HEAVENLY INCLINED...: IN HOPE IS INFINITE BEAUTY...

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...

IN HOPE IS INFINITE BEAUTY...

THE ONE TRUE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY IS our HOPE, and from HOPE in HIM, HOPE of all sorts is unleashed---

No matter how awful a day might be, no matter how much wrong is found in any hour, no matter the constant assault of wicked evil in this world, there IS *GOD*, there IS HOPE, there IS BEAUTY!!!

More often than not, in the midst of what is wrong, something happens, or someone appears, which makes enduring, and persevering easier! The wrong, and bad of this world CANNOT take precedence as the right, just, and good unfold, and I tell you what, what is right, just, and good WILL be revealed, and SHALL continue, regardless, BECAUSE *GOD* IS with us, among us, and IS ever busy encouraging us, consoling us, healing us, and otherwise inspiring us TO carry on!!!

NOTHING this old world throws our way can last in the sight of THE LIGHT, and what is GOOD! NOTHING can diminish or stop what is good! I might be crying oceans of tears, aching in pain, suffering in any of many ways, and ONE single sign of *GOD*, and what is good melts all else away! Of course, one HAS to be OPEN to the simplistic, because often it is small things, or simple things which have POWER TO eradicate all else!!!

We have NEED to TRAIN ourselves to SEEK *GOD*, and what is right, just, and good at ALL times, because WHEN we are open to them, and anticipating them we WILL notice them, then take them to heart, which then, feeds the being, so to speak! Anyone who does not seek, or expect, and ALLOWS what is wrong, or bad to overtake them OFTEN MISSES OUT on what restores, replenishes, heals, and renews!!!

The wrong, and the bad of this world PROVES what is right, just, and good, BECAUSE what is POSITIVE IS WAY more powerful, and empowering than what is negative; this I BELIEVE, this I exist in! One TINY indication of the POSITIVE DOES lessen the weight of what is negative, EACH and EVERY single time! Hence, we HAVE passed down through the ages, certain adages, such as take time to smell the roses, and so forth, BECAUSE such simplicity DOES lessen what we suffer!!!

Something BEAUTIFUL, which brings HOPE WILL happen in this day, and we MUST be willing to allow such to do it's miraculous work within us! *GOD* HAS infinite ways of reminding us of HIS PRESENCE, of HIS POWERS, of HIS LOVE, of HIS care for us, and SO much more, THAT we ARE able to ARISE at any given point of sorrow, or suffering! HE IS JUST GOOD LIKE THAT, and NEVER tires of comforting HIS own! And remember, HIS PRESENCE might appear in a VERY simple form, such as a beautiful sight, or a kind person, so, be aware, be receptive, and KEEP THE HOPE, FAITH, LOVE, and ENCOURAGEMENT ALIVE, and be ever open TO receiving!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2016