HEAVENLY INCLINED...: POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD, INDEED!!!

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...

POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD, INDEED!!!

Generation after generation has had it's own set of troubles, yet some generations, such as the present, exhibit behaviours and characteristics which seem far worse than previous ones! EVERY generation IS in the end times; I say this because the time we dwell on the Earth IS ALL the time we have which testifies of the truth of the heart---

We ARE in perilous times! It is worsening by the day! A LOT of people are freaking out; they are losing control; they are without regard for human existence, or rights; some are mentally, and emotionally gone!!!

Totally senseless ARE many of the afflictions people bring upon others, their own LOVED ones, and on the chain reaction goes! Absolutely unfathomable ARE some of the crimes being used on others! It is as if a strange force is storming the world! People have become rude, insolent, hostile, aggressive, mean, cruel, angry, and all which leads to harming, hindering, and wrecking havoc in the human communities of the world!!!

There is FRICTION EVERYWHERE! There is ANTAGONISM! There is TOO MUCH NEGATIVITY, which IS resulting in more of the same, as fear, anxiety, and other such begin to become the norm!!!

WHAT can we do? There ARE answers HOWEVER, people have to WANT change in order for it to occur! People HAVE to desire betterment! NOTHING can or will change as long as there is complacency, or a shift to accepting the increase of evil!!!

Those OF THE LORD REALLY NEED TO STEP UP, and provoke THROUGH knowledge, and the understanding of LOVE, AND CHRIST JESUS, THAT inspiration leads to healthier, and more wholesome mentality in others! We HAVE NEED TO BE what we believe, and what we know, AS we spread it forth at the speed of LIGHT! AND we HAVE TO PRAY as we have never PRAYED before; FOR the entire world!!!

THERE IS HOPE as long as *GOD* HAS granted us another day, but ONLY IF those who KNOW THE TRUTH EXIST IN TRUTH, and FORWARD IT to everyone in their path, AND if people WANT things to improve!!!

There ARE reasons we are taught NOT to be lukewarm IN our Christianity; one of them being, it removes the aid others need TO improve, and to KNOW that which will lead them past the onslaught of snares of the enemy of this time! We ARE to BE PROACTIVE IN OUR ONENESS WITH THE LORD *GOD* FOR HIS GLORY, AND the greater safety, and good of others, THAT they WON'T be lost forever TO the evil they are ensnared by!!!

Today there IS TOO MUCH muteness in the world, even by those who OUGHT to be LOUDLY PROCLAIMING THE TRUTH; THE LORD *GOD*! EVERY DAY people walk by crimes, hate, aggression, and all those ugly negatives without saying, or doing anything! This is wrong for a multitude of reasons, and actually makes us as abetting what we see, and hear...

THERE IS POWER IN THE LORD which IS our power too; to be USED FOR the sake of souls who are perishing without knowledge, understanding, or inspiration! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, for REAL IF we TAKE our places AS visible, vocal, and viable PARTNERS TO THE COVENANT OF PEACE!!!

We MUST TESTIFY WHOLLY OF THE LORD, CHRIST JESUS, IN HEART, MIND, BODY, and SPIRIT, THAT HIS WAY IS KNOWN, AND REITERATED TO THE MASSES, THAT THEY ARE SAFE from the enemy who WILL take down everyone who is ignorant TO TRUTH, those who resist, and those who deny! There ARE those who THINK they know TRUTH, but exist against it, and then those who are misled, whom NEED to be EVER inspired to reach deeper and farther into it, for their own well-being, and protection, SO you see, we ARE NECESSARY TO CHANGE IN this realm THROUGH THE LORD *GOD*, and HIS WILL!!!

WHAT we are witnessing in these times brings to mind the following Scripture, which HAS great lessons for us to take to heart, and then, to the world!!!

2 TIMOTHY 3: 1-5...
1+++But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2+++For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3+++unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,
4+++treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5+++holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Turn away from such as these!

Even in gospel times there would be perilous times; on account of persecution from without, still more on account of corruptions within. Men love to gratify their own lusts, more than to please God and do their duty. When every man is eager for what he can get, and anxious to keep what he has, this makes men dangerous to one another. When men do not fear God, they will not regard man. When children are disobedient to their parents, that makes the times perilous. Men are unholy and without the fear of God, because unthankful for the mercies of God. We abuse God's gifts, if we make them the food and fuel of our lusts. Times are perilous also, when parents are without natural affection to children. And when men have no rule over their own spirits, but despise that which is good and to be honoured.

God is to be loved above all; but a carnal mind, full of enmity against him, prefers any thing before him, especially carnal pleasure. A form of godliness is very different from the power; from such as are found to be hypocrites, real Christians must withdraw. Such persons have been found within the outward church, in every place, and at all times. There ever have been artful men, who, by pretences and flatteries, creep into the favour and confidence of those who are too easy of belief, ignorant, and fanciful.

All must be ever learning to know the Lord; but these follow every new notion, yet never seek the truth as it is in Jesus. Like the Egyptian magicians, these were men of corrupt minds, prejudiced against the truth, and found to be quite without faith. Yet though the spirit of error may be let loose for a time, Satan can deceive the nations and the churches no further, and no longer, than God will permit.

We EACH HAVE SO MUCH POTENTIAL for what is right, just, and good, and POSITIVE! It is SO sad that we COULD exist in Eden on this Earth, but we negate it through our wrong, bad, and negative choices! WHY can't we SEE???