SLOW down, take it EASY, read THE WORD with intent, and diligence; give it time to meld into the being; it IS imperative TO allow it to seep into the heart, the spirit, the being!!!

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.

MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS!!!
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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...

EVERYBODY PRAISE THE LORD: LINCOLN BREWSTER

LENT REFLECTIONS: SAFETY IN THE LORD = KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WORD...

You know, finding a needle in a haystack will be far easier to accomplish than for many to embrace their FAITH, LOVE, and FAITHFULNESS...

There is great lack of understanding that each of the aforementioned, MUST be honed, and attended to constantly, and consistently, BECAUSE evil, and deception, and opposition, to THE LORD, and HIS own, is EVER near, and it IS part of the things to come, that people be shaken OUT of their devotion, OUT of their LOVE, out of what they KNOW to be TRUE, by the enemy! Those who DON'T apply much to their relationship with THE LORD, could be taken on the winds of time, by signs, wonders, and other such which the enemy WILL use to remove as many from THE CHURCH as is feasible! There is to be a time of deception such as we have not seen, one that could be compared to the tempting of CHRIST; though because of the laxity, and complacency of FAITH, many will be lost! This is IMPORTANT to understand, to KNOW, and to align to, for the sake of our eternal standing...

We should LOVE THE LORD enough to be constant, and consistent in HIS WILL, though it goes even deeper than that; in that, IN HIS LOVE for us, HE HAS PROVIDED for us, particulars to study, understand, and train in, THAT we are ALWAYS as safe as can be, no matter what comes to pass! There is MUCH written about what will come upon us, and how we MUST be ready; strong, enabled, empowered, in order to withstand the dangers ahead! The enemy is going to deceive like we cannot fathom, or believe! TRUST *GOD* IN THIS, and ALL matters of THE WAY!!!
2 THESSALONIANS 2, DANIEL 7, 8 & 11, JOHN 17, EPHESIANS 5, 1 TIMOTHY 4, 1 JOHN 4, & REVELATION 13, are but a few MIGHTY messages reiterating the necessity to develop into a strength undaunted by the enemy(ies) of *GOD*!!!

Apostle Paul URGES us to TRAIN in RIGHTEOUSNESS with all we have; heart, body, mind, and spirit, THAT we KNOW what to expect, and CAN withstand what is to come! No worldly war can match the one which is ahead for those of THE LORD, because never has such treachery, or deception been unleashed on Earth! This SHOULD scare us, and INSPIRE us to SEEK *GOD*, and HIS WILL, WAY, and WORD, THAT we are safe in the times to come! THE KINGDOM of *GOD* IS ALWAYS at hand, anyway, because we know NOT when HE is coming, nor do we understand the power of evil in this world, and SO, KNOWLEDGE, and PREPARATION ARE NECESSARY TO EACH day...
We CAN'T appreciate, fully, HEAVEN, if we do not understand, or know hell, and we can't ALIGN properly, if we deny that one exists but the other does not! The evil of this world is bent on taking us down, and is NOT going to be mild in doing so, albeit MANY deceptions are subtle enough to change our eternal destination, just like that, IF we are NOT aware!!!

IF there were no real danger, there would not have been need of THE PASCHAL LAMB, and WHILE HE has offered HIMSELF for our sins, it remains that WE, as ONE with HIM, shall suffer as HE did, which will be worse for us, because we DON'T understand, acknowledge, or believe in what is to come; IF we did, we WOULD live according to HIS WILL, and to HIS WAY, and to HIS WORD...
STUDY to show thyself approved; STUDY to show thyself STRONG in ALL instances of adversity, and in the direct line of the adversary, who ASPIRES to remove us from our inheritance...

You see, he USES FEAR to make us run from THE WORD OF *GOD*, so that the veil is placed over us, even though it was removed by CHRIST! The enemy is intelligent, knowledgeable, cunning, and will NOT relent in his quest!!!

DON'T fear THE WORD, fear what ignorance of THE WORD WILL render: your TRUE LIFE RELIES ON IT!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014
BIBLICAL, and/or other references marked BOLDLY IN COLOURS
PRAISE THE LORD ALWAYS, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, REJOICE IN HIS LOVING CARE for us, HONOUR HIM BY ALLEGIANCE, THANK HIM, BE GRATEFUL, and PRAY EVERMORE!!!

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Lynda said...

Many of our own Families, Friends, and Associates run from THE TRUTH, instead only clinging to that which makes them feel good, and so, it IS IMPERATIVE to share such messages to DEEPEN the appreciation, and necessity of THE GIFT OF CHRIST JESUS!!!

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MALACHI 2:7-8...
7/ "For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth men should seek instruction—because he is the messenger of the LORD Almighty.
8/ But you have turned from the way and by your teaching have caused many to stumble; you have violated the covenant with Levi," says the LORD Almighty...
When you GIVE HOPE, you find HOPE, and, any time you find HOPE, be sure to GIVE it to someone else!!!

By FAITH we sleep, by FAITH we live, by FAITH we keep...lw'12

HOSEA 6:6...
For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than holocausts.

(MATTHEW 9:13 & MATTHEW 12)

The world over, needs prayers, day in, day out! LET US PRAY WITHOUT CEASING! Let LOVE be the voice we lift UP to *GOD*! May HE BLESS us, and, may we allow HIM to show us THE WAY!!! PRAISE HIS MIGHTY name, and, GLORIFY HIM in thought, action, and, reaction!!!
The messengers of PEACE, in the heart of LOVE, have been handpicked by the Creator *GOD*, from the ranks of life, for HE knows the effectiveness of using those who have survived the worst, and now understand the best. In this way, the warriors of PEACE & LOVE are empowered, with strength, fortitude, longwithstanding, therefore, enabled to create ripples in the minds, & lives of mankind...

No GREATER LOVE exists:

No GREATER LOVE exists:
as CHRIST JESUS died for me, I, also die in HIM, and, ONLY IN HIM, do I find LIFE...

LOVE ONE ANOTHER---DAN LUEDERS

MAJESTY OF HIS GRACE RENEWED BY MORNING

MAJESTY OF HIS GRACE RENEWED BY MORNING