HEAVENLY INCLINED...: LISTEN, REALLY LISTEN...

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...

LISTEN, REALLY LISTEN...

Escalating tensions, from every side,
Anxieties rising, like a wayward tide,
People learning to distrust, based on what is said,
PEACE is difficult to keep in the head...

Rumours of wars, whispered animosities in every tongue,
Doesn't matter if one is old, or young,
Vision is limited to the voices of reason,
Even though they are full of treason...

We don't have to listen to the world, there is a voice on HIGH
One determined to lead us into the by, and by,
Filled with LOVE, and sincerity,
Listen to HIM, won't you, oh won't you, listen with me?
HIS voice isn't hard to hear, you only have to shut out the noise of the day,
Listen to HIM, oh listen to the healing things HE has to say,
Then FOLLOW HIM beyond the dangers, which waylay...

Plots are devised, the hours of this time, wasted on such,
The more we think we know, the farther we are out of touch;
Logic has bent, balance is lost,
Aggression tallies up the cost...

Exaggerated are the imaginings of a few, as they devise
To blind us with their lies,
No regard for the future, only what damage can be done now,
As if that were their purpose, somehow...

We shouldn't listen to the world, there is a voice on HIGH
One determined to lead us into the by, and by,
Filled with LOVE, and sincerity,
Listen to HIM, oh won't you listen, to the POSITIVITY?
HIS voice isn't hard to hear, you only have to shut out the noise of this day,
Listen to HIM, oh listen to the healing things HE has to say,
Then FOLLOW HIM, beyond the dangers, which waylay...

Increased apprehension is packing on weight in the soul
As wicked ploys take their toll,
People unsure if they should take a stand,
Then, pay heavily, for their lack of command...

MOST of us don't want to live this way,
We KNOW there is GOOD in every day;
Tired are the people of the deception, of the confusion,
Yet, complacency adds fuel to the fires of delusion...

We don't need to listen to the world, there is a voice on HIGH
One determined to lead us into the by, and by,
Filled with LOVE, and sincerity,
Listen to HIM, oh won't you listen with me?
HIS voice isn't hard to hear, you only have to shut out the noise of the day,
Listen to HIM, oh listen to the healing things HE has to say
Then FOLLOW HIM beyond the dangers, which waylay;
Listen, oh won't you listen with me,
To the voice of *GOD*, the voice of LOVE, and POSITIVITY?!!

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