HEAVENLY INCLINED...: IT'S A LONG, LONG ROAD: WALK HIS WAY!!!

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...

IT'S A LONG, LONG ROAD: WALK HIS WAY!!!

There is no utopia on Earth; the garden of Eden, that perfect place designated for Mankind, was rapidly hidden by THE LORD *GOD* AFTER humans erred! It COULD be, and SHOULD be, but unfortunately, we have put ourselves even farther from it, in which case, ONLY those who reach THE KINGDOM OF *GOD* will, eventually LIVE in such forever---

IF we had, or might exist IN HIM, HIS WILL, and LOVE, we WOULD know, and prosper in a paradise, but, just look at us, we are FAR away from REALITY as we remain influenced by that which works against *GOD*, and us, in favour of the world, it's ways, and due to survival mode generated by faulty instruction passed down through the generations of ME, ME, ME mentalities! *GOD* TOLD us HOW it would be IF we chose the self OVER HIM, and danged if we don't see it all around us, thanks to that SAME oppressor who caused the first people to err!!!

It is interesting, as we HAVE choices before us, and THE TRUTH which sets us free, but we are like drawn in BY what works against us! WHY when we want better? WHY when we KNOW that there IS an option? WHY when we absolutely, ARE able to change things???

EVERY generation is in exodus; we ARE journeying a realm of destruction, disaster, and discord, however intriguing the enemy makes it seem to us with endless enticements, and falsehoods! We HAVE TRUTH to guide us, lead us, protect us, and provide for us, yet we SEEM to prefer the dark, well-traveled roads which TRULY, ARE BAITED with that which HAS power to distract us, allure us, confuse us, and lead us astray; FAR astray!!!

Curiously, many people blame *GOD*, or turn away from HIM as they experience the woes, and traps; NEVER looking inwardly, or to the ways of the world for the facts that WE HAVE created much of the chaos, troubles, and sufferings we endure, and HOPE to be relieved of! Sad it is BECAUSE THE ANSWER, and ANTIDOTE begins with ACKNOWLEDGING *GOD*, and that our SELF-INCLINATION IS ENMITY TO HIM, and then, RECOGNIZING, and EMBRACING LOVE IN ALL IT'S MIGHT!!!

FREE WILL HAS contributed to the rough, and tough travels we encounter, and deal with, yet, we largely, don't even 'get' HOW this is so! We simply see it as the right to choices, which is part of it, but we DENY that IF we used the OPPORTUNITY CORRECTLY, it WOULD alter time on this planet, and improve it dramatically; not to mention the eternal placement of the soul, which WILL come to pass WHEN THE LORD determines it is time!!!

Humans chase dreams, they chase fascination, they chase desires, they chase EVERY come-on the enemy places before them, but they are HARD-PRESSED to chase after *GOD*, LOVE, and TRUTH! SO, WHO is at fault here, and WHAT do we expect since WE ARE responsible for what we dislike, hate, and WISH was different???

There is NO more difficult task than SHOWING people THE WAY when they are caught up in the lies of the world! *GOD* HIMSELF KNOWS, but has NEVER relented in finding ways, or people TO attempt even to the very last moment, TO persuade the masses, BECAUSE HE LOVES us, AND WANTS us to SHARE IN HIS GLORY, which entails BOUNDLESS BLESSINGS such as we can only partially imagine! Ah, that even some each day MIGHT SEE, and GRASP THE WAY past all this senselessness, and discontent, for HIS OFFERS SURPASS EVERY fantasy under the sun! Yah, there IS a road TO PARADISE, but it is NOT of this world!!!

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