HEAVENLY INCLINED...: CLING TO THE LORD, CLING TO HIS LOVE...

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...

CLING TO THE LORD, CLING TO HIS LOVE...

To the people of this life, especially those who embrace THE LORD *GOD*, HIS LOVE, HIS PEACE, hang onto HIM! Hang onto the HOPE HE gives! Hang onto the beauty of HIS entity! Hang onto what is right, just, and good! Hang onto the POSITIVE that derives from HIS GLORIOUS, and GRACIOUS nature! Hang on with all your might, all the days of your life, and be less likely to be shackled by the enemy!!!

There is NOTHING new under the HEAVENS; all things that we face have been around since the beginning, and will be until the end! Many of today's happenings were spoken of many thousands of years ago, as people then, faced similar events, issues, circumstances, and conditions, and much of what is happening was prophesied way back then! You see, ALL that exists was predetermined, and known to the most meticulous detail BEFORE HE CREATED the HEAVENS, and the Earth, and ALL answers, resolutions, and resolve had been tried, tested, and proven, miraculously prior to CREATION! We must never forget the POWER, WISDOM, GENIUS, and MIGHT of THE LORD *GOD*, and thus, no matter what, cling to HIM!!!

I was reading EZEKIEL last night, and there were several instances that pertain to these times, and the reason for some of the things that are occurring in these times! THE WORD is a TIGHTLY woven guide for HIS people, and has left NOTHING to chance, but, it is NOT easy to understand until one has spent a LOT of time devouring it!!!

Don't you cry too much, don't you worry too much, don't you lose HOPE, don't slack in your FAITH, don't refuse to LOVE, and don't step back from THE LORD, for HE IS OUR ONLY ALLY, our ONLY TRUTH, our ONLY WAY!!!

Each day has proven to me, for years now, that each day is time to inch closer, and closer to HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, and HIS TRUTH, because ALL well-being is found in HIM!!!

PRAY for the people of this life, PRAISE THE LORD, and WORSHIP HIM! KEEP the JOY of HIS LOVE alive, and guarded, as in the end, LOVE IS LIFE!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013