HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE GLORY OF *GOD* DOES SHINE IN THOSE WHO LOVE ARIGHT: LOVE IS 'THE' GAME CHANGER!!!

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...

THE GLORY OF GOD DOES SHINE IN THOSE WHO LOVE ARIGHT: LOVE IS 'THE' GAME CHANGER!!!

I just watched a video taken from a city bus, of a 60 year old Man dying of cardiac arrest, with someone sitting right next to him, and others all around him, and not one person took any notice of his gasping for breath, of his erratic behaviour, nor his final slumping forward in death! The person sitting next to him got up and moved when he slumped over, then for 35 minutes the Man was totally ignored, until the bus driver thought he was asleep and came to wake him---

His Family is very sad; I am too; that his final moments on this Earth were spent alone, isolated, and without any human compassion...

This is the way it is now; people don't want to get involved, and don't quite know what to do in any given situation! In recent times there have been hundreds of videos reflecting this kind of withdrawal, this kind of complacency, this kind of unease which has created great distance in human bonding! It is truly sad, and disturbing...

Fear, anxiety, distrust, and all sorts of negatives HAVE embedded themselves into the people of societies everywhere; and this is NOT OF *GOD*, it is of the world and it's deceptive ruler! While compassion still exists, it is buried deep enough that a person might navigate through time not being too noticed, just in case there is danger, or confrontation ahead!!!

RARE ARE those who continue to be undaunted by what the world hurls! Far and few between ARE those who would lay down their lives for another, though they DO still exist! Just the other day a Woman's car ran out of gas; she had her Children in the car; a Man noticed her predicament, got out of his own car to push her out of traffic, and suffered the loss of both his legs, as he was hit from behind by another car; he was hit that hard that he had to have his legs amputated as soon as he arrived where he was airlifted to; he has had several surgeries since, and will need more! The Woman he was trying to rescue is beside herself; the person who hit him is beside himself; and the Man's Family is totally distraught, HOWEVER, they say that is just the kind of guy he is. So, there ARE still some who have not been drawn into complacency, though they ARE few!!!

People THINK and SAY they LOVE, yet, LOVE really ISN'T understood; at least not the kind of LOVE which is derived from THE LORD *GOD*! Human LOVE is WAY inferior to REAL LOVE, and IS within our reach, AS it exists within us, but WITHOUT KNOWING *GOD* HONESTLY, won't be tapped into as it should be! Human LOVE mostly LOVES what is chosen by the individual to LOVE, and so, doesn't span out too far! It is rigid with conditions, NOT flexible without limitations! THIS IS WHY there are yet endless problems in each, and every day, and UNTIL we LEARN REAL LOVE, it is only going to get worse!!!

IF we LOVED as *GOD* TEACHES us to LOVE, there would be NO hunger, NO homelessness, NO abuses, NO shunning, NO withholding of ANY kind, BECAUSE LOVE EXISTS FOR ALL, and IS FULL OF WHAT IS RIGHT, JUST, and GOOD! It IS SO difficult TO INSPIRE people TO 'GET' LOVE'S TRUTH, and REALITY, as most CAN'T get past human LOVE, which HAS caused most pain, and suffering! But, I will NEVER relent in efforts of finding a way to make it clear enough THAT it begins to make sense: as long as there is this hour, in this day, there IS HOPE!!!

We HAVE lost a great deal of sensitivity towards others, no one can deny it! Our human LOVE IS so incomplete, it IS waxing cold in various ways, as is evidenced all over the globe, in diverse ways! People walk by someone being beaten to death; people walk by SO many incidents, which would have been almost unheard of just a few decades ago! Respect and regard for others has tapered off greatly; I have heard the youth saying no one deserves their respect unless they earn it! WHAT ever happened to respecting each other just because we are all in this together, and because of common courtesy, and decency???

IF we are OF THE LORD *GOD*, we ARE CALLED to be GOOD SAMARITANS, not only when we choose to, or is convenient for us, but ALWAYS, and in ALL WAYS! Such IS the evidence of THE LORD, and HIS LOVE IN us, and has NO choice but to spiral forth into the world which SO NEEDS ALL the good it can get!!!

WHEN we are ONE WITH *GOD*, good character, good behaviours, good thoughts, good actions, and good reactions POUR forth from us BECAUSE we are NOW existing IN HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, HIS WORD, AND HE, IN SPIRIT IS working in us, through us, and around us! Our works WON'T save us, but our allegiance to CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD *GOD* INVOKES good works IN us, and FROM us!!!

All I know is that IF we stepped INTO *GOD*, LOVE, and TRUTH, the world WOULD be as Eden! I AM CONFIDENT that LOVE IS THE LINK which we NEED TO ANCHOR once, and for all, TO THE LORD, and TRUTH, and FROM our enjoining IN LOVE, WOULD come ALL necessary TO FULFILLING HIS WILL for our lives, now, and forever!!!

LOVE respects, regards, honours, appreciates, is grateful, is thankful, is compassionate, is kind, is understanding, it relates, it feels, it IS DRIVEN BY what is WHOLESOME, HEALING, HEALTHY, and JUST! It is SELFLESS, it is EVERYTHING that CAUSES GOOD TO PREVAIL, and IS PRODUCTIVE ALWAYS! It is THE answer, and antidote TO EACH negative in this realm, AND IS ETERNAL; NOTHING, not even total shunning of LOVE by humans can tamper with it's TRUTH, distort it, or eradicate it! IT WILL BE around long after humanity is gone, and if we DON'T adhere to it, well, we are lost just like all else which is not of it, or *GOD*!!!

LOVE IS THE WAY! LOVE LEADS us past that which would convince us otherwise! After all I have been through in my time on this Earth, I AM CONVINCED that NOTHING else is as imperative as LOVE; it IS the well from which TRUE WORSHIP OF *GOD* flows! The wrong, the bad, the ugly we see, and experience in this crazy old world IS due to LACK of LOVE, but which does NOT have to be, BECAUSE WE CAN LOVE as we are bid to, and taught to, oh yes we can!!!

Let us OPEN UP our hearts, and ASK *GOD* to unleash HIS LOVE in us, then, let us UTILIZE this LOVE as IS intended, for others, which works TO HIS GLORY, ABSOLUTELY debunking the confusion of deception which HIS enemy, our enemy insists on using to dissuade us FROM the TRUTHS therein! LOVE IS SUPERNATURALLY MIRACULOUS, and WILL COMPLETELY restore, renew, rejuvenate, and TRANSFORM all, and everything; SO, WHY don't we give it a chance???

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