HEAVENLY INCLINED...: WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW...

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 THE WORLD NEEDS NOW...

I, honestly, don't know what it will take for the people of this globe to get it right! It is quite elementary in TRUTH, and yet, we have made it so complex that it remains as an irresolvable problem...

LOVE, RESPECT, and REGARD, ARE built into our beings, though we have altered their PERFECT state, they CAN be restored, understood, and utilized!!!

I wonder HOW many people take the time to ponder the state of the world right now? IF ALL people took a few minutes a day to CONSIDER it, perhaps there would be more inclination towards change, towards growth, towards what is RIGHT, JUST, and GOOD, FOR ALL!!!

WE have responsibilities; to the planet, to life, to one another! We serve negatives so well, but, we find it extremely difficult to serve what is wholesome, right, just, and good?!?

Not to repeat myself too much, but, I tell you with all my heart, I am SO glad that I am not the FATHER of Mankind, because I don't know what I would do with us! That being said, and KNOWING HIS POWERFUL WRATH, HOW can we continue on the path we are on? Is there NO fear in us? Is there NO sense in us? Is there NO understanding???

CRUCIAL IS this hour, this time; crucial to what will be for EACH of us, and especially for the Children nearing Adulthood! What kind of example are we setting for them? What lessons are we teaching them? And we SHOULD be worried, for as wrong as we are, they might be worse off, because of us, which could further damage the TRUTHS of LIFE!!!

Are we mad? Are we so lost we don't know what we are doing? Has the enemy chained SO many???

Aside from politics, even religious dogmas, and doctrines, MANY people of the world WANT what LOVE provides! MANY WANT PEACE, MANY WANT TO SHARE, MANY WANT a whole NEW world to exist in, SO, what the heck is going on???

As I read the news from around the world, my whole being is pained! The things that are happening at any hour of the day, are just crazy, even insane; for instance, Pakistan has suffered an earthquake which has left hundreds dead, and insurgents are firing at rescue attempts, and worse! This is only one incident upon dozens, where sanity seems to be gone...

PRAY, dear people, PRAY, and ASK *GOD* to aid us in our plight! PRAY for one another, and tap into the stores of LOVE within; that is the beginning of betterment!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013