HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE WAR THAT NEVER ENDS..

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...

THE WAR THAT NEVER ENDS..

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The only war that never ends, and is host to all other wars,
is the war against LOVE, the LOVE which THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY COMMANDS us to exist in, for it is LOVE which holds the answers for all which is wrong in this old, troubled world...

The LOVE *GOD* speaks of is void of wrongness, injustice, hostility, and all which is negative, evil, or wicked! WHY it is more difficult to discover this TRUTH than to devise ways to harm one another is beyond me, but that we DON'T care to even TRY to tap into the wondrous benefits of this LOVE speaks volumes for the very heart of humanity!!!

Time is shortening every *GOD* given day, and it is likely that we will destroy one another prior to HIS arrival, in which case, judgement will see even worse of HIS wrath!!!

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We can hate just like that, and it makes no sense, because hate makes life full of adversity, of suffering, of stagnation, of inferiority, and much worse! We IGNORE the WISDOM OF *GOD*, LOVE, which would alleviate all suffering, all negativity, all woes! What the hail is wrong with us???

Many people base the LOVE *GOD* COMMANDS on their experience of human LOVE, which is senseless, because it is obvious that humans fail LOVE time, and again! LOVE CANNOT fail, but we fail LOVE pathetically, because we choose to LOVE in human ways OVER *GODLY* ways!!!

IF we WANTED to, we could change the whole world BY LOVING as HE WILLS! It wouldn't happen overnight, but it wouldn't take long for the POSITIVE effects of LOVE to begin working! AND HE would SURELY, add SUPERNATURALLY to our efforts, as HE WOULD BE PLEASED, which would invoke HIS powers of favour!!!

Because we are raised in opposition to what is best for us, it IS difficult for us to grasp, to study enough to understand, and to utilize what HE mandates, HOWEVER, WITH HIM ALL IS POSSIBLE, and WHEN we are doing right, BLESSINGS fall from HEAVEN like manna did in the desert...

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People balk at the LOVE HE WILLS for us to embrace; they find ways to discredit it, but they are actually, discrediting themselves, and harming others in the process, because when LOVE is denied, we are denying one another, and removing ourselves farther from HIM, which means we are endangered by evil, and wickedness, and its increase, and so, everything from poverty, to being able to rest at night, is challenged...

Complacency, and acceptance of living in perpetual war has slowed, even shrouded the understanding of LOVE, but I tell you what, if no one desires the LOVE *GOD* WILLS of us, we won't be spending time in HIS company, and we will suffer even worse than the worst sufferings of this world...

Let us TRULY consider HIS DECREE to LOVE, and let us discover the endless fountain of benevolence therein, after all we have nothing to lose, and everything to gain, including TRUE, and LASTING LIFE in THE KINGDOM of THE MOST HIGH *GOD*!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014

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When we understand that this time is NOT about us, instead about *GOD* whom IS LOVE, we can begin to lose the behaviours which keep us warring against one another, against LOVE!!!

There are 100 BIBLE verses about LOVE, 100 about LOVING as *GOD* has LOVED us, over 40 about LOVING one another, 100 about LOVE is right, and I could add more! STUDY TO LEARN, to embrace, to find the will to utilize LOVE!!!