HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE LIGHT SHINES NO MATTER WHAT!!!

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 LIGHT SHINES NO MATTER WHAT!!!

Out of the hurt, pain, and sorrow, there IS A LIGHT which SHINES bright, and a PEACE, which DOES release, FOR those who LEARN TO GROW PAST the world, and it's woeful ways---

You see, EVERYTHING negative, wrong, bad, and unjust, exists as a vacuum; taking in those who dwell in the effects of such adversity; those who can't let go of the effects, and choose to be swallowed by them! Listen, all those things TEACH us the VITAL IMPORTANCE of what is POSITIVE, right, good, and just, AND encourage us to meld into the powers of sound principle, and morality, FOR the benevolence of wholesomeness, and well-being, not only for our own sake, but for that of others...

When we are feeling captivated by the ugliness of the world, it IS time to GLOW of the store of innate goodness within, and to SHOW THE LORD, in all we say, or do! No matter how deeply we are affected, we should be able to find STRENGTH enough to LOVE others, to share kindness, and to leave some HEAVENLY RADIANCE behind as we are in contact with others! It IS healing to CONTINUE ON IN RIGHTEOUSNESS, and to REFLECT it, THAT the world IS exposed to HIM, and to honest affection, BECAUSE EVERYONE NEEDS HOPE, in which case, WE, HIS people, HAVE the means TO GIVE it! We ARE as beacons in a stormy, dark realm; FOR HIS GLORY DO we exist, AND persist!!!

Succumbing TO the adverse IS like giving up; it IS defeating; it IS a tough mess to disentangle from, and so, we LIFT our agony TO THE LORD in PRAYER, for ourselves, and the masses, AS we TURN to knowledge, and understanding, IN HIS NAME, FOR the necessary implementations TO gather FORTITUDE enough to endure, persevere, AND spread the SOUNDNESS of HIS WILL, for our own good, and that of humanity! In doing so, we ARE enlightened, enabled, endowed, enriched, empowered, and encouraged, PRAISE THE LORD!!!

Down turned heads, and hearts, carry a heavy, heavy load, and ARE preoccupied with that which CAN quickly, trip, and trap! THUS, we RAISE our heads, and let HIM FILL our hearts, SO we become stable enough to go forward IN THE BLESSED state OF KNOWING there IS an ALTERNATIVE to all this turmoil, and HIS NAME IS THE LORD *GOD*!!!

The world won't change IF everyone is absorbed BY what is wrong, and so, *GOD* GAVE the world HIS Children TO aid IN PROVIDING THE WAY, and to PROVE that what is right, just, and good, IS THE WAY through the darkness! May we HONOUR HIM BY ALWAYS recalling our TRUTH, and our ROLE IN HIS PLAN to LEAD as many as is feasible TO healing, restoration, and renewed optimism!!!

WE, HIS Chosen, HAVE the power, and the means, THROUGH HIM, TO diminish the effects of what is wrong on this Earth, and we OUGHT to be ever using what HE HAS GIVEN us, TO do so! At times, it ISN'T easy, but, what IS?; NEVER forget, we ARE EVER facilitated BY THE ONE TRUE, and MIGHTY POWER OF ALL IN CREATION, *GOD* ALMIGHTY!!!

Sad days, bad days, drama, and trauma; DON'T fall into these snares, INSTEAD, EXHIBIT THE LORD, WHILE existing IN HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, HIS WORD, and you will notice the difference, you SURELY WILL, AS will those in your path!!!

*GOD* BLESS and BE WITH us, and may we BLESS and BE with HIM, as we LOVE no matter what, and STAND STRONG IN HIS WILL! PRAISE THE LORD ALWAYS, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, REJOICE IN HIS EVER PRESENT LOVING CARE for us, and HONOUR HIM in ALL ways, ALL of your days! PEACE IS OURS, just as HE SAID it would be; we only have to REMAIN IN HIM!!! OXOXOXO

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