HEAVENLY INCLINED...: MONDAY'S MEETING OF THE MINDS: THE DAY IS WORTHY...

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...

MONDAY'S MEETING OF THE MINDS: THE DAY IS WORTHY...

It is Monday, and a new week, THANKS BE TO THE LORD *GOD*, whose LOVE, compassion, and patience has brought us this far! The seasons are changing, the hours of daylight are growing shorter, the temperatures are dropping, but this IS the day THE LORD has made, and in it, shall HE hear the gratitude of the informed...

To begin a new day is to embrace the WILL OF *GOD*, and to use this as our starting point, our strength, our courage, and our overall direction, for ALL works according to HIS WILL, despite resistance to it, and time here on this Earth is all the sweeter WITH HIM than it is without HIM...

Fear of THE LORD IS the beginning of WISDOM to exist according to HIS WILL, then comes LOVE for HIM, and for others, which opens UP to ALL which will exemplify HIM IN us, and produces in us, evidence OF HIM IN us! In existing IN THE LORD comes a certain PEACE, found in RELIANCE ON HIM, TRUST IN HIM, and from the overall knowledge of BELONGING TO HIM, NOT the world! EACH GIFT of a day IS a perfect time to get closer to our reality, and to SHARE HIM with the world, from the subtlest of ways, to outright proclamation of HIM, which invokes HIM in this time...

CHRIST JESUS not only teaches us, HE SHOWED us, through HIS own time on this plane, exactly, THE WILL OF *GOD*, as HE, in little time, walked this Earth for our sake, and THE WAY TO VICTORY! In these lessons, HE left us a PERFECT model to study, embrace, and utilize, but alas, we get caught up in the fact that it is difficult for us, hence, we lose heart, as we try to exist in both the world, and HIM! It cannot be done, for though we are IN this world, we are NOT OF this world, in which case, we HAVE to look TO HIM FOR what we NEED to FOLLOW HIM as we should...

The more we open UP TO HIS WILL, the easier it is for us to manage HIS footsteps, despite that we will yet be challenged along THE PATH! When we KNOW THE TRUTH, it IS as a laser beam directing us! Surely, we WILL face all sorts of obstacles, provocations, confrontations, and so on, yet we ARE enabled BY HIM to the end, IF our FAITH, and FAITHFULNESS REMAIN INTACT, and FOCUSED UPON HIM!!!

In these troubled, uncertain times, we HAVE A WAY, albeit, in our facing what is before us, we often think, act, and react in the flesh before we do so IN HIM, and this adds to the dilemma's we encounter! IF we COULD be SO tuned INTO HIM as to TOTALLY RELY ON HIM, the ease of moving through this time would be great! IF we could learn to react IMMEDIATELY with PRAYER, and calling UPON HIM, we would be less inclined to act in the flesh, for we KNOW we are NOT of the flesh, therefore, it is cunning trickery of the opponent that we do so! I know, because, especially when things happen quickly, I HAVE reacted according to the human condition, instead of by the spirit, and have then, had to deal with the effects therein, involved! SO much time would be spared IF we could simply, act at all times, in the spirit, and IN HIS WILL...

We live, we learn, we practice, we improve; THESE are KEY to GROWTH IN HIM, and so, we DON'T get discouraged as we bumble along, instead, we KEEP ON according TO HIS WILL, WHILE PLACING all in HIS hands, and BELIEVING without falter!!!

No matter what arises in this time, THE LORD *GOD* IS as close as our heartbeat, and so we SHOULD COUNT ON HIM to assist us! We SHOULD be well instructed by now to KNOW HE HAS our backs, and IS leading us, and IS moving mountains for us! Let us approach EACH day, and EVERY hour of said day with CONFIDENCE FROM THE THRONE, THAT the world SEES HIM in all we think, say, or do! Let us GLORIFY HIM by the second BY ALLOWING HIM, and HIS WILL TO do what is already done according TO HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAY, HIS WORD!!!

Have a beautiful week, stand strong, BE a BLESSING for others, LOVE as HE LOVES, PRAY, PRAISE, WORSHIP, REJOICE, and HONOUR THE LORD, for HE IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIGHT, THE END GOAL of this journey, AND BE JOYOUS for HIS EVERY GIFT!!!

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