HEAVENLY INCLINED...: EASTER MONDAY: WE SHALL OVERCOME & ARISE!!!

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...

EASTER MONDAY: WE SHALL OVERCOME & ARISE!!!

It's a whole new ballgame; the world will be altered from now on, but that isn't necessarily, a bad thing, as we ARE resilient, and adaptable; it IS how *GOD* has CREATED us---

People are freakin' out all over the board, and while it IS scary, and economies ARE suffering, sometimes what comes after will be better than we can imagine! Right now, fear and panic ARE clouding the horizon, still, I BELIEVE we CAN make this work in our favour, and ESPECIALLY IF we have HUMBLED ourselves, and TURNED TO THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY!!!

Several Pastors in recent days, discussed the 'empty' tomb of CHRIST JESUS in reference to what we are experiencing right now, and they are right to mention this, because it IS true that we can't be filled until we are 'empty', and we can't be restored until we are broken, which boils right back down to HUMILITY! You know, and I know that right now, the world IS SELF inclined, and motivated, and in many countries, they have more than they know what to do with; we are spoiled, selfish, and well, we are OFF COURSE, in many ways, and so, this IS a wake up call, and an opportunity to move forward FULL OF *GOD*, and what is RIGHT, GOOD, and JUST, INSTEAD, of self-destructing in the waywardness we have been existing in for a while now! We are obstinate, callous, rude, aggressive, and full of LOTS of negatives, which WOULD cause us to go farther off course, and eventually, see a world of nothing more than constant disorder, and in violation of everything good! SO, it is fitting that we be 'emptied', and then, FILLED WITH *GOD*, and what is GOOD...

Scoffers don't believe in what is right, or just, or good; their sole purpose is to spread discord, although, I have yet to discover WHAT ANYONE would benefit from existing in such, would bring! It is crazy that people listen to, and follow these blowhards, BUT will NOT listen to, or follow *GOD*, or the righteousness which leads the world to what is profitable! There is NO LOGIC in what they spew, yet LOTS of people join with them, probably for the sake of a FAKE sense of freedom, because they are not free in their own minds, hearts, and souls! Who knows? It simply, is unsettling that SO many are WILLINGLY empowering pied-pipers whom DON'T have a foundation to stand upon, let alone build upon, THUS again, we NEED to come to A POINT OF reckoning, and change...
Survivors WILL make it through this! This is like nothing we have seen in our time, and is NOT easily studied, let alone, understood; the experts are learning in real time; it is an UNKNOWN that takes time to grasp, and control, still there are the resistant, and the trouble-makers whom WON'T stop long enough to be informed, or allow this to flatten out, so, we don't have even the luxury of getting back to some sense of normalcy for a while, as many of these hard heads are spreading it without knowledge, and keeping us caged in! We WILL get through this, *GOD* WILLING, IF we cooperate, and learn along with the professionals whom WILL find the necessary formulas, and procedures to take us through, and over this!!!
I HOPE everyone IS PRAYING constantly, and continues to do so; not only for this plague to be lifted, but that everyone understand OUR role in this, and the need for a change of attitude, behaviours, and an embracing of what is PROVEN to work FOR us, such as *GOD*, and the ethics which MAKE for a better existence for ALL!!!

The winds of change ARE blowing, and they are blowing hard, HOWEVER, WE CAN ARISE, IF we recognize the purpose of change, and the POSITIVES it will bring IF we cut loose the negative powers of dissension, and so forth!!!

*GOD* HELP US, and may we help each other in any way feasible! May we BLESS THE LORD BY BEING A BLESSING FOR ALL! May we acknowledge our faults, flaws, as we recognize our NEED FOR THE LORD, who IS OUR DELIVERER, and our HOPE ETERNAL! STAND IN HIM, STAND IN LOVE, and DO WHAT IS RIGHT regardless of the wall of wrong looming ahead!!!

REMEMBER, THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE, SO LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT (PSALM 118: 24)---This is the day which the Lord hath made — Or, sanctified, as a season never to be forgotten. “Of the day on which Christ arose from the dead, it may, with more propriety than of any other day, be affirmed, this is the day which Jehovah hath made. Then it was that the rejected stone became the head of the corner. A morning then dawned, which is to be followed by no evening; a brighter sun arose upon the world, which is to set no more; a day began which will never end; and night and darkness departed to return not again. Easter-day is, in a peculiar manner, consecrated to him who, by his resurrection, triumphed over death and hell. On that day, through faith, we triumph with him, we rejoice and are glad in his salvation.”

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