HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE TRUE CAUSE OF SUFFERING IN THE WORLD!!!

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 TRUE CAUSE OF SUFFERING IN THE WORLD!!!

When bad, terrible, awful things, happen in this world, many are quick to blame *GOD* for not stopping them from happening! I don't understand this mentality, it just doesn't make sense to me. Free will is a gift of *GOD*, given to ALL of us, in which case, ultimately, proves us! Yes, we have the added influence of the evil rule of this world, yet, the truth is, if, in our free will, we choose what is of LOVE, we will make the right choices, and, IF everyone chose rightfully, there WOULD BE NO BAD in this world...

People rush to blame *GOD* for not intervening, but, rarely do you hear them blame the evil rulers of this world, or, their effects upon a society, NOT well-versed in LOVE! *GOD* is NOT a genie, nor, is HE going to stop the wrongs of this world, because the world is a proving ground, good, or bad. CHRIST JESUS told us that we WOULD witness evil, that we WOULD face evil, and, that we WOULD experience evils throes! IT IS THE CONSEQUENCE of LIVING IN THE NATURAL PLANE, the flesh, over, the spiritual plane! It IS THE CONSEQUENCE of LIVING AWAY FROM *GOD*, and, LOVE! I can't say this enough, LOVE IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR ALL OF THE WORLDS PROBLEMS!!!

It is terrible to witness the effects of the lack of LOVE in this world, but, truly, we are to blame, because, LOVE is EVER PRESENT, EVER AVAILABLE, and, IS the HEALING BALM of the masses, in EVERY aspect, circumstance, condition, and, respect!!!

As long as people exist in the carnal, egocentric, selfish being, there IS going to be trouble, problems, and, suffering! Then, there is the fact that endurance, and, perseverance IN suffering, further refines us! Remember the horrific ways in which, CHRIST HIMSELF, suffered for us! Some suffering in this world, ADDS to HIS Chosen, AND, STRENGTHENS FAITH, LOVE, and, the NEED to spread PEACE! Much in this life, is up to us, to PROVE us, and, TO GLORIFY HIM! You see, WHEN people CLING to what is wrong, they are taking HIM down again, and, are missing the point of FAITH, HOPE, TRUST, and, BELIEF! Instead, we are to go through what is wrong, learn from it, strengthen our drooping hands, and, trembling knees, and, FURTHER the GLORY of *GOD*, through FAITH, LOVE, and, EXEMPLIFYING the beautiful GOODNESS derived OF HIM!!!

LOVE is THE COMMANDMENT, THE LAW, since the beginning of time, BECAUSE IF we LOVED as we OUGHT to, IN HIS EXAMPLE, and, instructions, there would be NO adversity, as, LOVE IS PURE, WHOLESOME, HEALTHY, and, RIGHTEOUS! SO, since we do NOT live in LOVE as we OUGHT to, we are lawless people! IF we LIVED in LOVE, there would NOT be any conditions which, would lead others to sin, because, where there is no war of the wills, there is no captivity! LOVE DOES ALLOW for suffering, but, because people do NOT LOVE as they OUGHT to, and, SURELY, COULD, there is a war between the wills, further exaggerated by the deceiver, whose existence relies upon shrouding the TRUTH, and, keeping humans captive in confusion, delusion, dissension, and, other negatives, which, are the root of suffering!!!

*GOD* IS IN THE MIDST, at ALL times, waiting for us to holler out, "ABBA, FATHER!", in which case, HE WILL aid us! That HE does not stop evil from happening is NOT a reflection upon HIM, instead, PROVES that we are NOT yet, close to HIM, nor, spiritually mature enough, to FOLLOW, and, ALIGN to the PRIMARY instruction, LOVE!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012