HEAVENLY INCLINED...: FROM BEGINNING WITHOUT END: *GOD* IS WITH US...

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...

FROM BEGINNING WITHOUT END: GOD IS WITH US...

In EVERY day, there IS HOPE; it is THE LORD! In EVERY day there is something to be GRATEFUL for, no matter what!!!

Gratitude should be as close as is our breath, for *GOD'S* hand IS with us, and despite what the world throws our way, there IS ALWAYS something of HIS GOODNESS to embrace...

One might not have use of their legs, but they have use of their arms, their ears are good, their sight is good, and so forth! One might have to bear awful things in the hours of this day, as wars of persecution, and intolerance increase, but I am sure, there is at least one beautiful, heart-warming moment, hour, or presence included in this day, AND we HAVE the power to create such, for others, which then, comes back to us!!!

We CLING to what is wrong, INSTEAD we should clasp onto what is RIGHT, what is GOOD, what is JUST, EVEN when it seems to be hidden from us, BECAUSE THE LORD IS IN OUR MIDST, and IS FAITHFUL to the FAITHFUL! We have PRAYER, we have FAITH, thus, we ARE empowered to OVERCOME what is working hard to take us down!!!

EVERY *GOD* given day of existence is FOR HIS GLORY, and for our role in HIS GLORY! IN HIS GRACE, we work according TO HIS WILL to RESTORE what is wrong in this world, and to SHARE HIM with the world! What is down, we raise UP; what is sick, we heal; what is wayward, we put on THE PATH; what is endangered, we protect; what is lost, we find, and so on, NOT without HIM, but as being IN HIM, do we SHINE OF HIS GLORY for ALL in CREATION to bear witness to...

When we are heavy with strife, with distress, with matters of this world, DO we consider HIM? DO we turn to HIM? DO we RELY ON HIM? DO we TRUST HIM? DO we BELIEVE in order to receive of HIM? For the most part, when humans are anguished, they can concentrate on little else than what they are experiencing, and this is the gateway to affliction from the enemy! When we DECIDE to LIFT UP TO *GOD*, the windows to HEAVEN are opened, and HIS MIGHT WORKS FOR US!!!

Experience, yes, but do NOT cling, UNLESS it is to THE LORD! Cry, scream, get angry, and go THROUGH the emotions, but do NOT carry them around as baggage, for such CREATES the chains to which we are bound to this world! *GOD* IS OUR HOPE, OUR ROCK, OUR FORTRESS, our SURE, and PRESENT HELP, and IF we WAIT on HIM, with iron strong FAITH, HE WILL take us under HIS wing, and lead us to better times, and conditions! The human condition likes to wallow in the mire of the world, but the spirit SEEKS *GOD* FOREMOST, and cleaves to HIM, while THANKING HIM, PRAISING HIM, WORSHIPING HIM, REJOICING IN HIS CLOSE PROXIMITY, LOVE, and CARE, and PRAYS without ceasing!!!

Let us FIND HIM, and HIS GLORY even in the darkest clouds of despair! Let us BRING to others HIS LOVE, HIS GRACE, HIS MERCY, HIS EVERY GOODNESS, for in reality, that is ALL we sincerely, have to give, for everything else has been given by HIM!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014