on the internet or on television. So much twisting of the Scriptures to pacify human flesh and to make addictive and habitual sin acceptable and tolerable among those professing faith in Jesus Christ, too. And this should not be!!

There is so much that is dishonorable, unrighteous, impure, hateful, disgusting, of bad repute, and totally lacking in anything of excellence and worthy of praise in the eyes of our Lord. And this is not happening just out in the fleshy world, but this is happening within the gatherings of what are being called “the church,” too, and among their leadership and their congregations. For so many are adopting Satan’s lies and are continuing in their sin, and are not walking in holiness and in obedience to our Lord.

So, as those who profess faith in Jesus Christ, our focus is to be on believing and living the truth of God’s word and in rejecting the lies of our enemy Satan which are being taught to the people by marketeers who are “wolves in sheep’s clothing” within the gatherings of what are called “churches.” So, this necessitates that we be students of the Scriptures, as led by the Spirit of God, who study them in their correct biblical context, and who apply their truths to our daily lives in living godly and holy lives for the glory of God.

We are to be truth tellers and not those who spread lies in order to make people feel good. We are to be honorable in all that we are and think and do. And we are to be pure of heart, mind, and body, in all sincerity and in daily practice. We are to be those who live, in practice, what we claim that we believe, and who are not hypocritical in belief and action. This does not mean we are perfect and that we will never fail to live up to what we profess, but it means that obedience to God, and not sin, is our practice.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Acts 26:18]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

Dwell on These Things
An Original Work / January 25, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love