HEAVENLY INCLINED...: October 2014

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...

IN THIS LATE DATE, DO YOU 'KNOW' WHOM TO FOLLOW???

Interesting... I just read an article which states that a growing number of Priests, and Pastors, in various countries, openly admit to, either doubting the existence of *GOD*, or to, no longer believing in HIM!!!

2 KINGS 22: 8-13...
8---Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan who read it.

MATTHEW 5: 13-16...
13---“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

TUESDAY'S THOUGHTS: IDOLATRY...

Every day, someone will die from what they most LOVE...

One bad whisper about a person to another, even void of fact, or truth, spirals forth, and before you know it, a great number of people have heard something negative about that person, whether it is warranted, correct, or not...

REVELATIONS 21...
1---Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.

2 CORINTHIANS 4...
1---Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart,

A day brings news; more, and more often, awful news, but the FAITHFUL ought to stand IN *GOD*, and remain firm...

TITUS 3: 3-8...
3---For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

Leave NOTHING to chance, RELY ON THE LORD!!!

1 THESSALONIANS 5: 19...
Do not quench the Spirit;

2 TIMOTHY 3: 13-17...
13---But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

It's a crazy, troubled world we live in; often it seems like these times are worse than any previous, though really, they aren't, and our role in all of this is to remain as disentangled as is feasible, while moving onward in the name of THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY...

I haven't been around because I have a flu, and cold so bad that I can't stay awake more than 15 minutes at a time!

BY THE GRACE, and LOVE of THE LORD *GOD*, it is Friday, and while the world is riddled with great troubles, let us find PEACE IN HIM, in our FAITH, as we go forth in gratitude, and assurance of HIS hand in our lives...

MOLOKAI: THE STORY OF FATHER DAMIEN MOVIE...

It is important for us to be reminded of our role in this time, of what LOVE of *GOD* means, and is, and how we can step into reflecting CHRIST JESUS selflessly!

Shame, shame, shame on those who are rejecting the orphaned Children of Parents who died from Ebola;

Do we not understand, or know THE LORD our *GOD*???

Summer has ended, Autumn is more than in the wings,

JOHN 2: 23-25...
23---Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing.

A Man in our extensive extended Family, recently went home to THE LORD: it is a BLESSING that he was called home...

2 CHRONICLES 36: 15-16...
15---The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place;

We spend our days full of thoughts pertaining to our own lives, though we might consider some others along the way,

CRY OUT TO JESUS---THIRD DAY

To everyone who's lost someone they love

LET US PRAY---STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN

AS THE DAY UNFOLDS, LET US PRAY...

As we face new afflictions day by day, let us PRAY, let us PRAY, let us PRAY!!!

This week's word is:
Responsibility [N]

SUNDAY'S SACRED SCRIPTURES: JEHOSHAPHAT'S RELIANCE ON THE LORD...

2 CHRONICLES 20: 5-9...
5---Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD before the new court,

SATURDAY'S SOUNDNESS: NATURAL DISASTERS, DESTRUCTION, DISEASE, PLAGUES: BLESSINGS & CURSES...

Question: "What does the Bible say about pandemic diseases/sicknesses?"

SONG OF PRAISE FOR GOD'S FAVOUR...

ISAIAH 25...
1---O LORD, You are my God;

GLORIFIED---NEW LIFE WORSHIP

WEDNESDAY'S WISDOM: IMMORALITY & THE BODY OF THE CHURCH..

1 CORINTHIANS 5: 9-13...
9---I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people;

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!!!

HOLINESS: in the highest sense belongs to God (Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 15:4), and to Christians as consecrated to God's service, and in so far as they are conformed in all things to the will of God (Romans 6:19; Romans 6:22; Ephesians 1:4; Titus 1:8; 1 Peter 1:15). Personal holiness is a work of gradual development. It is carried on under many hindrances, hence the frequent admonitions to watchfulness, prayer, and perseverance (1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Ephesians 4:23; Ephesians 4:24).

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