HEAVENLY INCLINED...: GLORIOUSLY GORGEOUS DAY, THIS GIFT OF *GOD*!!!

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...

GLORIOUSLY GORGEOUS DAY, THIS GIFT OF GOD!!!

What a gloriously gorgeous day it is today! PRAISE THE LORD! The sun is bright, the temps are perfect, and, there is promise, wafting, on the air:)))

What can be more inspiring than a beautiful day, or, that, which comprises such a day? *GOD* has ways of BLESSING us, which, some might not take the time to notice, because they are seeking far more, than HIM, or, the awesome simplicities, HE brings forth, which, add up to bounties beyond any known riches! Such days enrich the being, and, encourage a rejoicing, in the name of *GOD*!!!

I wake up grateful, I go to bed grateful, as, I AM appreciative of HIS endless gifts; as, these endowments, ARE the evidence of a LOVE beyond our understanding, but which, leads the thankful, to sharing more LOVE; thus, each day, regardless of what is in the world, is LIT up, from the inside out, BY the POWER of LOVE/*GOD*!!!

*GOD* brings to LIGHT, POSITIVITY! POSITIVITY IS the energy of HIS LOVE, HIS WHOLESOME GOODNESS, HIS CREATION, and, IS THE MOST healing balm we could hope to gather, and, store up! It IS TRUE, HIS LIGHT, eradicates the darkness, IF we ALLOW the egocentric being to bear witness TO IT! It is when we cling to the darkness, and, it's negative throes, that THE LIGHT is shrouded from us!!!

I have had, and, still DO have, problems, troubles, sufferings, afflictions, tests, trials, tribulations, and, other such in my life, HOWEVER, FAITH allows me to BELIEVE that *GOD* is LEADING me past such, and, I TRUST in the fact, that, each incidence of time, IS REFINING me, and, making me WHOLE, IN HIS name, FOR, and, TO HIS GLORY! I do not CLING to the negatives of the world, I CLING to *GOD*! And besides this, I have LEARNED through growth, that, this too, shall pass, so, I keep my thoughts on that ABOVE, and, drink of HIS bounties before me!!!

Off I go, to enjoy the magnificence of this gift of *GOD*, this day; with a heart filled by HIS own LOVE, a soul of PEACE, emotions of JOY, and, a mind of FAITH! I wish you, and, yours, ALL of *GOD'S* BLESSINGS, LOVE, HAPPINESS, and, PEACE! ENJOY this time, for this IS the time at hand, BY the GRACE of *GOD*!!! :)))

REV. LWINSOR © 2012