HEAVENLY INCLINED...: MONDAY MEDITATIONS: THE POWERFUL CHOICE TO SHINE!!!

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...

MONDAY MEDITATIONS: THE POWERFUL CHOICE TO SHINE!!!

*GOD* has given us a new week, a new day; let us be thankful, grateful, PRAISEFUL, and may we HONOUR HIM in these hours...

There IS much wrong in this world, but, part of our work is to make right, in HIS name! Where there is negative, we are the evidence of POSITIVE! Whatever doesn't align with what is right, just, and good, each of us HAS the potential to begin change, if only in a word, a gesture, a gift of the soul! Our work is to give HOPE where there is little, or none; to ENCOURAGE in the midst of discouragement; to lift UP what is down, and on it goes! As Children of THE MOST HIGH LORD, we HAVE BLESSINGS to share, to forward, to give, ALWAYS!!!

We should always be sparkling, and reflecting CHRIST, and living in the model of HIS LOVE! It isn't a matter of outward reflection, it is a matter of reflecting from the inside out! Some seem to think that our radiance is external, and after we share what is of HIM, it DOES become an external, in order to reach the internal of someone else, but, initially, it is evidence of the GOOD that is going on within, thanks BE to HIM, and the understanding we have gained of HIM!!!

Whatever we find troublesome in this world, we CAN change, one BLESSED spirit at a time! If we are challenged by an obstacle of the world, after we turn to HIM, we ARE empowered to lend to the removal of this obstacle for others! Seeds of TRUTH from OUR thoughts, actions, and reactions, ARE what enrich the soils of change! Of course, we also, have to be enriched with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding OF HIS WILL, in order to discern the most POSITIVE measures to take in any given; another reason to STAY IN THE WORD, and CLING TO HIM!!!

It is a new week, a new day, and we HOLD the power of change within! If we could stop worrying about this world, and instead, OFFER THE LORD in the wake of our steps, we would be creating the change we wish to see! Change is rarely instant, immediate, or all at once; it begins, and then, a process ensues, yet, one contribution towards change makes that process work efficiently, and effectively!!!

Let us, WITH HIM, MAKE change for the better in this world in the time HE has allotted! Let us GIVE LOVE, and ALL that comprises LOVE, such as compassion, kindness, generosity, tolerance, understanding, HOPE, PEACE, and ALL which BOLDLY reflects our LORD! Let us BLESS everyone we encounter, and let us remain ELEVATED OVER what could bring us down, through FAITH, and TRUST IN HIS PRESENCE, and let us ALLOW HIM to work through, in, and around us, that HIS GLORY DAZZLES in the dust of our footsteps!!!

Have a BLESSED Monday, and *GOD* BLESS! MUCH LOVE, take care, and REALIZE the potentials HE HAS placed within, then, bring them to life, by being, and doing what IS OF HIM! BLESS THE LORD, PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIM, REJOICE IN HIM, and BE the living evidence OF HIM!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013