HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE GIFT(S) OF WISDOM...

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...

THE GIFT(S) OF WISDOM...

*GOD*, our LORD, wants HIS people, to be enlightened, enabled, and, aware, that, we can enjoy this life, which, HE, ALONE, set before us, IN HIS name, FREE of the bonds of, this superficial world!!! ALL GLORY BE UNTO HIM, forever, and, more!!!

WISDOM 6:17-21...
17/ For the first step toward discipline is a very earnest desire for her; then, care for discipline is love of her;
18/ love means the keeping of her laws; To observe her laws is the basis for incorruptibility;
19/ and incorruptibility makes one close to God;
20/ thus the desire for Wisdom leads up to a kingdom.
21/ If, then, you find pleasure in throne and scepter, you princes of the peoples, honor Wisdom, that you may reign as kings forever.

WISDOM 10:9-12...
9/ But Wisdom delivered from tribulations those who served her.
10/ She, when the just man fled from his brother's anger, guided him in direct ways, Showed him the kingdom of God and gave him knowledge of holy things; She prospered him in his labors and made abundant the fruit of his works,
11/ Stood by him against the greed of his defrauders, and enriched him;
12/ She preserved him from foes, and secured him against ambush, And she gave him the prize for his stern struggle that he might know that devotion to God is mightier than all else.

Wisdom is the giver of knowledge, or, better yet, the proof of knowledge! They are synonymous, yet, some have knowledge without Wisdom, because, they have not taken knowledge to the spirit, to the core, to the place, where *GOD* resides...

King Solomon chose to have Wisdom over all else of this life, for he understood, that knowledge perfected, was an awakening to what is right, what is just, what is wholesome, what is good, and, what is of *GOD*! Wisdom is the Mother of knowledge, and, it's securely centered, and, balanced home! Knowledge can exist without Wisdom, but, Wisdom is the root of true knowledge!!!

To walk close with *GOD*, one has to be introduced to Wisdom, in order, for the acknowledged understanding OF HIM, begins to flourish within! One can read, one can hear, one can feel, one can smell, one can taste, one can touch, but, without Wisdom, none of the senses are complete, nor, do they advance into the oneness, required for them to provide; the same is true with a walk with *GOD*!!!

Wisdom grants all sorts of advantages to a walk with *GOD*, certainly, at the forefront, lies the power to discern, which, is imperative, as, the egocentric mind, DOES have the probability of twisting what is TRUTH! Knowledge is what we learn, and, know, Wisdom is the all-inclusive state of validating imperative, optimizing knowledge!!!

Some consider themselves Wise, but, self-inclined Wisdom is null! Wisdom is a gift of *GOD*, a voice of *GOD*, an act of *GOD*, and, a lifestyle of *GOD*; earthly Wisdom is empty, though, IS used by many, towards being accepted, and, heralded, by society, which, in the end, is useless, for the only glory, which is lasting, is that which, came by *GOD*!!!

Within Wisdom, lies the necessary keys, tools, assistance, benefits, leverage, and, authority OF *GOD* HIMSELF! Wisdom is NOT easy to come by, and, is NOT available to those who exist away from *GOD*! Wisdom is a carefully chosen benevolence, directly from THE LORD, our *GOD*! To gain in knowledge, the gift of Wisdom is imperative, and, if it is granted to you, REJOICE, and, PRAISE THE LORD, evermore!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012
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