HEAVENLY INCLINED...: WHAT CAN 'I' SAY ABOUT OTHERS???

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...

WHAT CAN 'I' SAY ABOUT OTHERS???

We CAN'T REALLY say, or do much concerning other people's choices, can we? I mean, while some of the things people do makes me shake my head in bewilderment, and causes me to fear for them, isn't their choice between them, and *GOD*, ultimately?

Other than to present what is right by THE BOOK, what can I say, or do, IF one decides against what they KNOW is right? And, HOW can I judge them, when their choice is judged by *GOD* come HIS return? In a moment, I might say something about their choice, but as I think about it, all I can do is shake my head, and PRAY for them, because they MADE their choice, and if they AREN'T willing to consider what aligns to *GOD*, what more am I able to do???

There are some astounding things happening in this crazed world right now, from Church leaders, all the way through Mankind! Things that just blow my mind in wonder, and amazement, partly because of the audacity in which they express their choices, and partly because they KNOW better than to test THE LORD, and align to the ways of the world! Myself, I fear THE LORD too much to ever question HIS GENIUS, and HIS WILL; HE HAS CREATED, as well as held together, ALL IN CREATION, therefore, my TRUST, BELIEF, and FAITH LIES IN HIS INTELLECT, and SOUND PRINCIPLES! We DON'T HAVE to understand HIS decisions concerning what is right, just, and good, even though the SOUNDNESS of HIS decisions have shown themselves over, and over again! We only have to TRUST HIM, then follow HIM!!!

HOW can anyone deviate from THE WORD to the point of renouncing HIS Decrees? Especially the leaders of HIS Church? One such person has said that he would rather spend eternity in the other place than in HEAVEN, if he is to accept that *GOD* has Decreed this, or that! Well, there you go; you have called your lot!!!

You see what I mean about not being able to do anything with such a person, except to remind them, then, if they still refuse to reconsider, just shake my head, and PRAY for them? Ordinarily, it doesn't do ANY good to say anything, and continued talk is, totally, a waste of time, and truly, we talk too much. I shouldn't judge them because only THE LORD KNOWS what is going on with them, and I can't condemn them, for that IS HIS right...

EACH of us NEEDS to secure our own walk with HIM, and KEEP to the HIGH road; not to become entangled with what does not concern us! We CAN learn from such examples, and take to heart the lessons of other people's decisions, but, we should NOT become inflamed by them, or in them! What is NOT of *GOD* is NOT our concern, and what a person decides IS between them, and their MAKER, period! THE LORD knows, we have more than a few things to correct, ourselves! Yes, we are to guide those who are lacking in any area, yet, when a person makes a loud decision to do this, or that, and stands by it, even knowing the dire consequences, they are out of our reach, though, IF *GOD* WILLS it, someone, somewhere, MIGHT be given the power to grab them....

I have spent the past few days reading through 1 & 2 SAMUEL(amongst my favourites): once, when certain people were going against David, his closest allies were hard pressing him to allow them to destroy those, but David said that he believed THE LORD had done this, because he had erred, and so, to go against the unrest, would be to go against HIM; they argued, but he won out, and it turned out that *GOD* DELIVERED him from those planning against him, because he TRUSTED, and OBEYED HIM. You see, we DON'T always, if ever, know when *GOD* is working, nor through whom, nor what circumstances, thus, we are wise to remain busy in perfecting our OWN spirits, and lives, while allowing THE LORD HIS WILL...

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