HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THOUGHT OF THE DAY...

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...

THOUGHT OF THE DAY...

2 TIMOTHY 4:1-5...
1/ I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingly power:
2/ proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching.
3/ For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine but, following their own desires and insatiable curiosity, will accumulate teachers
4/ and will stop listening to the truth and will be diverted to myths.
5/ But you, be self-possessed in all circumstances; put up with hardship; perform the work of an evangelist; fulfill your ministry.

TITUS 2...
1/ As for yourself, you must say what is consistent with sound doctrine, namely,
2/ that older men should be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, love, and endurance.
3/ Similarly, older women should be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers, not addicted to drink, teaching what is good,
4/ so that they may train younger women to love their husbands and children,
5/ to be self-controlled, chaste, good homemakers, under the control of their husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited.
6/ Urge the younger men, similarly, to control themselves,
7/ showing yourself as a model of good deeds in every respect, with integrity in your teaching, dignity,
8/ and sound speech that cannot be criticized, so that the opponent will be put to shame without anything bad to say about us.
9/ Slaves are to be under the control of their masters in all respects, giving them satisfaction, not talking back to them
10/ or stealing from them, but exhibiting complete good faith, so as to adorn the doctrine of God our savior in every way.
11/ For the grace of God has appeared, saving all
12/ and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age,
13/ as we await the blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of the great God and of our savior Jesus Christ,
14/ who gave himself for us to deliver us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for himself a people as his own, eager to do what is good.
15/ Say these things. Exhort and correct with all authority. Let no one look down on you.

THE WORD of *GOD* IS FOREVER; though, some will say, such instruction, does not apply to this day, nor, to me...
MATTHEW 24:35..
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

1 PETER 1:25...
but the word of the Lord stands forever." And this is the word that was preached to you.

THE WORD, IS the INSTRUCTION TO BECOMING *GOD*/CHRIST like, in which case, NEVER second guess HIM, HE HAS answered EVERY issue concerning Mankind, for ALL generations, AND FURTHERMORE, HIS instructions ARE applicable to this very day, to this very society, which, comprises this day, FOR the PURPOSE of FULFILLING HIS WILL, TO HIS GLORY!!!

HOW can anyone imagine that people are different today, than, back when? Our errs, our flaws, our idiosyncrasies, ARE the same, perhaps, different conditions, and, other factors, but, our thoughts, actions, and, reactions, are, excuse me, human, and, just as human, as the first beings, FULL of the probabilities of wrongdoing!!!

BEING, and, DOING GOOD, is the same, ALWAYS, and, IS for the GOOD of ALL, thus, the self must be humbled, and, TAUGHT what IS appropriate, IN the name of THE LORD, our *GOD*, no matter what the date is!!!

We HAVE to remember, and, remind ourselves, almost hourly, that this ISN'T about us, IT IS ABOUT *GOD*, and, promoting *GODLINESS*! Our work is to penetrate, and, infiltrate the deepest crevices of the darkness, that, *GOD'S* PEOPLE, are SAFE, and, ENABLED to return to HIM, eternally, TO HIS GLORY, OVER, all else! Bottom line, we are WORKERS OF THE WORD; we are servants/slaves OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, TO THE GLORY of *GOD*, WHICH, requires, instruction, lessons, and, adapting TO HIS HOLY WORD, and those who 'get' it, might bask in endowment, but, none, not one of us, more exclusive, advanced, or, privileged, than the next!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012
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