HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THANK *GOD* FOR HIS ENDLESS LOVE!!!

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...

THANK GOD FOR HIS ENDLESS LOVE!!!

2 times of the year warrant our deepest reflection, reverence, and regard; that is CHRISTmas,

and Easter; these are times when the REALITY of the LOVE of *GOD* should invoke in us, a gratitude, and contentment, which PROVIDE in many ways, but especially, in giving us the strength necessary to HOLD ONTO HIM, while making this journey through this planet we call home, but is NOT the home of HIS own, and IS as the Exodus...

Exodus is a going out; a departure, an emigration of usually, many people. It is a journey TO a CHOSEN destination, in which case, *GOD'S* people ARE heading TO THE KINGDOM, thus, ARE in exodus, which HE IS IN THE LEAD, and IN THE REAR, guiding, directing, protecting, teaching, and much more! HE IS deferring the attempts of the enemy to captivate, and capture those who BELONG TO THE LORD, WHILE SHOWING us the REASON for our NEEDING a SAVIOUR to DELIVER us FROM the grips of said enemy! It is a STUPENDOUSLY BRILLIANT PLAN TO BRING HIS own home, from the valley which echoes, and resonates of death, as the enemy of *GOD* aspires to steal as many souls as is feasible, still imagining powers which are NO match for THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY!!!

YES, GRATITUDE, and CONTENTMENT SHOULD be dominant in CELEBRATING HIS GIFT, for without THE LORD, we would be lost eternally in a realm NOT designed for our good; void of PEACE, of HOPE, of LOVE, of LIFE!!!

We WERE CREATED to be WITH *GOD*, for HIS GLORY, and for the sharing of LIFE ABUNDANTLY! This abundance is IMMEASURABLY more than ALL the world combined could offer us! This Earth, because of enmity IS as an optical, and emotional illusion; it leaves us empty, never satiated, and always longing, BECAUSE what is of this Earth, is NOT what our inner most being desires! NO! We LONG for *GOD*, even unknowingly, AS FOR HIM, and IN HIS KINGDOM were we CREATED! People speak of the missing link; *GOD* IS THIS LINK; that link which TOTALLY satiates the being, for IN HIM resides ALL which is right, just, and good, and such IS what, intrinsically we miss, and pine for! The world is FULL of WOES which PROVE that there is NOTHING here as GLORIOUS as OUR LORD, and what is of HIM!!!

It is CHRISTmas time; a time to REFRESH the memory of THE LORD'S ENDLESS, and POWERFUL LOVE for us, which was BORN as a Man, and which, EXEMPLIFIED THE PLAN of HIS WILL without question! It is a time to REJOICE, and to BE GLAD, even when all around us is unworthy of gladness! It is a time to PRAISE HIM with an open heart, and to WORSHIP HIM with HONEST reverence! It is a time to EXALT HIS GLORY, for *GOD* IS WITH US, HALLELUJAH, HE IS WITH us, and the enemy IS losing a vain battle! AMEN!!!

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