HEAVENLY INCLINED...: WHO CAN DEPICT THE GRANDEUR OF THE LORD???

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...

WHO CAN DEPICT THE GRANDEUR OF THE LORD???

All the beauty of what comprises CREATION as a whole, could not measure more than a drop next to THE LORD, our *GOD*! HIS beauty, HIS SPLENDOR is indescribable, yet, so alive, so manifest, so evident!!!

HE touches so deeply in the being without physical proof that HE has done so, however, it is felt, it is known, it sears into the core, and leaves a lasting essence of HIS PRESENCE!!!

Mysterious are the ways HE inspires, causing growth, bring UP the desire to become the good found within, and to carry that forth! HE motivates in ways unknown, though powerfully so!!!

HIS WILL teaches inscrutably; we are compelled by HIS WILL, often unknowingly so; sometimes only evident after we have thought, said, did, or reacted! HIS GENIUS IS FLUID, and POTENT; reaching the innermost conscience, and intellect, void of our awareness! HE MOVES in us, through us, and around us for the sake of our connection to HIS WILL, and it's endless purposefulness to our existence in this time...

We are renewed, restored, regenerated, and revived, albeit the slowness with which it becomes apparent to us! HE works in us to bring us into a state of well-being, of overall health, and vitality, that we RISE ABOVE what might hinder, plague, and distract us!!!

When we turn to HIM, it might be years before we KNOW HIM, HIS WILL, and HIS WAYS, but, HE IS PATIENT, and constantly tends to us, nurturing us in ways unexplained, PROVIDING us with the necessities to flourish in HIS name, FOR HIS GLORY, and for our safety, good, and continued advancements!!!

WHO can eloquently, or elaborately detail, or distinguish the MAGNIFICENCE of THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY? Not I, though I will never relent in expounding HIM in the best of my heart's ability, for truly, NONE other is worthy! HOW can I particularize, or make apparent, HE who is beyond me; HE who is *GOD*, HE who is ALL, and EVERYTHING???

All I know is that HIS LOVE has over-filled me, has bettered me, enhanced me, UPLIFTED me, enabled me, enriched me, endowed me, enlightened me, encouraged me, and empowered me, and that HIS LOVE has energized, and led me to, not only FOLLOW HIM, but to exemplify HIM, in the best of my understanding, and capacities!!!

THE LORD IS in me, and I am in HIM; we share a relationship premised upon LOVE, TRUTH, LIGHT, and HIS WILL! If I never forsake HIM, HE will never forsake me! HE HAS SHOWN me THE WAY, and I WILLINGLY, entered THE PATH of HIS WAY, in which case, as long as I remain ON said PATH, with SINCERITY of REGARD for HIS SOVEREIGNTY OVER myself, HE shall lead me, guide me, protect me, and provide all I need for the journey home!!!

Yes, it is nearly impossible to depict the OMNIPOTENT, OMNISCIENT, OMNIPRESENT GRANDEUR of THE ALMIGHTY *GOD*, though with HIM, NOTHING is impossible, and so...

REV. LWINSOR © 2014

TO THE LORD *GOD* BE THE GLORY: may we GLORIFY HIM in all of ways, all of our days!!!

1 comment:

Lynda said...: My eyes don't see HIM IN HIS GLORY, though my heart DOES SEE HIM, HIS GLORY, and shares eagerly with me, HIS flawless, infinite beauty! This IS FAITH, THIS IS LOVE, THIS IS the GRACE HE GIVES OF LOVE! ♥♥♥; January 26, 2014 at 11:45 AM