HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TO KNOW IS TO LOVE...

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...

TO KNOW IS TO LOVE...

To KNOW *GOD*, THE LORD, is to LOVE HIM!!!

The same is true with humans; we cannot LOVE, or hate without knowing someone, EVEN THOUGH the biggest practice in the world is to evaluate others VOID of any knowledge of them! HOW can we LOVE or hate when we do not know someone???

You see, this is WHY HE TEACHES us to refrain from judging others; to refrain from hating; to refrain from any negative which creates adversity, as we often, do NOT KNOW whom we are judging, hating, and being negative towards! IF we could LEARN the lessons in this understanding, there would be NO prejudice, bias, dissension, animosity, judgement, anger, hostility, hatred, and all else negative; then the world could heal, and LOVE would rule! Sounds like a pipe dream, but REALITY has it that THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE, according to THE LORD *GOD*, and HIS WILL, which is PURELY GOOD, and GOODNESS!!!

We DON'T know when we might be acting wrongly towards special messengers of *GOD*! We just DON'T know anything, or anyone, UNTIL we take the time to KNOW!!!

WHY do SO many people place more importance on themselves, and those of their lineage, or association, over others? *GOD* is against partiality, therefore we are to be also, though it IS extremely difficult for us, as we so witness in this plane...

GALATIANS 6: 3...
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

It is very common for a man to look upon himself as wiser and better than other men, and as fit to dictate to them. Such a one deceives himself; by pretending to what he has not, he puts a cheat upon himself, and sooner or later will find the sad effects. This will never gain esteem, either with God or men. Every one is advised to prove his own work. The better we know our own hearts and ways, the less shall we despise others, and the more be disposed to help them under infirmities and afflictions.

THE KINGDOM IS AT HAND; time is short; we are SO wrong minded, thanks to the world, THEREFORE, EACH GIFT of a day BY THE LORD, IS the time to LEARN more, more, and more of what is HOLY, what is right, what is just, what is good, FOR HIS GLORY, and the GOOD of ALL! NOW IS the perfect time to embrace those lessons that will LEAD us past our wrongs, and GLORIFY HIM!!!

Some wrongs we are ALL involved in, such as thinking we are better than others, judging others without knowing them, and all related to this matter, and silly us, it is simply a matter of LEARNING, then CORRECTING what the world has wrongly taught us!!!

LOVE IS THE LAW, and LOVE PERFECTS what is imperfect, so let us STUDY LOVE, EMBRACE IT, UTILIZE IT, GIVE IT, and REMAIN IN IT, then all will be well with us TO THE GLORY OF THE LORD!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014
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