HEAVENLY INCLINED...: LET MY LOVE BECOME PURELY VISIBLE...

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 MY LOVE BECOME PURELY VISIBLE...

We OUGHT to give back unto HIM, the whole of our beings, body, mind, and, soul, in the state HE CREATED us in, freed from the delusion of the world, developed in the spirit, strong in LOVE, HOPE, FAITH, TRUST, and, all things good, which PROVE our LOVE, regard, and, respect, FOR the GIFT HE has bestowed upon us!!!

HE GAVE of HIMSELF so clearly, so selflessly, from the PURITY of HIS LOVE for us, asking only that we return to HIM, with our whole hearts; sincerely, honestly, and, with the understanding that, this is the ONLY WAY to TRUE life!!!

It is SURE that we can not give as HE has, yet, we OUGHT to give HIM, in the IMPROVEMENT of our human abilities, the BEST of ourselves; in LOVE, effort, compliance, obedience, diligence, deliberation, devotion, gratitude, thanks, praise, and, worship, as, ONLY HE IS WORTHY of ANYthing we have to give! NOTHING in this life, DESERVES what we have to give, EXCEPT *GOD*, and, truthfully, when we give to HIM, we are giving what else should be given, to the rest of life!!!

Christmas time is the celebration of HIS GIFT, HIM in the flesh, HIS SON, and, through HIS SON, the HOLY SPIRIT, that we SEE the LIGHT, the WAY, the TRUTH, and so, IF this doesn't touch us, TO THE CORE, with appreciation, then, we are not open to receiving this miracle!!!

FATHER, I live in AWE of YOUR GIFT of LOVE, which has, then, seared DEEPLY into my being, stirring, arousing, and, awakening the me, which, YOU CREATED, but, which, deception veiled, and, I am ever indebted, ever grateful, ever thankful, and, wholly appreciative, therefore, I STRIVE to perfect my spirit, IN YOUR name, TO YOUR GLORY, that I might SHOW YOU, as well as the world, just how IMPACTING, and, POWERFUL, YOUR GIFT IS! BLESS YOU, my LORD, I PRAISE YOU, I WORSHIP YOU, and, I GLORIFY YOUR name, eternally, IN voice, thought, action, and, reaction, in the name of CHRIST JESUS, our SAVIOUR! AMEN!!!

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