HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TRIUMPH IS EVER WITH US...

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...

TRIUMPH IS EVER WITH US...

BE TRIUMPHANT IN THE LORD, NOW, no matter what is working against you, or HIM!!!

BE as the great examples of THE WORD! BE as a lion roaring HIS name, and HIS nature! BE strong, and encouraged, for ONLY HE CAN GUIDE, LEAD, and SAVE, according to HIS WILL! BELIEVE with ALL within, and STAND STEADY when the world would shake you silly!!!

I have had my own battles, great battles throughout the years I have lived, and I KNOW *GOD* DELIVERED me! I can only imagine what some of the world is facing right now, but TRUST IN HIM MUST REIGN OVER ALL else! FAITH measured as small as a mustard seed can move mountains, and so, IF we BELIEVE IN *GOD*, we MUST RETAIN BELIEF THAT HE IS MOVING MOUNTAINS FOR HIS OWN! We must also remember that everything works according to HIS WILL, that HIS time is NOT like ours, as well as we are being tried, and tested, to be proven, thus, even when all is spinning beyond control, RELY ON HIM, HOLD FAST TO HIM, and DO NOT BE SWAYED by fear, doubt, or the emotions which consume the ability to REMAIN IN HIM!!!

I BELIEVE, as did the notable ancients, like David, Daniel, Joshua, and others, THAT HE IS WORKING FOR my safety, for my overall good, and DELIVERANCE from what is against HIM, and me! I BELIEVE that TOTAL TRUST IN HIM PROVES HIM TO the world, and eradicates what hinders HIS own, again, according to HIS WILL! Sometimes we must find PEACE in the knowledge that HIS WILL WORKS for the good of those who LOVE HIM, and so, even when the most wicked of the wicked contend with us, we HAVE the strength to TRUST IN HIS WILL!!!

Here is a complicated area of REMAINING IN THE LORD during great battles; in our fears, in our anxieties, in our disturbed psyche, we refer to SELF OVER *GOD*, albeit unwillingly, or knowingly, it is like a trip switch of reaction, which has largely been wired by the world, and it's enemy! So, when we refer to the self, or selfish agony, not attuned with HIS WILL, we become vulnerable, and the enemy has his way with us, as well as, we all but cut off the direct line to *GOD*, because we falter, sway, and become plagued by what is happening, instead of TRUSTING HIM, RELYING ON HIM, and finding STRENGTH IN HIM!!!

IN those great battles, the darkness of deception SNAGS our minds, which creates doubt, and increases negativity, making us overly sensitive to our plights! We are then, weakened in our very FAITH, which sees us cowering to what is occurring, and then, almost unconsciously, we react in the self, to defend, and protect ourselves, which is natural to the ways of the world, but NOT to the WILL OF *GOD*! The correct way to react evades us as we react instantly, to whatever we face! We are SO lost in the circumstance, conditions, or situation that we FORGET HOW TO INVOKE THE MIGHT OF THE LORD, IF we even remember to remember HIM! This is HOW the enemy works in us, THROUGH our weakened state of mind, and faltering FAITH!!!

WHEN the events of the day overpower us, HOW can HIS POWER prevail? *GOD* SHOULD BE as is our own skin in proximity to our minds, and reactions, THAT when life hits the fan, we KNOW what to do, which first IS TO PRAY, and THEN TO BELIEVE that HE IS LISTENING, and WORKING for us, as we move forward, PRAISING, WORSHIPING, and HONOURING HIM, in which case HIS GLORY IS OURS!!!

Easier said than done, I know, and yet, with diligent adherence TO HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAY, HIS WORD, it becomes second nature, and BENEFITS us exceedingly, at all times, but especially when faced with what is of the enemy!!!

BE NOW, TRIUMPHANT IN THE LORD! BE OPEN TO HIS POWERS! RELY ON HIM, TRUST HIM, and ALLOW HIS SUPERNATURAL WAYS to MANIFEST, for HE IS FAITHFUL TO THE FAITHFUL, and he who stands firm to the end IS the one who will be saved (MATTHEW 24: 13)!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014
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