HEAVENLY INCLINED...: LET US RENEW, DAILY...

Thanksgiving for the LORD's Favor

Psalms 138 (A Psalm of David)
1/ I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2/ I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
3/ In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
4/ All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
5/ Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
6/ Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
7/ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
8/ The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me:
thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands... AMEN!!!

One CANNOT earn GRACE, it is HIS own ESSENCE; a gift, still, IF one claims to be IN HIS GRACE, we ARE to, or, OUGHT to, be reflections of that GRACE! 2 CORINTHIANS 6:1, tells us not to take HIS GRACE in vain! This means, living in LOVE, morality, ethics, virtue, righteousness, and, spiritual improvement, TOWARDS, spiritual maturity, WHILE, visibly BEING as LIGHTS, beaming OF *GOD*, beckoning the world, TO THE LIGHT! Righteousness MEANS, conduct in conformity with *GOD'S* WILL, and, "Be HOLY because I AM HOLY!", therefore, indicating that knowledge, wisdom, and, effort, DO, apply TO the righteous!!! NEVER forget, we were grafted in, and, if we do not bear fruit, as a dead branch, we will be pruned out, just as were, the natural branches!!!

We are not saved by works, instead, works PROVE HIM in us: they identify HIS own...

IF I claim ONENESS with *GOD*, through CHRIST JESUS, I am DEAD TO THE WORLD, THUS, LIVING as HIM, which is, hopefully, witnessed IN, and, THROUGH, my every thought, action, and, reaction; MEANING, I am, THROUGH CONSCIOUS application OF THE WORD, HIS COMMANDS, HIS WILL, REFLECTING righteousness, not, merely, FAITH! I become, the TRULY FRUITFUL branch, of THE VINE, the TRUE member of THE BODY/THE CHURCH, CHRIST JESUS, and, TESTIFY, then, GLORIFY, BOLDLY, BY my thoughts, actions, and, reactions, HIS name, because, HE IS WORTHY, and, IN HIS LOVE, has SHOWN me, how I OUGHT to exist, to which, I eagerly, adapt, and, comply!!!

MATTHEW 5:48...
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect

1 PETER 1:14-16...
14/ Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance
15/ but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct,
16/ for it is written, "Be holy because I (am) holy."

ROMANS 12:2...
Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.

Conduct, in conformity to *GOD'S* WILL, marks the righteous; it is NOT because of guilt, or, ancient Laws, but, because of LOVE; LOVE for *GOD*, self, then, others! CHRIST JESUS gave us Commandments to live by, of which, the first is to LOVE *GOD*, with all of your mind, heart, and, soul; the second is, to LOVE one another!

LOVE COMPELS us to LIVE IN HIM, through conduct which conforms to *GOD*; in other words, morality, ethics, doing good, and, being good, and, ever striving to improve the spirit! It is about REFLECTING THE TRUTH, for ALL to bear witness to, FOR, and, TO HIS GLORY, RADIANTLY SHINING OF HIS POWER, GRACE, and, MERCIES!!!

It IS ALL ABOUT LOVE, baby, all about LOVE!!!

MATTHEW 4: 17...From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

JOHN 14:15..."If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

NOTE: I do not intend to preach, rather to reach; to stir up, awaken, to inspire, and, bring forth, in discussion, that which is, perhaps, dormantly existing in the heart of hearts, thus, little, or, no, sugar coatings, just THE WORD of *GOD*, the TRUTH, along with some of my thoughts. And truth is, I am reminding myself always, as I practice these reminders, in the best of my abilities, and capacities, while RELYING on THE LORD to lead me on that narrow PATH---> MATTHEW 7: 14: "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it... TO *GOD* BE ALL GLORY...

LET US RENEW, DAILY...

EASTER, the celebration of the SACRED RESURRECTION, a time of renewal, rebirth, and, rejoicing!!!

JOHN 3:5-7...
5/ Jesus answered, "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.
6/ What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit.
7/ Do not be amazed that I told you, 'You must be born from above.'

CHRIST JESUS GAVE us the opportunity for rebirth, IN HIS SACRED SACRIFICE of dying, a cruel, torturous death for our past transgressions, thereby, allowing us to be cleansed of the world, and, refreshed in the SPIRIT! HALLELUJAH! What a GIFT! What an AWESOME thing *GOD* provided for us, that we might, IN example of CHRIST, GLORY HIM for all eternity! GLORIFYING HIM in SPIRIT, in thought, in LOVE, in action, and, reaction!!!

Rebirth must be continuous! While we have taken on the SPIRIT, we are yet, in the world, thus, rebirth MUST be a constant in our lives! We are going to be subjected to worldly influences, though, NOT subject to them! We, then, MUST renew ourselves on a daily basis, TO remain IN the SPIRIT, and, to PERFECT the action of BECOMING more as the SPIRIT! It takes work, no doubt, but, as Paul says, in 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17-18,
17/ For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
18/ as we look not to what is seen but to what is unseen; for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal...

AMEN!!!

Not only for the end gain do we endure, but, for the GLORY of *GOD*! In endurance, we are being tested, then, REFINED! This IS necessary, that come those final hours of reckoning, we CAN withstand the ENORMOUS onslaught of weaponry which the deceiver will hurl upon ALL of *GOD'S* Chosen, that he can steal more souls! Thus, we ARE to study, learn, understand, embrace, utilize, ALL of HIS WAYS, that we stand like a ROCK, in FAITH, BELIEF, TRUST, LOVE, and, with the PEACE of HIS PROMISES as the platform on which we withstand the raging war! So, you see, IT DOES require EFFORT from us, on a daily basis, that we are fired into worthy warriors of *GOD'S* own!!!

Did you know that the egg is a symbol of EASTER as it signifies rebirth, or, renewal of life? Renewal of YOUR spirit IN THE SPIRIT is the greatest HONOUR you could pay *GOD* for HIS GIFT, CHRIST JESUS! HE awaits the 'hatching' of each egg, expecting GREATNESS of HIS Children, and, why wouldn't HE? HE Chose us, and, LOVES us, and, KNOWS that we ARE capable, thus, this EASTER, let us RENEW our spirits, and, continue to come into the *GOD* GIVEN capacities we have, that HIS GIFT of LOVE, IS honoured with as much advancement, as is, humanly feasible!!!

May *GOD* be with us, in this HOLY season, and, always, and, as I look forward to the rebirth of the Earth, I, also, look forward to the rebirth of my Brothers, and, Sisters in *GOD*!!! BLESS you always, with LOVE!!!

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