HEAVENLY INCLINED...: *GOD* IS GOOD, SO GOOD IS HE!!!

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...

GOD IS GOOD, SO GOOD IS HE!!!

THE LORD *GOD* HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME, and while it might not be apparent to others, in that I am not well-off, live a life of luxury, and so forth, it IS apparent to me, and to my heart!
Since I was young, I was NEVER impressed by materialism anyway, so, this might have something to do with my own life, only HE knows! And then, I made SO many mistakes as I was raising myself in this crazy world, that perhaps, like the ancients, HE withholds certain things from me in HIS grief of my wrong choices; again, ONLY HE knows! Yet, HE HAS BLESSED me within, and without, more than I could describe, and I AM HAPPY because OF HIM, and HIS BLESSINGS, which have anchored deeply within, and which, I GLORIFY HIM for, evermore...

It is the small, and simple things of life that speak volumes for HIS PRESENCE, and all of these add up to a LOT! Then, of course, there are those things of HIM, that go unnoticed for a while, that add as well to the whole of HIS GRACIOUS GIVING!!!

HE TAKES CARE OF ME, when I am unable to care for myself, and even when I am! HE PROVIDES exceedingly, in a multitude of ways, tangible, or not, and I AM not only grateful, thankful, and appreciative, I AM ECSTATIC to KNOW that HE IS EVER NEAR; I CAN'T HELP BUT PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIM, and REJOICE IN HIM, because HE HAS SHOWN HIMSELF TO ME THROUGH HIS works in me, through me, and around me! BLESS HIS HOLY HEART, HE IS GOOD!!!

One time when I was a young, Divorced Mother, who received no assistance, or Child support, and so, struggling, I took my Child to the park to spend the day, that we might enjoy time, regardless of our situation, and later, when I went to get into my car, under the tire was a crisp $20 bill, folded, and tucked just so! $20 is nothing, really, YET, that day it was like $2,000; it MADE A HUGE difference in my life, first in my heart, as it provided HOPE that HE IS near, and then, in other ways! This is honestly, just one of hundreds of signs of HIS PRESENCE in my life, and I have placed EACH of them in my heart, and continually REJOICE of them, of HIM!!!

Those who SEEK HIM, and the GOOD of HIM, WILL FIND HIM, and HIS BLESSINGS! I have NO trouble sharing this TRUTH, for it HAS been proven to me, time, and time again! It is when we allow the troubles of life to OBSCURE HIM from our lives that HE remains distanced, for it proves our lack of FAITH in RELYING UPON HIM, and TRUSTING HIM, no matter what! Then again, HE BLESSES those that HE is leading TO HIM, in various ways, that they TAKE NOTICE OF HIM!!!

All I have, I have because of HIM; all I know, I know because of HIM! HE HAS taken me, taught me, healed me, comforted me, protected me, and on it goes! HE IS THE PULSE OF MY LIFE, and I CHERISH HIM with ALL I am! Fame, and fortune might have evaded me, though, I KNOW there is reason for this, according TO HIS LOVE, WILL, and WAYS, and I DON'T feel deprived at all, HOW COULD I, when HE IS CONSTANTLY showering me with HIS benevolence???

REV. LWINSOR © 2013