HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TUESDAY'S THOUGHTS: THE LORD, OUR HOPE...

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...

TUESDAY'S THOUGHTS: THE LORD, OUR HOPE...

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

Leave NOTHING to human perception, RELY ON THE WORD OF THE LORD!!!

Leave NO room for the enemy, RELY ON THE WISDOM OF THE LORD!!!

Let NOT fear be common, RELY ON THE PROMISES OF THE LORD!!!

We ARE in 'exodus', from birth to death, from death to LIFE, in which case, we CHOOSE to follow our own designs, those of the deceiver, or we FOLLOW THE LORD! IF we seek THE LORD, we will understand TRUE LIFE, and we will FOLLOW HIM TO THE KINGDOM; we will NOT be in position to be shaken, then taken from our opportunity to claim our inheritance, and we WILL RELY ON *GOD* FOR ALL necessary to manage the exodus through the valley!!!

Not only are we in exodus to TRUE LIFE, we are in exodus, hourly, as we encounter the world head on! Without *GOD* we CANNOT navigate this time safely, nor can our HOPE be honoured, as the enemy, the great oppressor is MORE than bent on securing us to the fate of the world!!!

We are as puffs of smoke, mist on the terrain; here now, gone soon! Our powers are ONLY derived from the MOST HIGH *GOD*, and we are NOTHING without HIM; mere pawns in the already lost game of the evil one, as he aspires to gain advantage by stealing more, and more souls which belong TO THE LORD, but which are subject to free will, which determines the TRUTH of our choices in this time; allegiance with THE LORD, or enmity!!!

IN THE LORD we are more than conquerors OVER what would keep us chained to this world! Without HIM, we are more than lost!!!

PSALM 119: 9-11...
9---How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Your word.

10---With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.

11---Your word I have treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.

To original corruption all have added actual sin. The ruin of the young is either living by no rule at all, or choosing false rules: let them walk by Scripture rules.

To doubt of our own wisdom and strength, and to depend upon God, proves the purpose of holiness is sincere. God's word is treasure worth laying up, and there is no laying it up safe but in our hearts, that we may oppose God's precepts to the dominion of sin, his promises to its allurements, and his threatenings to its violence.

Let this be our plea with Him to teach us his statutes, that, being partakers of his holiness, we may also partake of his blessedness. And those whose hearts are fed with the bread of life, should with their lips feed many. In the way of God's commandments there is the unsearchable riches of Christ.

But we do not meditate on God's precepts to good purpose, unless our good thoughts produce good works. I will not only think of thy statutes, but do them with delight. And it will be well to try the sincerity of our obedience by tracing the spring of it; the reality of our love by cheerfulness in appointed duties.

In this old world, in these late, late times, we, the youth ARE being swept away by all means available to the enemy, due to the lack of WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, and the lack of TEACHING by the knowledgeable, whose imminent, and imperative roles ARE to raise UP *GODLY* Children, for the sake of the future, and for HIS GLORY! In these times, as one takes a look around, listens, observes, it is clear to see that we are failing THE LORD, and HIS WILL! Yes, it has been happening for a long, long time, as the ways of the world have determined how we are raised, on which we base our lifestyles, and our very steps, but as we can SEE, BY the effects of all which is happening in this very hour, we have been SERIOUSLY misled, and endangered through our lack, and choices! We are NOTHING without THE LORD, and this MUST be understood from birth to death, all the way through to claiming LIFE eternal!!!

BECAUSE the world is the world, and because THE LORD has been set aside for only particular times and usefulness, HOW could we, the youth keep our ways pure? Without *GOD* we have NO idea, and WILL be, as I know from experience, picked up by the scruff, thrashed around, tossed around, and nearly destroyed by the enemy, and if we NEVER seek *GOD*, if we DON'T use the OPTIMIZATION OF HIS MIGHT, if we don't KNOW HIM, well, we all know the rest of the story!!!

We are ALL as youths in this time, head strong, overly self-assured, cocky, defiant, and brazen, UNTIL we TURN TO THE LORD! We are SO sure, as we are racing through the valley, of OUR own selves, of our own genius, of our own brawn, even as the enemy slaps us around, over, and over, and even as we get thrown back a lot! We are like a video game which keeps resetting to the beginning, UNTIL we FIND THE LORD, and RELY ON HIM! We expend a lot of time, and energy, NEVER getting anywhere, as the enemy places all sorts of obstructions before us, UNTIL we TRUST THAT THE LORD IS THE ULTIMATE END GOAL! We CAN'T grow, develop, or mature UNTIL we have surrendered OUR egocentric beings UNTO THE LORD, and REALIZE THAT HE, ALONE IS ALL THAT AND MORE! It is NEVER TOO LATE, and it IS the WISEST decision to be made, RELY ON THE LORD, TAKE HIM TO HEART, and LET HIS WILL BE DONE; after all, HIS WILL SHALL BE DONE, there is NO way to resist it!!!

ALL EXISTS FOR HIS GLORY!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014
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PRAISE THE LORD, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, REJOICE IN HIS LOVING CARE for us, HONOUR HIM BY stepping INTO HIS footsteps, and REFLECTING HIM; GIVE THANKS, BE GRATEFUL, BE STRONG, REMAIN FOCUSED, and PRAY LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW!!!