HEAVENLY INCLINED...: WEDNESDAY'S 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...

WEDNESDAY'S WISDOM...

The finest reflection of a *GODLY* person, comes from the radiance of LOVE, and, the glow of Wisdom! One whom has sought, then, found, LOVE, and, Wisdom, has the POWER of *GOD*, as their guide, and, protection; they move freely through this life, with knowledge, and, understanding enough, to find balance, happiness, PEACE, HOPE, and, the time to, do what is right, what is good, what is just! Such people are BLESSED from the inside out, and are, fully aware of the gifts they are endowed with, though, never taking undue credit, for, they know that, both, LOVE, and, Wisdom, are OF *GOD*, and, are SACRED benefits, of HIS presence in their lives! They are able to stand alone, if necessary, endure what life lays before them, and, remain FAITHFUL TO their end goal, because, THE TRUTH IS their LIGHT, and, their WAY; CHRIST JESUS, who was scorned, rebuked, forsaken, ridiculed, laughed at, pushed around, lashed, beaten, then, put to death, in most torturous way!!!

WISDOM 5...
1/ Then shall the just one with great assurance confront his oppressors who set at nought his labors.
2/ Seeing this, they shall be shaken with dreadful fear, and amazed at the unlooked-for salvation.
3/ They shall say among themselves, rueful and groaning through anguish of spirit: "This is he whom once we held as a laughingstock and as a type for mockery,
4/ fools that we were! His life we accounted madness, and his death dishonored.
5/ See how he is accounted among the sons of God; how his lot is with the saints!
6/ We, then, have strayed from the way of truth, and the light of justice did not shine for us, and the sun did not rise for us.
7/ We had our fill of the ways of mischief and of ruin; we journeyed through impassable deserts, but the way of the LORD we knew not.
8/ What did our pride avail us? What have wealth and its boastfulness afforded us?
9/ All of them passed like a shadow and like a fleeting rumor;
10/ Like a ship traversing the heaving water, of which, when it has passed, no trace can be found, no path of its keel in the waves.
11/ Or like a bird flying through the air; no evidence of its course is to be found- But the fluid air, lashed by the beat of pinions, and cleft by the rushing force Of speeding wings, is traversed: and afterward no mark of passage can be found in it.
12/ Or as, when an arrow has been shot at a mark, the parted air straightway flows together again so that none discerns the way it went through-
13/ Even so we, once born, abruptly came to nought and held no sign of virtue to display, but were consumed in our wickedness."
14/ Yes, the hope of the wicked is like thistledown borne on the wind, and like fine, tempest-driven foam; Like smoke scattered by the wind, and like the passing memory of the nomad camping for a single day.

15/ But the just live forever, and in the LORD is their recompense, and the thought of them is with the Most High.
16/ Therefore shall they receive the splendid crown, the beauteous diadem, from the hand of the LORD- For he shall shelter them with his right hand, and protect them with his arm.
17/ He shall take his zeal for armor and he shall arm creation to requite the enemy;
18/ He shall don justice for a breastplate and shall wear sure judgment for a helmet;
19/ He shall take invincible rectitude as a shield
20/ and whet his sudden anger for a sword, And the universe shall war with him against the foolhardy.
21/ Well-aimed shafts of lightnings shall go forth and from the clouds as from a well-drawn bow shall leap to the mark;
22/ and as from his sling, wrathful hailstones shall be hurled. The water of the sea shall be enraged against them and the streams shall abruptly overflow;
23/ A mighty wind shall confront them and a tempest winnow them out; Thus lawlessness shall lay the whole earth waste and evildoing overturn the thrones of potentates.

ALL great people of *GOD*, have ascribed to Wisdom, and, spent their lives being enriched by her treasure! Many were not well received by the world, but, neither, was our SAVIOUR, our LORD, CHRIST JESUS! They had the confidence of understanding, and, knowledge, which, they guarded as a fortress of worldly wealth, and, exited this life, in the embrace of our HEAVENLY FATHER!!!

Money doesn't buy what you REALLY need; it merely, satisfies worldly needs; accumulation of worldly goods, doesn't give you what you need, they merely, make you feel more comfortable, or, important; NOTHING OF this world, has the power which, you, TRULY need, but, only those of understanding, seem to grasp the imperative lessons, available to them! But, Wisdom, and, knowledge, they are like having all of the world's riches in one place, and, securely so! To receive what *GOD* is offering you, in full, is to loose the chains of bondage to this world, and, live in a state, so rich in wonders, it will ever awe you! TRUE wealth, begins within, and, is founded on *GOD*/LOVE; don't be fooled by the world, which, many consider to be the reality of life, but, in actuality, is surreal; the reality of this life, which, many consider, to be surreal, is *GOD*, and, HIS bountiful, infinite, benevolence! Wisdom is that which, awakens us TO THE TRUTH of EXISTENCE, in ALL MATTERS! AMEN, and, thank YOU, LORD, for granting us the option of embracing, then, utilizing, the KEY to ENRICHMENT; PRAISE YOU, eternally!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012
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