HEAVENLY INCLINED...: BEGINNING WITHOUT END, *GOD* IS FAITHFUL...

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...

BEGINNING WITHOUT END, GOD IS FAITHFUL...

In times of trouble, in times of turmoil, in times of suffering, in times of discomfort, in times of distress, in times of pure negativity, in ALL times, there is but ONE resource, and HOPE; THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY!!!

If we turn inward to what is at hand BEFORE we turn to THE LORD, we are giving power to what is at hand, and denying HIS MIGHT OVER ALL ELSE! We are gonna react, no doubt, but in that reaction, our inclination should automatically turn TO HIM, as HE, ALONE, IS OUR DELIVERER, and PROVIDES what we need to weather ANY storm in this world! While it is difficult to resist feeding into fear, worry, and other negatives, it IS against FAITH to empower them OVER THE LORD! FAITH is like a deterrent against the harming effects of this world, especially, empowered by PRAYER, PRAISE, and WORSHIP in the midst of what is pending...

Throughout the history of humanity, THE LORD *GOD* has rescued HIS people from what afflicts them, to the point of astonishingly incredible results! HE LOVES HIS people, the FAITHFUL, and when they RELY UPON HIM, for WHATEVER, HE IS THEIR DELIVERER, THEIR ROCK, THEIR FORTRESS, THEIR SURE, and PRESENT HELP!!!

When HIS people waver, or allow fear, and troubles to overtake their FAITH, HE often, lets them learn the hard way, that HE ALONE, IS THEIR SAVIOUR! Thus, it is ALWAYS wise to turn to HIM, immediately, as anything is occurring, good, or not, that HIS DOMINION IS allowed to work for us, through us, in us and all around us! NO ONE, nor anything, can match HIS MIGHT, HIS SKILL, HIS KNOWLEDGE, HIS PRESENCE!!!

NO MATTER what the world brings forth in this day, *GOD'S* people OUGHT to be ENLIGHTENED ENOUGH TO REMAIN enabled, endowed, empowered, and encouraged, IN THEIR BELIEF, and TRUST OF HIM! We OUGHT to be as those ancients whom, because of FAITH, were able to tear down the walls of Jericho, BY following THE LORD'S instructions! They were FAITHFUL, despite what they were up against; they TOTALLY RELIED UPON HIM as their DELIVERER; even if they may have had bewilderment, fear, or negative emotional reactions, they QUELLED them IN FAVOUR OF THE POWERS OF THE LORD *GOD*!!!

FAITH, LOVE, and HOPE are evidence of our ONENESS in HIM! FAITH ALLOWS HIM to PROVIDE for us, in ANY given, and PROVES our allegiance to HIM! FAITH IS AUTHORITATIVE, and IS BACKED BY THE MOST AWESOME *GOD* WHOM IS FAITHFUL TO THE FAITHFUL, end of story!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013