HEAVENLY INCLINED...: HATE IS DARK, EMPTY, WASTED SPACE...

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...

HATE IS DARK, EMPTY, WASTED SPACE...

Hatred is a “heart” sin, and any hateful thought or act is an act of murder in God’s eyes for which justice will be demanded, possibly not in this life but at the judgment. So heinous is the position of hate before God that a man who hates is said to be walking in darkness, as opposed to the light (1 John 2:9, 11)---

Hatred is a poison that destroys us from within, producing bitterness that eats away at our hearts and minds. This is why the Scriptures tell us not to let a “root of bitterness” spring up in our hearts (Hebrews 12:15). Hatred also destroys the personal witness of a Christian because it removes him from fellowship with the Lord and other believers. Let us be careful to do as the Lord advised and keep short accounts with everyone about everything, no matter how small, and the Lord will be faithful to forgive, as He has promised (1 John 1:9; 2:1)...

The world is full of hate; it has increased in recent decades, and is mainstream, even among those who claim CHRIST JESUS as their LORD, and SAVIOUR! We exist in a negative realm, in which case, the more negativity there is, the colder people's hearts become, especially towards particular individuals, or groups, as they are mentally associated with certain acts, or crimes! Hatred is a viable tool of the enemy, and SHOULD be understood BY MEANS OF THE WORD, and WILL OF *GOD*, for it's disabling, and destructive power TO the entire being, but especially to the heart, thus, the soul...

Sometimes it is VERY difficult not to hate, but IF we ARE OF *GOD*, we KNOW that LOVE OVER-RIDES the tendency towards hate, NO MATTER WHAT! LOVE RULES SUPREME OVER what is of this world, point blank, AND it IS because LOVE has NOT been embraced THAT there is so much suffering, and other negatives...

Just as LOVE heals, and strengthens the entire being, hate has the power to sicken, and destroy it! What fascinates me is WHY people choose that which is destructive over what is wholesome, and life-giving! It amazes me that SO many find it easier to exist in the negative than what is right, just, and good: OF *GOD*, OF LOVE! WHERE is the sense, or logic in doing so? Because we are backwards in our perceptions? Because it seems easier to do what is common to this fading world than to work to diminish or eradicate it? DOES anyone EVER stop to think THAT we HAVE contributed to the wickedness in this time BY going along with it, INSTEAD of fighting to BETTER the days???

EVERY single day the ugly head of negativity, which houses hatred, violence, anger, frustration, and on it goes, shows menacingly, like a river rising to raging depths, it IS threatening not only our existence, but that of the Earth itself! LOVE IS RIGHT HERE within EACH of us, and while it is not mainstream, it HAS THE POWER to ERADICATE what is not, SO, it IS WITHIN OUR POWER to BRING it into the world, more, more, and more, AND those who claim CHRIST OUGHT to BE doing so, BECAUSE IT IS HIS WILL, it IS THE WAY TO LIFE, and IS OF HIS GLORY!!!

Right now there IS evidence of something being REALLY wrong with the world, and I TELL YOU LOUDLY, it IS because LOVE is NOT what we CHOOSE!!!

Where hatred is used, it is breeding more hatred, as those affected by the throes of hate, begin to hate those who used hate against them, or their beliefs, or someone they know, or care for! THIS IS the 2ND BIGGEST mistake Mankind has EVER made, because hate CANNOT flourish IN LOVE, and without our participation! WHY CAN'T we SEE what NEEDS to be seen???

ALL which is NOT OF *GOD*, has NO POWER UNLESS we give it power! NOTHING IN CREATION has power over *GOD*, LOVE, or HIS WILL, and so, that we give power to what is powerless IS absolutely mind-boggling, and TOTALLY avoidable THROUGH knowledge, understanding, and utilization OF what HE IS, and teaches us!!!

CHRIST JESUS PROVED that the enemy has NO powers OVER HIM, and yet, we act as if we are spellbound by that which HONESTLY CANNOT do so UNLESS we allow it!!!

It is SO sad to witness the ways of the world BECAUSE ALL the answers, and antidotes to what plagues it IS before us, and HAS been shared with us, THROUGH LOVE BY THE LORD *GOD*, but we just CAN'T seem to step into REALITY!!!

Today let us PRAY to understand LOVE more, and for the power to USE LOVE as every means to an end of what works against us all! Let us PRAY for the strength to LOVE when we might readily not, and to forgive what seems unforgivable! Let us PRAY to be made WHOLE BY LOVE, and to KNOW that NOTHING else can withstand the POWERS OF LOVE! Let us PRAY to MAKE the world a better place AS we experience it's awfulness! Let us PRAY to SHOW BY EXAMPLE HOW LOVE RULES! Let us PRAISE THE LORD *GOD*, let us WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, let us REJOICE IN HIS LOVING CARE for us, which LEADS us PAST this troubled realm! Let us HONOUR HIM BY BEING as much LIKE HIM as is feasible, EVEN when the worst appears! Let us BE a BLESSING, and let us SHINE OF HIS GLORY in this ever darkening, fading world!!!

LWINSOR © 2016
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