HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, AND, I LOVE HIM SO...

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 LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, AND, I LOVE HIM SO...

THE LORD 'IS' my Shepherd, and, I shall NOT want, for I TRUST in HIM, with ALL the FAITH, I can muster, which, ever increases!!!

SO beautiful is our LORD, our *GOD*! What else could be more worthy of our honour, of our obedience, compliance, and, conformity? NOTHING! HE, ALONE, IS the heart of CREATION, and, the pulse of LOVE! ALL in CREATION, as one, could not hold a flame unto HIM, in beauty, GLORY, LOVE, or, righteousness!!!

My LOVE for HIM grows, and, grows; the more I learn of HIM, the more I LOVE HIM; my respect, and, regard, also, increase, for HIS GENIUS is beyond awesome, it is beyond amazing!!!

Since I was a Child, HE has been heavy on my being, but, alas, I was to learn some powerful lessons, before I was willing, or, able, to surrender completely, to HIS WILL! I have learned so much, and, am fortunate, to have survived, what I endured, to be able to serve HIM, with my whole being!!!

HE has led me where NO Earthly authority, power, principality, or, human can! HE has taught me to not want, to be content, to BELIEVE in the benevolence of HIS hands! HE has spared me, restored me, UPlifted me, renewed me, cared for me, healed me, because HE LOVES me, and, because, I SAW THE LIGHT in the burdensome darkness of this life! HE has taken this lump of earthly clay, and, has formed it into a vessel of HIS own design, for HIS own purpose! HE has brought me full circle to the reality of HIS TRUTH, and, I am jubilant, indeed!!!

I cannot repay HIM, nor, am do I HAVE to, yet, HIS LOVE has overfilled in me, to the point of, urging me to become the BEST me, I can be, while being good, and, doing good, developing my spirit to maturity, and, taking on HIS armor, that, I become as a strong, and, shining reflection OF HIS GLORY!!!

It is difficult to convey, the ways HE has touched me, the ways HE has led me, the ways HE has refined me, but, I will, evermore, attempt to share what I can, of HIS mystical, miraculous, SUPERNATURAL WAYS! HE IS THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, the beginning, without end, and, IS the Author of ALL, and, EVERYTHING, as well as, the empowerment optimizing, and, continuing, ALL, and, EVERYTHING, and, I LOVE HIM, as I have NEVER LOVED before, or, could, as, NOTHING else is, as worthy! I LOVE because HE has LOVED me, and, because LOVE is the evidence of HIS MIGHT! AMEN!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012