HEAVENLY INCLINED...: CHRIST JESUS LOVES US WITH A LOVE INCOMPREHENSIBLE...

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...

CHRIST JESUS LOVES US WITH A LOVE INCOMPREHENSIBLE...

LORD *GOD*, CHRIST JESUS, LOVES us, HE REALLY LOVES us! HIS heart goes out to our afflictions, suffering, pain, and agony, for HE too, endured the worst of this world, and has come to set the lowly on HIGH!!!

Let every tongue confess that he is LORD. High and low, rich and poor, bond and free, meet in CHRIST. Seeing we cannot keep alive our own souls, it is our wisdom, by obedient FAITH, to commit our souls to CHRIST, who is able to save and keep them alive for ever. AMEN!!!

I KNOW I am unworthy of HIM, yet, I strain to leave all negatives behind, as I journey home, to share with HIM, the fullness of inheritance, and HIS GLORY! I know that I am never going to be perfect until HE brings me home! I know that despite my allegiance to HIM, and my efforts to alter my character, and behaviours to HONOUR HIM, I am still going to be short of the mark, imperfect, and at times, not only affected by the world, but, influenced by it, though, I AIM to diminish as much of the world's influence as is feasible, because I understand that while I AM in the world, I am NOT OF the world, I am OF HIM! All the while, BELIEVING IN HIS LOVE, while healing in this LOVE; more, more, and more, as I inch closer to HIM, HIS WILL, and WAYS...

Sometimes my mind likes to remind me of my shortcomings, my failures, and my mistakes, creating in me a sorrow, but, this is actually, a good sign of my progress of growth IN HIM, as it signifies that I am grasping the understanding of what is of the world, and what is OF HIM! This means I have recognized my weaknesses, my points of faltering, and what has the potential to keep me from reaching home! I thank HIM for leading me to greater awareness, conscientiousness, and understanding, because without HIM, I would not be growing towards HIM, instead, furthering my distance from HIM, and HIS promise of LIFE; I would remain in darkness, groping about for something secure to hold onto, and finding nothing...

It's OK that I am imperfect, stumbling, tripping, even falling, as long as I keep my sights, and intentions upon HIM, and continue to get back UP, and move past what hinders, plagues, and traps me! HE KNOWS me, inside out, outside in, and HE LOVES ME still! It's NOT OK if I use my weaknesses to justify conscious wrongs; to me, that is the worst of sins; to knowingly act wrongly because I am human, defies my confession of HIM as my LORD, and SAVIOUR...

There is no vainglory in acknowledging that HE LOVES me, instead, there is comfort, PEACE, and infinite inspiration to HONOUR HIM for HIS LOVE! I KNOW I CAN'T repay HIM; I CAN LOVE HIM, which means I ACT in ways that evidence my LOVE for HIM; NOT in hopes of repaying HIM, but in hopes of REFLECTING HIM as I follow HIS WILL, and WAYS!!!

I hold NO self-righteousness, for the ONLY righteousness I can bear is the righteousness OF HIM! ANY righteousness in me, IS OF HIM! I am yet in the human condition, fallible, imperfect, and with MANY lessons to learn, and master! Whatever growth there is in me, IS OF HIM, as HIS LOVE fills me, teaches me, guides me, directs me, leads me, inspires me, and sanctifies me!!!

I AM BLESSED because of HIS LOVE, and because I have accepted HIS LOVE! HE has NOT bestowed upon me riches of the world, but oh MERCY, HE HAS bestowed upon me, riches of the spirit! And this is enough for me, as I KNOW, it is these riches that bring LASTING pleasure, and ability to COMPLETELY enjoy HIS bountiful CREATION, and gifts!!!

YES, CHRIST JESUS, THE LORD GOD, SAVIOUR, and HOLY SPIRIT LOVES US, with a LOVE so incomprehensible by human understanding, yet, DOES appeal to the being, wholly, in ways that LEAD us to tapping into it!!!

PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIM, REJOICE IN HIS PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES, LOVE HIM, THANK HIM, and HONOUR HIM, for HE, OVER ALL, IS, and EVER SHALL BE, SOLELY WORTHY!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013
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