HEAVENLY INCLINED...: HEAR ME, OH MY LORD!!!

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...

HEAR ME, OH MY LORD!!!

PSALM 38...
1/ A psalm of David. For remembrance.
2/ LORD, punish me no more in your anger; in your wrath do not chastise me!
3/ Your arrows have sunk deep in me; your hand has come down upon me.
4/ My flesh is afflicted because of your anger; my frame aches because of my sin.
5/ My iniquities overwhelm me, a burden beyond my strength.
6/ Foul and festering are my sores because of my folly.
7/ I am stooped and deeply bowed; all day I go about mourning.
8/ My loins burn with fever; my flesh is afflicted.
9/ I am numb and utterly crushed; I wail with anguish of heart.
10/ My Lord, my deepest yearning is before you; my groaning is not hidden from you.
11/ My heart shudders, my strength forsakes me; the very light of my eyes has failed.
12/ Friends and companions shun my pain; my neighbors stand far off.
13/ Those who seek my life lay snares for me; they seek my misfortune, they speak of ruin; they plot treachery all the day.
14/ But I am like the deaf, hearing nothing, like the dumb, saying nothing,
15/ Like someone who does not hear, who has no answer ready.
16/ LORD, I wait for you; O Lord, my God, answer me.
17/ For I fear they will gloat, exult over me if I stumble.
18/ I am very near to falling; my pain is with me always.
19/ I acknowledge my guilt and grieve over my sin.
20/ But many are my foes without cause, a multitude of enemies without reason,
21/ Repaying me evil for good, harassing me for pursuing good.
22/ Forsake me not, O LORD; my God, be not far from me!
23/ Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my salvation!

I know how David feels, as, my burden of sin is great, and, I know that ONLY *GOD* can lessen the burden I carry!!!

Despite my state of Christianity, I FEAR *GOD*, and, WANT to make things right with HIM, WHILE in this life! It is interesting because, even with the PROMISE that HE will cover our sins, in the name of CHRIST JESUS, I am MORE inclined to correct that which has caused me to sin, and, to BECOME whole in character, FOR HIM, as, HIS GIFT(s) are so very precious, and, worthy! I WANT to BE the BEST ME I CAN BE, IN HONOUR of HIM, and, because all of my errs were, frankly, ignorantly stupid, blindly unconscious, and, defiant without knowledge!!!

Like David, I BELIEVE that *GOD* is not far from me, and, WILL attend to my confessions, and, professions! I BELIEVE that HE, ALONE, holds the balms of healing for my being, body, mind, and, soul! I BELIEVE in HIM, that often, I, too, feel as if I am wandering around in an isolated existence, and, ONLY HE is the product of my senses!!!

I LOVE my *GOD* so much that I MUST completely cleanse my being, that my relationship with HIM is PURELY enabled, VOID of instances which pop up, due to the deceiver, who enjoys displaying my wrongs!!!

Oh yes, I acknowledge my sins, and, grieve over them, for they were many, and, were foolish, as well as dangerous to my end! Hear me, LORD, and, comfort me, heal me, UPLIFT me, and, let me know that YOU forgive me, enforce the reason for my FAITH, that I am standing on SURE, and, SACRED ground, for the rest of my days, in which, I will PRAISE, HONOUR, WORSHIP, and, GLORIFY THY NAME, for ALL the world to see, and, to hear, forevermore, in the name of CHRIST JESUS, AMEN!!!

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