HEAVENLY INCLINED...: IT IS FINISHED, AMEN!!!

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...

IT IS FINISHED, AMEN!!!

PRAISE THE LORD *GOD*, CHRIST JESUS, and HOLY SPIRIT in this day, and always; who through LOVE devised a way to defeat the world, and it's condemnation! THANK HIM for giving us HOPE amidst the darkness, and for guiding us deeper, and deeper into THE LIGHT! WORSHIP HIM first because HE IS, and then, because HE chooses to share HIMSELF with those who choose HIM! REJOICE in HIS ULTIMATE, and BEAUTIFUL SACRIFICE, that gave us LIFE, and A WAY to that life, from the chains of the gates of Hades!!!

THE LORD was rejected by the world because HE did NOT submit to the world, nor it's authority! HE was considered unorthodox, and defiant to the ways of the world! HIS humility, and obedience to THE HIGHEST POWER created scoffing, and ridicule from the masses, and the leaders, though, HE remained LOVING, kind, compassionate, and forgiving, to HIS last breath...

HIS rejection by the world, has great significance for the Devout, as HE told us, we too, would have to endure the same, in HIS name, thus, there are vital lessons in HIS management of the whole of HIS life, for HIS followers...

Those who sought HIS life, tried HIM, condemned HIM, and nailed HIM to a cross, thought HE was defeated; so blind were they to THE TRUTH, that they could not see that HE was, and IS THE VICTOR, having ripped in two, the shroud of deception, and severed the chains of deception that oppress the people of the world! HE left an empty tomb to remind us that we also, shall not be bound by physical death, as once imagined, and believed to be the end, especially because of our sinful natures...

This beautiful, gentle being took on the worst of life to create LIFE for HIS own! Throughout it all, HE maintained a nature of beauty, and kindness, even when provoked beyond ordinary provocation! HE held fast to what brought HIM down to Earth in the first place, LOVE! No matter what HE had to deal with, HIS LOVE NEVER wavered, in fact, it increased, as HE experienced the oppression, firsthand! OH, what a *GOD* we have!!!

Easter, and Christmas, should exist in our minds, then hearts, forevermore! Not only for the duration of their season, but, forever, because our HOPE is found in them, THE LORD CHRIST JESUS, who SO LOVES HIS people that they are freed from all worldly authorities, principals, and elemental rulers! NOTHING, and NO ONE in existence, can counteract upon HIS GIFT of LOVE; it IS ETERNALLY BOUND, and DIVINELY SOUND!!!

YES, PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIM, THANK HIM, and REJOICE IN HIS GIFT! HONOUR HIM with stepping INTO HIS clearly defined footsteps, and living as HE has instructed, with LOVE as the beginning, without end! AMEN!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013