HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TIME IS FOR TENDING TO THE SOUL...

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...

TIME IS FOR TENDING TO THE SOUL...

ALL souls BELONG TO THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY---

EZEKIEL 18: 4...
"Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.

The soul that sinneth it shall die. As to eternity, every man was, is, and will be dealt with, as his conduct shows him to have been under the old covenant of works, or the new covenant of grace. Whatever outward sufferings come upon men through the sins of others, they deserve for their own sins all they suffer; and the Lord overrules every event for the eternal good of believers.

All souls are in the hand of the great Creator: he will deal with them in justice or mercy; nor will any perish for the sins of another, who is not in some sense worthy of death for his own. We all have sinned, and our souls must be lost, if God deal with us according to his holy law; but we are invited to come to Christ. The question here is not about the meritorious ground of justification, but about the Lord's dealings with the righteous and the wicked.

The greatest travesty concerning Mankind IS the disregard for the soul in the chase to appease the flesh, and the senses; which in turn IS disregard FOR THE LORD HIMSELF, as EACH soul was CREATED FOR HIM, and HIS GLORY!!!

HE HAS TOLD us, and SHOWN us; ALL of us, what is necessary of our time spent in this realm! HE HAS placed before us CHRIST JESUS, and THE WAY which we ought to walk in! HE HAS GIVEN us EVERY tool, and opportunity TO become the TRUTH of our REALITY, which IS to safeguard the soul in this tumultuous valley; to be humble, to exist in GRACE, and to exact MERCY, and so, TRULY, there is NO excuse for those who take advantage of this time for the flesh...

It is SO complicated from a human perception, yet SO simple from a spiritual one; the reason being that the human condition is geared towards pleasing itself, and very short sighted when it comes to eternity; NOT willing to forego the senses of the flesh in favour of the eternal pleasures the soul has been invited to share in with THE LORD!!!

CHRIST JESUS said "What good is it to gain the whole world, and lose (forfeit) the soul?" (MARK 8: 36), which speaks volumes of the TRUTH of the folly of the flesh! As the happiness of heaven with Christ, is enough to make up for the loss of life itself for him, so the gain of all the world in sin, will not make up for the ruin of the soul by sin. And there is a day coming, when the cause of Christ will appear as glorious, as some now think it mean and contemptible. May we think of that season, and view every earthly object as we shall do at that great day.

Humans ARGUE that they were put on this Earth, in this world, thus, they feel justified existing in worldly ways; otherwise their existence doesn't correlate with being in this realm, but they are NOT understanding, listening, or learning their TRUTH, because IF anyone KNOWS TRUTH, they SEE that this IS as a proving ground FOR eternal purpose(s)! YES it IS SO very difficult for us to cut through the binds of humanness in favour of our souls, yet, it is IMPERATIVE that we DO, in conscientious effort out of regard for THE LORD *GOD*, and our souls!!!

NOTHING on this planet will last; EVERYTHING IS fleeting; it IS fading; it IS wasting away; BUT the soul IS forever, be that IN HEAVEN WITH *GOD*, or in the perpetual fiery pit of despair! WHY then ARE we so BLIND to our souls, and WHAT DO we gain by CHOOSING the flesh OVER the soul???

In preceding Chapters of EZEKIEL, *GOD* rails the prophets for MISLEADING HIS people BY promising them peace, when in fact, DUE to their stubbornness, and continued carnal ways, there was NO peace; so we SEE the effect that HUMAN doctrine HAS had on us, and HOW we should KNOW the TRUTH FOR the sake of being able to discern between TRUTH, and falsehood!!!

Let us TEND to our souls; as SURELY as there IS this moment, our soul IS our REALITY, and our choices DURING this time DO have eternal consequences! Let us NOT doubt, NOR forget this CRUCIAL FACT!!!

KNOWLEDGE is an effort away; meaning, IF one SEEKS TRUTH, it IS available, but NOT without sincere determination TO find it, and then, to meld with it! *GOD* PLACED ALL NECESSARY means AT our disposal FOR the GOOD of the soul, and HIS GLORY; the ball is in our court!!!

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