HEAVENLY INCLINED...: SHARE YOUR RICHES...

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...

SHARE YOUR RICHES...

We are to share our riches with *GOD*, and, with the world, and, while this DOES include tangible goods, it also, includes the riches of the soul, the heart, and, of the entire being!!!

We are generously endowed with riches of the being; those riches, which, come of a character filled with virtue, wholesomeness, and, LOVE! While it may seem, that people do NOT possess the riches I speak of, ALL do, it is a matter of each person being aware of them, awakening them, developing them, tapping into them, then, sharing them. It is a PROCESS, as is, all of life, and, is most optimal, when the action begins from Childhood, though, as is evidenced in society, not many are enabled, due to faulty instruction, example, and, encouragement to do so!!!

When we tap into, or, open up to, the riches within, then, pay it forward, we are acting as would *GOD*, for HE shares, without falter, all HE is! This is imperative to walking with HIM, that we ACT as HE does; for this PROVES the FAITHFUL, and, furthers the spiraling of LOVE, throughout ALL of HIS CREATION! Who would ever think that, we, lowly, and, insignificant in the matrix of time, have any power to contribute to *GOD'S* perfect CREATION? Not many of us would consider it, but, know what? It IS TRUTH! We ARE, after all, OF *GOD*, therefore, our every action IN HIS name, IS PURPOSEFUL TO HIM, and, therefore, TO ALL!!!

Learn of *GOD* through THE WORD, notice that we ARE to BE HOLY, because HE IS HOLY! Notice that VIRTUE is DIVINELY ORDAINED, and, IMPERATIVE to existence! Notice that LOVE fulfills ALL things! Notice that DEVELOPMENT of CHARACTER is COMMANDED by *GOD*! Notice that GOODNESS IS THE PLANE ON WHICH WE ARE TO LIVE! I could go on, but, you get the gist of what I am saying. You see, HIS WORD IS as a manual for OPTIMIZING life, NOT for self, but, for existence, entirely! Each of us HAVE responsibility to HIM, to HIS WILL, to HIS WAYS, to HIS DIVINE ORDER, and, to HIS commands!!!

Free yourself by freeing the riches within; they do NOT increase in value, UNLESS they ARE SET FREE, and, in doing so, you are winning the favour of *GOD*, which means, a life BLESSED!!!

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