HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THANK YOU LORD: YOU ARE EVERYTHING!!!

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...

THANK YOU LORD: YOU ARE EVERYTHING!!!

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Dear FATHER, who art in HEAVEN, I come to give YOU THANKS now, and always will,
For YOU have brought me this far, and through so much, as YOU carry me, still!
I am mostly grateful that YOU ARE my CHAMPION, YOU have defended me in so many ways,
As YOU lead me past the battles of the unpredictable, along with the corruption of the days...

THANK YOU for YOUR LOVE, for GIVING me people to LOVE, and whom LOVE me,
It seemed from the onset, that such would never be!
I learned great lessons from the lack of LOVE in this old world; from the abundance of YOURS, too,
Even when it seemed no one cared for me, YOUR LOVE was as clear, as the sky is blue...

Despite my handicap, my flaws, my faults, and my tough journey in this realm,
Somehow, I always knew, and believed, that YOU were at the helm,
This is something no one ever taught me, as I wandered around, quite alone,
It was simply manifest; amazingly, YOUR PRESENCE, was by me, somehow, known...

Yah, I learned early on, that though the trek is dangerous, I have a guiding LIGHT,
Which provides for me, regardless, both day, and night!
What YOU have taught me, has rooted deep within, I am better for YOU,
My appreciation towards YOU, LORD, IS stronger all the while, and is, oh, so true...

My PRAISE I give to YOU, in good times, or in bad; my heart overflows,
My respect, regard, and FAITHFULNESS, constantly increases, and grows!
See, I entrusted YOU to humble me, to show me YOUR WAY, to lead me,
LORD, I am grateful FOR YOU, as I join in the exodus during my time in this valley...

Appreciatively, I align to YOUR PLAN, which is sure, and right,
May I ever partner with YOU, that, in the darkness, YOU ARE in plain sight!
Without YOU, there is nothing, WITH YOU there is LIFE, eternally,
I PRAY that ALL might KNOW YOU, and choose sensibly...

THANK YOU, *GOD*, for YOU ARE everything!
TO YOU my soul does sing!
For my part I will strive to ever know YOU better, as I leave all else behind,
That YOU complete me, body, spirit, soul, and mind;
I have searched, there is NOTHING on Earth more EXCELLENT than YOU, to find...

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