HEAVENLY INCLINED...: FELLOWSHIP, BROTHERHOOD, UNITY: ALL FOR HIS GLORY!!!

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...

FELLOWSHIP, BROTHERHOOD, UNITY: ALL FOR HIS GLORY!!!

*GOD'S* PERFECT PLAN, and WILL, works for the GOOD of ALL in CREATION, and in order for this to manifest, fellowship, and unity are imperative! Besides humanity, and the fallen Angels, all else in CREATION exists in oneness, and acts according TO HIM!!!

ALL of HIS instructions, Decrees, and Precepts for our lives are geared towards optimizing the conditions for fellowship, and oneness, beginning with LOVE AS THE heart of the matters that promote unity, and synchronicity! Yes, LOVE is like our very own breath, to life, now, and eternal, to fostering, and maintaining fellowship amongst ALL of *GOD'S* CREATION!!!

There are over 30 BIBLE verses concerning Brotherhood, around 200 concerning Fellowship, and over 60 concerning Unity, not to mention the hundreds of correlating messages that enjoin to create such!!!

*GOD* COMMANDS fidelity, with HIM, and with others, which also, KEEPS the heart of oneness flourishing! Since the first people, infidelity, due to the egocentric being, which opens up to pride, and other characteristics/behaviours which hinder oneness, has been rampant! Thus, HE COMMANDS that we step outside the flesh/the self, and place HIM, and others first! When we do so, we are empowering our own beings, and lives, as the circle flows freely, round, and round, and round!!!

Respect, and regard; consideration, and conscientiousness; virtue, and giving; and other POSITIVES that INSPIRE, and encourage GOODNESS are part, and parcel with the unity which *GOD* COMMANDS of us, and ARE that which INCREASE our relationship with HIM, prompting HIS every generosity in our lives, and hereafter! Many of these characteristics, and behaviours, are being seen less, and less, as the world lives more self-inclined, and the results is a whole slew of negatives that make for troubled times!!!

WHOM is better than another? WHOM is without need for LOVE, HOPE, PEACE, and the GOOD which comes from understanding *GOD'S* WILL, and WAYS? WHOM is without err, fault, or imperfection? NONE, NONE, NONE; therefore, HE HAS COMMANDED that we OVERLOOK the less than perfect in EVERYONE, AS HE HAS OVERLOOKED the same in us! This is CHARITY, MERCY, and FORGIVENESS, which ARE IMPERATIVE TO our relationship with HIM, and the oneness HE SO DESIRES of HIS people!!!

I have learned in the past couple of years, from my own life, and those near to me, that we HAVE to try harder to promote, and maintain fellowship; it is just SO IMPERATIVE to a life fulfilled! AND, to do so, we are better enabled to influence many!!!

Also, in my journey this far, I have learned the hard way to LOVE EVERYONE, even if it hurts, which TRULY, teaches us a LOT about LOVE! Besides those that we Marry, or our immediate Family, we don't have to like what a person says, or does, but, we DO have to LOVE them, and we ARE able to LOVE them, regardless! We, HONESTLY, CAN LOVE as HE COMMANDS us to; it DOESN'T come easily, or readily, but after some understanding, and practice, it becomes more innately one within! CHRIST said that even the enemy is to receive our LOVE, BECAUSE HE LOVES, regardless! HE may not LIKE what comes forth of us, and there are those that are going to choose enmity with HIM, but, HE STILL LOVES! HIS LOVE CANNOT be reversed, nor ended, IT IS, just as HE IS!!!

*GOD* IS to be first, and foremost in our lives, then LOVE, first of HIM, then, of others! LOVE PROVIDES the conditions for what fulfills HIS WILL, and KEEPS us IN HIM, through the tumultuous journey of this time, and works FOR the GOOD of ALL, and HIS GLORY! We have much difficulty embracing the COMMANDMENTS HE has set before us, which function TOTALLY on LOVE! CHRIST said, "IF you LOVE ME, you WILL keep MY COMMANDMENTS", BECAUSE they ARE KEY TO HIS WILL BEING FULFILLED, and our being able to live lives fulfilled, AND because ALL HE HAS CREATED IS TO BE one with HIM, in perfect harmony, PEACE, HOPE, and REALIZATION of all which is right, just, and good! TO HIS GLORY may we begin to understand, and exist IN THIS LOVE, fellowship, Brotherhood, and unity! IF we complied, and HONOURED HIS desires, evil would be eradicated, and HEAVEN WOULD be with us!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013

1 comment:

Lynda said...: Fellowship, Brotherhood, and Unity are NOT a pipe dream, they ARE the REALITY OF THE LOVE HE COMMANDS, and exists in!!! OXOXOXO; July 14, 2013 at 11:12 AM