HEAVENLY INCLINED...: SUNDAY'S SACRED SCRIPTURES: THE WORD 'IS' ALIVE!!!

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...

SUNDAY'S SACRED SCRIPTURES: THE WORD 'IS' ALIVE!!!

I am ALWAYS surprised, when I hear people, who claim to believe in *GOD*, say they don't believe in THE WORD, and, I have yet, to hear a valid reason for their stance! True, Men worked THE WORD, but, it was through *GOD*, that they did so, and, in more than one instance, it is written that, THE WORD OF *GOD* IS LIVING, and, EFFECTIVE, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart (HEBREWS 4:12)...

Personally, I suspect such people are lost in THE WORD, having NEVER been exposed to it's rich beauty, in ways which, inspire, instruct, and, fulfill! Some people, have been given too much of the dramatic, and, not enough of the encouragement! Others have been given ONLY the encouragement, without much of the consequences of disobedience, and, so forth! In any case, people whom are uninspired by THE WORD, remain ignorant, and, only the messengers OF THE WORD, are to blame!!!

I, also, can't believe how many defy, or, deny, certain Scriptures, Precepts, Commandments, instructions, saying that they DON'T believe *GOD* would say this, or, they don't believe *GOD* would demand such of people, IF HE LOVED them! This is tough to explain to such people, but alas, it HAS to be done! *GOD* LOVES US, THUS, WANTS people to KNOW THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, and, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH! So what if some if it does not settle well, initially, that is due to the deceptive ways in which we were raised, but, as one becomes more involved, and, open, to THE WORD, the more such instances make sense, to the WHOLE of THE WORD!!!

THE WORD is fear inspiring, AND, encouraging, BECAUSE, we are to, FIRST, FEAR THE LORD, LOVE HIM with our WHOLE being, then, begin to not only seek HIS instructions, but, to live by them! There is great reason for this, again, mostly, for your own safety, good, and, inclusion, to the eternal recompense, for 'getting it'!!!

Who is anyone to become defiant because *GOD* has said that you should not do this, or, that? Don't you realize HIS GENIUS? Don't you understand that HE KNOWS EVERYTHING, ALWAYS HAS, and, ALWAYS WILL, and besides that, IS THE AUTHOR OF EXISTENCE, therefore, OBVIOUSLY more attuned, astute, and, 'with it', than any entity in existence? Please, don't destroy your chances, by being a brat, and, wanting it your way, or, no way, because, that is exactly, how you will get it...

CHRIST, our LORD, and, SAVIOUR, IS THE WORD ALIVE, that, we might SEE IN ACTION, THE WORD'S INTENT, and, USEFULNESS for our TRUE life, the spirit!!!

I don't know, people, I just don't know! How can you reach someone who is set against being reached? How can you snatch someone from danger, if they insist on being endangered? How can one find the perfect way to reaching those who most need it??? With *GOD*, of course!!!

THE WORD of *GOD* is tried, flawless, true, sure, perfect, infallible; HIS WAY IS BLAMELESS, and, if you don't believe it, why not spend more time IN IT, studying, absorbing, and, meditating upon it, BEFORE you deny it? You have EVERYTHING to gain by doing so, and, I bet you, the more you take in, the more sense it will make, and, the more THE WORD will come alive in you...

REV. LWINSOR © 2012
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