HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS SUPERSEDES ALL ELSE: THE LIGHT DOES SHINE...

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 MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS SUPERSEDES ALL ELSE: THE LIGHT DOES SHINE...

MERRY CHRISTmas! May the SPIRIT OF THE LORD FILL you, guide you, direct you, heal you, protect you, and provide for you; and may you ever HONOUR HIS REMARKABLE GIFT of LIFE, of LOVE, of HOPE, and of PEACE---

PRAISE and WORSHIP THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY for HIS BRILLIANT, GENIUS PLAN to salvage us from the enemy(ies) of this realm! THANK HIM for HIS ONLY begotten SON, and REVERE HIM for the horrid price HE paid for those who LOVE HIM! Once we were lost, but now we are found (LUKE 19: 10)! THE SAVIOUR of the world IS born; HE WHOM WAS, IS, and EVER SHALL BE, CAME to find HIS lost sheep, and to save them, and ONLY HE can, and will!!!

*GOD* LOVES everyone as if there were no other, but, those whom reject HIM, HE will also, reject, and this has nothing to do with HIS lack of LOVE, instead, for 'their' refusal of HIS LOVE! Many deny HIM, defy HIM, or just haven't enough care for their souls to turn their attention from the world to HIM; and yet, some of these will be the first, and loudest to be angry when HE casts them aside, as they have cast HIM aside! There is ONLY HOPE for those whom RECEIVE HIM, and GIVE their hearts TO HIM...

OH, how much respect, regard, and LOVE I have for my LORD; if not for HIM, I would not be here, nor would I have had the opportunity to KNOW HIM, and to GROW INTO my BLESSED state as HIS Child, which IS a PROCESS, but which I WILLINGLY adapt, and adhere to, BECAUSE I KNOW the world well enough to know it has no other intention than to see me perish along with it! *GOD* RESCUED me, and for this I REJOICE, PRAISE, WORSHIP, and PRAY! HALLELUJAH!!!

Astounding too, is that CHRIST JESUS came into this world, and instead of with pomp, and privilege, HE SUFFERED during HIS walk here, just as we do! This fact makes HIM more approachable, for HE KNOWS what we endure, and persevere! AND this should find us more intently seeking to be bonded with HIM, as HE SO PERFECTLY, resisted, and overcame ALL hardships, and challenges...

The darkness of the world IS ever darkening; more, more, and more ARE being taken beneath the shroud of deception, of confusion, and of delusion! *GOD* IS THE SOLE LIGHT IN CREATION, and HE, ALONE, pierces, and eradicates it, thus TO HIM we OUGHT to TURN, and then, BASK IN HIS GLORIOUS LIGHT, for IN that, we find ALL necessary TO withstand the treacherous journey through this valley, and be brought HOME INTO THE EVERLASTING, ETERNALLY ABUNDANT KINGDOM!!!

Such WONDROUS POWER we MIGHT SHARE IN, IF we align TO THE LORD *GOD*! This POWER made us, sustains us, and leads us, and there IS MUCH, MUCH MORE involved! Time on Earth is NOT our REALITY, it PROVES whom we are, and our hearts! NOTHING on this planet compares to what IS TO COME, or WHAT SHALL BE FOR those who FOLLOW CHRIST, and ARE brought HOME!!!

THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTmas IS AWESOME, AMAZING, and HAS ETERNAL effects upon the individual, and their soul! This is NOT some far fetched tale penned by mere Men, instead, a BEAUTIFUL TRUTH MANIFESTED BY *GOD* WHOM SO LOVED us, HE was NOT willing to see us defeated, and destroyed by the enemy!!!

INSPIRATION GALORE exists IN CHRIST JESUS, HIS HOLY birth, and HIS ULTIMATE SACRIFICE OF LOVE, FOR our souls! Let us BE GLAD IN HIM, as we DO, and BE GOOD, FOR HIS GLORY, and the greater good of others, but mostly, for the sake of souls...

DUE TO our errs/sins, we ARE endangered in this realm, and taken deeper into the dark recesses of corruption, of wickedness, of evil, BUT THE LIGHT HAS SHONE ON US, and SHALL LEAD us past ourselves, and out of the harmful environment therein! As long as there is today, THE LORD IS WILLING to FORGIVE us, SAVE us, and REDEEM us!!!

I PRAY THE CHRISTmas MIRACLE REACHES far enough into one, and all, that it TEACHES us to KNOW HIM, LOVE, and TRUTH, as there is NOTHING without HIM, and NO HOPE at all!!!

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! EMMANUEL!!!

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