HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THIS GIFT CALLED FRIDAY!!!

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...

THIS GIFT CALLED FRIDAY!!!

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...

Let us find the JOY, and give thanks, for despite all the world's problems, and our own, *GOD* DOES bring much to be thankful for in this very day! Let us learn to count our BLESSINGS, take them to heart, and to share them with others, and let us NEVER relent in PRAYER! Let us BE exemplification of HIS BEAUTY, and let us UPLIFT others in our FAITHFULNESS! Let us PRAISE THE LORD, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, REJOICE IN HIS LOVING CARE for us, and let us HONOUR HIM IN all we think, say, and do, for the good of others, and FOR HIS GLORY!!!

EACH day IS a gift, and as we have noticed lately, throughout the world, and even closer to home, time is precious, and therefore, best used constructively, and proactively, for in doing so, there is well-being, which then, as all things do, spirals forward! If we are lost in despair, what good can we bring anyone else, and what good does this day hold, and what GLORY can we bring to *GOD*, who GAVE us this day for the purpose of using towards fulfillment of HIS WILL???

My heart is heavy, but my JOY in THE LORD supersedes what would like to bring me down! BALANCE is KEY to survival, to growth, to development, to SHINING of HIM for all the world to bear witness to! Things ARE going to happen which upset us, which cause suffering, and so forth, it is the way of this fallen world, BUT WE HAVE THE LORD AS OUR LIGHT, a LIGHT which IS as a balm of health, vitality, and vigor! PRAISE HIM all the while, and soon tears will be replaced by a heartfelt smile!!!

I wish you a weekend full of LOVE, of PEACE, of happiness, of rest, of relaxation, of being renewed, and comforted! May *GOD* BLESS and BE with us, and may we BLESS, and BE with HIM in more than thought or words! Take care, and MUCH LOVE!!! OXOXOXO

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