HEAVENLY INCLINED...: FOLLOW THAT 'STAR' OF 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...

FOLLOW THAT 'STAR' OF HOPE!!!

Our FATHER who art in HEAVEN, greatly desires that we, HIS Children come home to HIM---

We, our souls, belong to HIM; HE CREATED us to share in HIM, and HIS KINGDOM! HE had NO intention of losing anyone to this world, and it's evil ruler, but alas, free will, along with lack of knowledge have taken many from their rightful inheritance...

SUCH GENIUS, and GLORY in HIS PLAN to save HIS own; to aid us through the valley and to HIS mountain! SUCH HEARTFELT LOVE, compassion, and genuine concern for our every well-being, and safety as we journey this time! HE IS JEALOUS for us, as HE instructs us for our own good, that the enemy does NOT seize us, and take us away from HIM! More LOVE, and more concern we have NEVER seen, nor experienced!!!

CONSIDER this CHRISTmas, HIS LOVE which is SO far reaching that a PLAN was executed which saw HIM coming forth as a Baby, being born of a virgin, to this world, that HE might LEAD, and SAVE HIS own! CONSIDER this season, HIS suffering for our sakes! CONSIDER the DEPTH of HIS intention to instruct us, that we are secure, and HIS PERFECT exemplification, as Man, of these instructions, and let the heart be filled with the awe, and wonder of HIS GIFT of LOVE, of LIFE, to us!!!

HOW BEAUTIFUL the heart of THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY! ALL of CREATION is involved in HIS PLAN to rescue us from the grips of the enemy, whom also is jealous, because *GOD* SO LOVES us! HOW spectacular the impenetrable details which meld as one to ensure that HIS Children make it home! HOW GLORIOUS HIS LOVE SHINES through the murky darkness of the world, for those who seek, and LOVE HIM!!!

JOY TO THE WORLD THE LORD IS COME, LET EARTH RECEIVE HER KING! HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING, GLORY TO THE NEWBORN KING; PEACE ON EARTH, and MERCY MILD, *GOD* and SINNERS RECONCILED!!! BEAUTY UNPRECEDENTED, and UNMATCHABLE, INDEED!!!

The MORE we CONSIDER the MAGNITUDE OF HIS LOVE, the more it FILLS us, and the more we STEP INTO HIS WILL, WHICH THEN, ELABORATELY, and BLESSEDLY LEADS us TO HIM, and ETERNAL PEACE!!!

ASTONISHINGLY ORCHESTRATED IS THE FATHER'S PLAN to BRING us HOME; it makes my very core REJOICE, and INSPIRES me to FOLLOW CLOSELY, after HIM!!!

PRAISE THE LORD, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, LET HIS LOVE FILL, and LEAD! HONOUR HIM BY stepping INTO HIS WILL, and tapping into the endless resources HE HAS advantaged us with! BE THANKFUL, GLAD, APPRECIATIVE, and GRATEFUL, for NO other LOVE like HIS exists! EXALT HIM, EXTOL HIM, and EXULT HIM! BRING TO HIM THE GLORY which BELONGS TO HIM, AMEN!!!

May the MYSTERIOUS WONDER of CHRISTmas TOUCH DEEPLY, and INSPIRE us TO the point of ENTERING, WHOLLY, HIS WILL, HIS PLAN! GLORY TO GLORY, GIFT TO GIFT, let us HONOUR THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY WITH EVERY good fruit we can muster, and may we BLESS HIM with a harvest extraordinaire: FOLLOW THAT STAR OF HOPE!!!

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