HEAVENLY INCLINED...: FEAR THE ALMIGHTY *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...

FEAR THE ALMIGHTY GOD!!!

PSALM 128...
I/ Blessed are all who fear the LORD,
and who walk in his ways.
2/ What your hands provide you will enjoy;
you will be blessed and prosper:
3/ Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your home,
Your children like young olive plants
around your table.
4/ Just so will the man be blessed
who fears the LORD.

Many people think fearing THE LORD, is a bad thing, but, it IS a GOOD thing, because it breeds REVERENCE, LOVE, RESPECT, and, REGARD for HIM, HIS WILL, and, HIS WAYS! Sure, for those who are NOT of *GOD*, fearing HIM, has a whole difference of mentalities, and, actions, FROM *GOD*!!!

*GOD* fearing people WANT to please HIM, and, to become one with HIM, for, they have come into understanding of the infinite benefits, securities, PEACE, HOPE, and, comfort, in doing so! They have SEEN the world for what it is, and, have discovered it's emptiness of promises; they KNOW *GOD* IS ALL POWERFUL, RIGHTEOUS, and, TRUE! They LONG for what HE offers, as, ALL HE offers IS of LOVE, and, GOODNESS! HALLELUJAH, PRAISE HIS name!!!

My greatest worldly fears, along with everyone else's, could not surmount to the fear I hold in HIS sight! And, why not? HE IS SO awesomely perfect, SO amazingly RIGHT, with GENIUS unparalleled, in ANY measure, plus, HIS WAY IS THE WAY! So obvious after sojourning this crazy, mixed up, strange world!!!

The deceiver tells us that we are more than we are, but, THE WORD sets him straight; we are servants OF *GOD*, and, BLESSED BY HIS inclination/LOVE, towards us! We are nothing in the shadow of *GOD*, thus, humbled IS the correct state of existence, and, rightly so, as, without HIM, WHAT COULD any of us, ever do? The day, the night, and, all in their borders, IS OF *GOD*, BELONGS TO *GOD*, and, is shared BY *GOD*, no one else! Don't let the egocentric chatter take you to heights of self-assumption, or, self-inclination, as, in doing so, IS the proof of your heart!!!

Fear THE LORD, and, BE BLESSED, IN EVERY WAY HIS WILL brings forth; what have you got to lose? Or better yet, do you KNOW what you have to gain, in doing so??? PRAISE THE LORD, your *GOD*! AMEN!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012
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