SLOW down, take it EASY, read THE WORD with intent, and diligence; give it time to meld into the being; it IS imperative TO allow it to seep into the heart, the spirit, the being!!!

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.

MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS!!!
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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...

EVERYBODY PRAISE THE LORD: LINCOLN BREWSTER

MONDAY'S MEETING OF THE MINDS: THE HOLY BIBLE...

Some seem to think that studying, teaching, or sharing THE WORD is unnecessary, even wrong---

that FAITH alone, will lead us...

We are to KNOW *GOD*, and HIS WILL, and so, SCRIPTURE exists FOR the purpose of our being ENABLED to know, and live in HIS WILL, as well as for HONING FAITH to the point that it SHALL withstand what could destroy it, AND that, bit by bit, we are more open to the spirit, which is led by THE SPIRIT, as IS optimized when housed in a temple worthy of THE LORD! NOT that we are striving as the ancients, and others to fulfill the law, for CHRIST JESUS does just that!!!

Our role is to OPEN UP TO HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, OVER the world in which we live now, THAT we are not deceived into what would remove us from HIM, and what lies ahead! IF we have NO understanding of HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, we are vulnerable, in more ways than imaginable! By opening UP to HIM, and HIS very nature, we are closer to HIM, thus more in ONENESS with HIM, and can HONESTLY, take part in a MUTUAL relationship with HIM...

A COVENANT is dual sided, *GOD'S*, and ours! It is NOT one-sided, despite the fact that HE ALONE has designed, and designated that we share in it, and that HIS GRACE, and MERCY ARE what fuel the manifestation of the benevolence therein! FAITH IS imminent, imperative, and precedes all else in the rest of our days, HOWEVER, when we ACTUALLY ALIGN TO HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, we are SHINING of HIM IN the world, which INSPIRES others to seek HIM, and PROVES HIM IN us! The NEW TESTAMENT is teeming with instruction, grounded ON the teachings of THE LORD, let alone the ENTIRE BIBLE! In THE written WORD, we grow into THE LIVING WORD, CHRIST, and thus, we HONOUR HIM, THE CHURCH, and ARE ONE WITH HIS PLAN!!!

Great confusion exists because of the idea that the hypocrites TRIED to HONOUR the law OVER accepting CHRIST, and it was thus written that it could not be done, that ONLY BY FAITH could they be saved! CHRIST was telling them, as were the Apostles/Disciples telling others, that BELIEF OPENS UP to what is required of THE LORD, for without belief IN CHRIST, what good is the law, for HE ALONE IS THE LAW, and ALL which perfects the being!?!

WILLINGNESS of ALLEGIANCE TO THE LORD, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, IS that which PRODUCES FRUITS of THE SPIRIT, which PROVES *GOD* IN us, and REFLECTS HIM in the darkness for others to take notice of, and to seek out! A *GODLY* person, BY sound reason, WILL SHINE of HIM in their overall existence, thought, acts, and reactions; it is simply, natural TO BEING ONE WITH HIM, in which case, HE IS PREEMINENT, DOMINANT, and VISIBLE FOR the good of all, THAT more, more, and more come INTO HIM, LEAVING the shroud of the world behind!!!
EVERYTHING in this time IS addressed in THE WORD, and so, another fine reason TO study it, for answers exist for ALL matters concerning the human condition, and all the challenges this world hurls our way!!!

*GOD* KNEW us before HE CREATED us, and because of the rebellious ones in the HEAVENS, with wicked intentions towards HIM, and us, worked it out TO OUR ADVANTAGE, IF we so CHOOSE HIM OVER all else! Thus, IN FAITH, we study, THAT TRUTH IS MELDED in us, and therefore, we ARE as HIS hands, HIS feet, HIS very heart in this world!!!

I could give a LOT more reasons WHY THE BIBLE SHOULD be utilized, for it IS THAT SUPERNATURAL, and is as a treasure trove of tools FOR THE JOURNEY! KNOWLEDGE gives our free will a RIGHTFUL path on which to develop according to HIS WILL; without knowledge our free will is more likely to appease the egocentric being OVER HIM...

Fallen angels, fallen souls, a fallen world, calls for LOVE, the kind of LOVE THE LORD has for us, and this LOVE we cannot begin to fathom, let alone employ without knowledge! NEVER forget, our TRUE self is as buried beneath the crustiness of worldliness, and there is far worse to deal with in the end times than what we deal with now, and as it is written, MANY will lose their foothold IF they are not enlightened, thus THE WORD!!!

It doesn't matter what anyone else says, or thinks, I have found GREAT usefulness in THE WORD, and even greater empowerment! I have found comfort, courage, strength, inspiration, guidance, direction, and increased communion with THE LORD; in short, I have found what I was missing, PRAISE THE LORD who OPENED my very being to receiving HIM!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014

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7/ "For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth men should seek instruction—because he is the messenger of the LORD Almighty.
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When you GIVE HOPE, you find HOPE, and, any time you find HOPE, be sure to GIVE it to someone else!!!

By FAITH we sleep, by FAITH we live, by FAITH we keep...lw'12

HOSEA 6:6...
For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than holocausts.

(MATTHEW 9:13 & MATTHEW 12)

The world over, needs prayers, day in, day out! LET US PRAY WITHOUT CEASING! Let LOVE be the voice we lift UP to *GOD*! May HE BLESS us, and, may we allow HIM to show us THE WAY!!! PRAISE HIS MIGHTY name, and, GLORIFY HIM in thought, action, and, reaction!!!
The messengers of PEACE, in the heart of LOVE, have been handpicked by the Creator *GOD*, from the ranks of life, for HE knows the effectiveness of using those who have survived the worst, and now understand the best. In this way, the warriors of PEACE & LOVE are empowered, with strength, fortitude, longwithstanding, therefore, enabled to create ripples in the minds, & lives of mankind...

No GREATER LOVE exists:

No GREATER LOVE exists:
as CHRIST JESUS died for me, I, also die in HIM, and, ONLY IN HIM, do I find LIFE...

LOVE ONE ANOTHER---DAN LUEDERS

MAJESTY OF HIS GRACE RENEWED BY MORNING

MAJESTY OF HIS GRACE RENEWED BY MORNING