HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TODAY...

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...

TODAY...

During disasters, people are thrown together, and more often than not, hostility, and hatred are thrown aside, and IN this time, sometimes the negatives melt away, gone, if not forever, at least long enough to reconsider it in the future---

When all hell breaks loose, humans pretty much regard each other in fellowship, even if they have previously, not done so! Disasters TEACH MANY lessons; that we are in this together is a crucial one, which for some reason, IS easier to relate to when everyone is suffering the same...

*GOD* works in mysterious ways, and through disasters we begin to SEE HIS WISDOM come to LIGHT! Hatred may endure the troubles in some, but most will view their animosity a bit differently after they have been through harsh conditions...

There ARE those who WILL hate until the bitter end, and cause others to experience it even while suffering hardships, but generally, hate melts in the process of surviving something dire...

You see, when great numbers of people suffer together, as in losing everything, there is nothing material to now separate them; each is at the same level materialistically, and well, things change between them! Suffering initiates HUMILITY, an IMPERATIVE lesson which our LORD DEEMS we learn, understand, and exist in, and sometimes, it takes rock bottom for anyone to take notice of it, or to appreciate it...

Suddenly when our lives are dramatically altered, and we are thrown together, things which divided us no longer matter, and compassion comes forth, albeit a bit more slowly for some! We begin to embrace our fragility of humanness as one; realizing, finally, that at any moment, EACH of us is vulnerable, oh so vulnerable...

True, AFTER the suffering, there ARE those who will go right back to their old ways, but, more will have been affected to a point of understanding such as never before, and they will now be more considerate in their dealings with others...

Today, there are MANY whom have NEVER suffered much, if at all in their days, though their time IS coming to BE humbled, but until then, they won't understand the ways suffering causes us to grow, or to unite, or to appreciate life, and one another more...

Today, there are MANY wrongs being committed all over the globe, along with MANY things considered abominations BY THE LORD *GOD*, and HIS people! There are things being said, and done which ARE WELL off the mark, and which ARE destroying people, and their souls, and so, DON'T be surprised when THE LORD vents HIS disgust, and anger, and SHOWS us just HOW defenseless we ARE when we exist away from HIM, and HIS WILL!!!

Today, as we witness all of the troubles of this world, we HAVE an opportunity to OPEN our eyes TO TRUTH, and to admit just how unguarded we ARE IF we exist without THE LORD!!!

Today, we CAN change HOW we exist, HOW we think (to balance, to control our emotions), HOW we speak, HOW we act, and HOW we react towards others, and those things which WILL rob us of any good, and our very souls! It IS ALL before us, we CAN SEE it, now, we NEED to HEED TRUTH OVER everything else, because as we can surely testify to, when all hell breaks loose, there IS nothing left of our existence, save for THE LORD *GOD*, and what HE GIVES us, which begins with the GIFT of TODAY ...

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