HEAVENLY INCLINED...: IF I COULD...

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...

IF I COULD...

If I were able to, I would travel through the world in the CHRISTmas season, and give to each in my path, the gift of the LOVE which brings PEACE. The gift of the LOVE which THE LORD *GOD* urges us to embrace, and to exist in, which is empowered by HIS own WISDOM, HOLINESS, PURITY, and COMPASSION...

The past months of this year, which is about to end, have been weighty ones for many, many, many people of this world, and it, honestly, could begin to change with LOVE, and the PEACE found within that LOVE! There is nothing greater that we could give to THE LORD, nor to one another, than the LOVE HE wishes us to meld with! It IS a healing balm, a rejuvenating tonic, and a POSITIVE motivator, in which negativity of all sorts is eradicated by it's powers of goodness, wholesomeness, and justness!!!

Sadly, without belief in the one TRUE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, this LOVE cannot be appreciated, although, it MOST certainly, can still be shared, and witnessed by even those who resist it, as basically, we are of the same cloth, though some claim to be far superior threads therein! We are much more alike than not, there are simply, many worldly factors which have separated the commonness!!!

LOVE does NOT require reciprocation, it merely HAS to be forwarded, and expressed, and exemplified; such is the nature of the mysterious workings, and benefits, and powers within it! It is void of neediness, for it is far superior; instead, it's optimization lies in the giving, and sharing of itself, from the core values, outwardly; on, on, and on it goes, and will NEVER relent, never tire, never waver, and never fail, as it cannot, for *GOD* IS LOVE, and since HE IS ETERNAL, without beginning, or end, thus is LOVE!!!

It is curious to me how much energy we expend in opposition to LOVE, yet, we act as if it is much too difficult for us to LOVE as we should! We COULD LOVE as we should BECAUSE IT IS inbred in us, as part of our makeup according to the WILL, and PLAN of THE LORD! That we won't LOVE as HE wishes we would, speaks LOUDLY of our worldliness, and our clinging to the flesh, which is a shame, because there SHALL be a time when we will stand before HIM, and want to be a part of something MUCH greater than all this, and without LOVE, it will be too late!!!

I KEEP speaking of LOVE, and working at improving my own LOVE that I exemplify it, in HOPES that somehow, by the GRACE of *GOD*, I find a way to express it that it makes enough sense to consider, then to put into practice, LORD KNOWS it would begin to change the world!!!

Just like Johnny Appleseed, IF I could, I would travel the world giving life to LOVE, by giving it to all in my path, that PEACE would begin to replace the dissension, turmoil, dismay, troubles, and all of the oppression of this time, and little by little, darkness would cease to exist at all, because where there is LOVE, there is *GOD*, and *GOD* IS LIGHT, you see?!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014