HEAVENLY INCLINED...: EASTER SUNDAY: THE RISEN LORD!!!

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 SUNDAY: THE RISEN LORD!!!

HE IS RISEN! Our beautiful, gracious, merciful, and LOVING LORD HAS RISEN, and we are to RISE WITH HIM---

Let us PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD WITH OUR WHOLE HEARTS; with our focus upon HIM, and HIS WILL! Let us NOT be swayed by the mocking chatter of the lost world, which IS ever denying, defying, and decrying HIM, and our BLESSED state! Let us WORSHIP HIM ARIGHT, in TRUTH, and SPIRIT, in behaviour(s), and conscientiousness! Let us THANK HIM FOR HIS GIFT OF LOVE WHICH IS LIFE ETERNAL, BY SHINING OF HIM FOR those lost, that they might notice HIM, seek HIM, find HIM, and FOLLOW HIM! Let us stand strong in FAITH, and FAITHFULNESS no matter what, and KNOW that HE SHALL LEAD us through, and past EVERYTHING of this world! Let us HONOUR HIM in ALL of our ways, ALL of our days, BY DOING GOOD, and BEING GOOD; GROUNDED IN LOVE, and ANCHORED IN HIM!!!

The mob mentality which influenced HIS being Crucified, IS alive, well, and thriving in this very hour, and it affects every one of us who call HIM LORD! May we seek HIS WISDOM, and assistance in fending off the horde of these, as we INCREASE in KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, EVER existing IN HIS WILL, and WAYS, and LOVE; by this they will know HIM, regardless of their refusal of HIM...

All of this HAD to happen; it was ALL preordained; the purpose to SAVE Mankind from death eternal, and to put HIS enemy, OUR enemy beneath HIS feet! VICTORIOUS WAS HIS PLAN, and EVER SHALL BE, as NO ONE, NOR ANYTHING shares in HIS POWERS enough to thwart what HE HAS DETERMINED TO BE! IT IS DONE; HE HAS DEFEATED death, and the evil ruler of this realm, albeit, there are yet battles upon reaching the climax of HIS PLAN, in which case, we are taught to REMAIN IN HIM, put on our FULL armor, and repel the fiery darts of the enemy(ies)...

CELEBRATE THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, who came to Earth as fully *GOD*, and fully Man TO die for our sins, and our souls! Celebrate HIM ALL the days of your time on Earth, while BEING TRUE REFLECTIONS OF HIM, for this IS our work, and HIS WILL, THAT more ARE brought into THE KINGDOM!!!

Aim to learn more through studying HIM, and ALIGN TO HIM, as we HAVE joined HIM on the cross, and are now dead to the world, and ALIVE IN HIM! This means we no longer exist in the futility of our minds, instead we go forth IN HIM, and HIS WILL, though we will yet stumble, trip, fall, and suffer, for such IS part, and parcel TO THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION, and CONSECRATION!!!

BLESS THE LORD, CHRIST JESUS BY BEING A BLESSING, and this always, which at times, IS VERY difficult, but WITH HIM, CAN be accomplished, and IS FOR the sake of LOVE, and souls!!!

HOSANNA! HALLELUJAH! THE LORD HAS RISEN!!!

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