HEAVENLY INCLINED...: FEAR NOT THE TERROR OF NIGHT, NOR THE ARROWS THAT FLY BY DAY...

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...

FEAR NOT THE TERROR OF NIGHT, NOR THE ARROWS THAT FLY BY DAY...

Things that happen in this day, near or far, have within them, lessons and encouragement, no matter how horrible they are, as we are strengthened by the courage, and steadfastness of others...

Some of the happenings in this world are beyond even the wickedness which resides in, or is incited in humanity, and so, knowledge is imperative, as we seek *GOD* in the midst of what is evil...

Many of the FAITH WILL cower to fear, lose heart, and faint, yet this is due to imperfect RELIANCE, and TRUST IN THE LORD, as horror is allowed the power to snag, snare, and captivate the sensibility which RETAINS TRUTH...

How very difficult it is for anyone to face the sorts of things we ALL face this day, and yet, to do so, IS THE PROOF of HIM in us! Right now there are unthinkable crimes being committed against humanity, and there is little help from this world, BUT OUR HELP IS THE LORD, AND ON HIM WE MUST RELY, and REMAIN IN, for HE ALONE, HAS POWER OVER all powers!!!

Temptation is MORE than what we experience in a normal day, it IS facing the enemy face on, and BEING ABLE TO REMAIN IN *GOD* regardless of the floods set forth by fear, which CAN drown the weak of FAITH! Be reminded that our enemy is NOT flesh, and blood, and that our FAITH MUST be SOLID, and armored, THAT we can RESIST THE FIERY darts, and RETAIN our standing, WHILE we PRAY TO THE LORD, PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIM, and TRUST IN HIM, regardless of the panic the enemy arouses, and uses!!!

We are taught, and bid to KEEP our thoughts on that ABOVE, BECAUSE what is of the world CAN separate us from THE LORD, IF we ALLOW it to, by means of being overtaken by the reactions which what is of the world brings forth, which IS the intent of evil! Let us NOT be bound by the world, for this is NOT our TRUTH, and we ARE ENABLED BY THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY EVER...

*GOD* BE WITH US, it IS unsettling to witness the increase of wicked evils in this world, and we feel so helpless, BUT WE ARE NOT HELPLESS IF WE REMAIN IN THE LORD, RELY ON HIM, and COUNT ON HIM TO DELIVER us, as we KNOW HE WILL take care of HIS OWN, and HE WILL eradicate ALL evil eternally...

It BEGINS, and ENDS in the MIND; in other words, the effects of evil ARE increased when the mind ALLOWS emotions to puff up the powers of evil! IF we are TRAINED IN *GOD*, we are CONFIDENT, even when disturbed, and we DON'T cower to fear; for we were NOT given THE SPIRIT of fear, instead of POWER, LOVE, and SELF-DISCIPLINE, which means we ARE ENLIGHTENED, ENABLED, ENRICHED, ENDOWED, EMPOWERED, and ENCOURAGED IN HIM, BY HIM, at ALL TIMES, even when it seems impossible!!!

STRENGTHEN your drooping arms, and feeble knees, and TRUST IN THE LORD, WHO IS YOUR CHAMPION, and WILL take care of you, no matter how awful it seems, or is! We HAVE examples all around us of those who STAND STRONG IN FAITH, DESPITE their circumstances, and THESE ARE REMINDERS that ALL whom BELONG TO HIM, should do the same, now, and always!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014
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