HEAVENLY INCLINED...: LET YOUR LOVE SHINE LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE WORLD...

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...

LET YOUR LOVE SHINE LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE WORLD...

There is LOVE in the air, ALWAYS, because *GOD* IS LOVE, and HE IS ever near! HIS LOVE is benevolent without end, and teaches us the finesse of LOVING! HIS LOVE SHOWS us HOW to LOVE, and the finer details of what comprises this LOVE! HIS LOVE is to die for, though in doing so, there is found LIFE eternal!!!

*GODLY* LOVE is PURELY motivated, with no agenda, save for the overall well-being, and health of all in it's path! It is incorruptible, and without discrimination, prejudice, or bias! It is simply, ever moving forward of itself, touching, inspiring, and empowering all in it's path...

Alas, human's have taken this LOVE as their own, in their free will, and self-inclination have distorted it's PURITY! It has been overshadowed by emotion, pride, desire, and passions of the human condition, tainted and defiled by the world, and it's ways, HOWEVER, that DOESN'T affect *GODLY* LOVE AT ALL, it merely finds us void of it's full measure of benevolence! LOVE ISN'T changed by us, that is impossible, because LOVE has no other purpose than what is good, right, and just! While we misuse what is given us, that does not alter it's state in ANY way! We can negate LOVE, and abuse it, yet it remains LOVE forever, without falter...

Crucial to fidelity is LOVE, and fidelity IS vital to our relationship with *GOD*, as well as with others! Fidelity is the product of understanding, and living in LOVE! Fidelity spans from beyond FAITHFULNESS, as fidelity KEEPS one aligned with certain characteristics, behaviours, thoughts, actions, and reactions which FURTHER provide what is good, right, and just! There is NO reward in LOVE greater than the reward of it's POSITIVE benefits, which always returns in fullness, never void...

LOVE IS FOR GIVING, for the sake of goodness, for the sake of *GOD*, and HIS GLORY, and the optimization of ALL in HIS CREATION! LOVE is useless withheld, and hoarded! LOVE HAS to be free flowing, and always on the move!!!

THE LORD COMMANDS us to LOVE; first HIM, then others! In this LOVE, we are to develop in goodness, in grace, in mercy, in charity, in total selflessness, always seeking to promote HIM, HIS WILL, HIS GLORY, and the good of ALL! HE KNOWS what HE is doing, and WHY we NEED to learn, then live in the LOVE HE COMMANDS of us! HE HEARS the cries of those whom LOVE doesn't quite reach, because humanity has taken this PERFECT LOVE, and TRIED to make it their own, riddled with conditions, and all sorts of tainted distortions! To LOVE as HE bids IS to CARE, IN COMPASSION FOR ALL, void of negatives of ANY kind; just a free flowing release of goodness for HIS GLORY, and the health, and well-being of others!!!

I see photos, and videos, and have witnessed myself, the lack of LOVE in our society, as people kick those who are downed, deny those who are in need, and on the ugliness goes! IF we understood LOVE, there would be no one downed, lying on the streets, starving, unclothed, lonely, and so forth! LOVE TAKES CARE OF ALL IN IT'S PATH, and since we are OF LOVE, this IS part, and parcel to our relationship with *GOD*!!!

There are many things which make up the body of LOVE, and it IS to our benefit to learn them, understand them, embrace them, and utilize them! Those who STRIVE to exist in this PERFECT LOVE SHALL find recompense as they could never imagine, for THE LORD BLESSES those who HONOUR HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAY, HIS LOVE!!!

Again, HE says that IF WE LOVE HIM, we WILL KEEP HIS COMMANDS; LOVE! It is in this LOVE that HE sees the heart HE will judge!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014
BIBLICAL, and/or other references marked BOLDLY IN COLOURS

BLESS THE LORD, PRAISE HIM ALWAYS, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, REJOICE IN HIS PRESENCE, LOVE, and CARE of us, and HONOUR HIM BY BEING HIS REFLECTION in ALL ways, ALL of the days!!!

1 comment:

Lynda said...: There are over a hundred BIBLE verses depicting LOVE, and more concerning LOVING, and all the factors which comprise LOVE, which runs through the ENTIRE WORD, like a river which runs to HIS THRONE!!!; February 3, 2014 at 12:11 PM