SLOW down, take it EASY, read THE WORD with intent, and diligence; give it time to meld into the being; it IS imperative TO allow it to seep into the heart, the spirit, the being!!!

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.

MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS!!!
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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...

EVERYBODY PRAISE THE LORD: LINCOLN BREWSTER

THANK YOU CHRIST JESUS, THANK YOU...

MATTHEW 27: 1-61...
Jesus before Pilate.   
1/ When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 
2/ They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate, the governor.

The Death of Judas.  
3/ Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that Jesus had been condemned, deeply regretted what he had done. He returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 
4/ saying, "I have sinned in betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? Look to it yourself." 
5/ Flinging the money into the temple, he departed and went off and hanged himself. 
6/ The chief priests gathered up the money, but said, "It is not lawful to deposit this in the temple treasury, for it is the price of blood." 
7/ After consultation, they used it to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners. 
8/ That is why that field even today is called the Field of Blood. 
9/ Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of a man with a price on his head, a price set by some of the Israelites, 
10/ and they paid it out for the potter's field just as the Lord had commanded me."
 Jesus Questioned by Pilate. 
11/ Now Jesus stood before the governor, and he questioned him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You say so." 
12/ And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer. 
13/ Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many things they are testifying against you?" 
14/ But he did not answer him one word, so that the governor was greatly amazed. 

The Sentence of Death. 
15/ Now on the occasion of the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner whom they wished. 
16/ And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called (Jesus) Barabbas. 
17/ So when they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Which one do you want me to release to you, (Jesus) Barabbas, or Jesus called Messiah?" 
18/ For he knew that it was out of envy that they had handed him over. 
19/ While he was still seated on the bench, his wife sent him a message, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man. I suffered much in a dream today because of him." 
20/ The chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas but to destroy Jesus. 
21/ The governor said to them in reply, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They answered, "Barabbas!" 
22/ Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus called Messiah?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"  
23/ But he said, "Why? What evil has he done?" They only shouted the louder, "Let him be crucified!" 
24/ When Pilate saw that he was not succeeding at all, but that a riot was breaking out instead, he took water and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. Look to it yourselves." 
25/ And the whole people said in reply, "His blood be upon us and upon our children." 
26/ Then he released Barabbas to them, but after he had Jesus scourged, he handed him over to be crucified.
Mockery by the Soldiers. 
27/ Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus inside the praetorium  and gathered the whole cohort around him. 
28/ They stripped off his clothes and threw a scarlet military cloak about him. 
29/ Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" 
30/ They spat upon him and took the reed and kept striking him on the head. 
31/ And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him off to crucify him.
The Way of the Cross. 
32/ As they were going out, they met a Cyrenian named Simon; this man they pressed into service to carry his cross. 
The Crucifixion. 
33/ And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of the Skull), 
34/ they gave Jesus wine to drink mixed with gall. But when he had tasted it, he refused to drink. 
35/ After they had crucified him, they divided his garments by casting lots; 
36/ then they sat down and kept watch over him there.
37/ And they placed over his head the written charge against him: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews. 
38/ Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left. 
39/ Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads 
40/ and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, if you are the Son of God, (and) come down from the cross!" 
41/ Likewise the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked him and said, 
42/ "He saved others; he cannot save himself. So he is the king of Israel! Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 
43/ He trusted in God; let him deliver him now if he wants him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" 
44/ The revolutionaries who were crucified with him also kept abusing him in the same way.
 The Death of Jesus.
45/ From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 
46/ And about three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 
47/ Some of the bystanders who heard it said, "This one is calling for Elijah." 
48/ Immediately one of them ran to get a sponge; he soaked it in wine, and putting it on a reed, gave it to him to drink. 
49/ But the rest said, "Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to save him." 
50/ But Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up his spirit. 
51/ And behold, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, rocks were split, 
52/ tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 
53/ And coming forth from their tombs after his resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many. 
54/ The centurion and the men with him who were keeping watch over Jesus feared greatly when they saw the earthquake and all that was happening, and they said, "Truly, this was the Son of God!" 
55/ There were many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him. 
56/ Among them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
 The Burial of Jesus. 
57/ When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who was himself a disciple of Jesus. 
58/ He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be handed over. 
59/ Taking the body, Joseph wrapped it (in) clean linen 
60/ and laid it in his new tomb that he had hewn in the rock. Then he rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the tomb and departed. 
61/ But Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained sitting there, facing the tomb.

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