HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE LIGHT PREVAILS: PERSEVERE!!!

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 PREVAILS: PERSEVERE!!!

We are in a strange time and, it is only beginning; the long reaching effects of this nasty virus is altering our existence, but I urge everyone to keep THE FAITH, and HOPE alive! I have been out of sorts lately, along with kind of sad, YET, I am NOT going to go down until my time is gone---

You see, IF we are OF THE LORD, we have advantages unlimited, and recourse to what plagues us! In ALL things bad, there IS GOOD, and if it be hard to find, we ARE capable of making things better...

Snares of the enemy include the sorrows of woes, as when people get lost in such, they have stepped away from *GOD*, FAITH, and HOPE, thus, they are easy prey! So, what do we do? We PRAY, we PRAISE, we WORSHIP, and we STAND STRONG IN CHRIST JESUS, as ONLY HE CAN, and WILL LEAD us according to HIS WILL! We RAISE our troubles, and our voices to drown out the confusion, fear, anxiety, and all those pesky negatives. Now, I KNOW that with such a dire strain on our very existence as this virus, we WILL have a battle, BUT REMAIN IN HIM, and HE WILL REMAIN IN YOU, BELIEVE IT!!!

WE GOTTA LOOK TO THE LIGHT, AND make as many things as light-footed as we can! It IS important to MAKE things better no matter how awful they are, or seem! AND we HAVE to PERPETUALLY LOOK TO THE LORD FOR the courage, strength, and optimism! POSITIVITY comes from HIM; ALL HE IS SURELY IS POSITIVE, hence WHY we SHOULD pattern ourselves after HIM, and RELY ON HIM every step of THE WAY through this valley...

LOVE ALSO HAS TO REIGN in these days! MANY people have soured in recent years, and this IS making for more souring! We HAVE TO LOVE no matter what, as THE LORD *GOD* LOVES us, and not only that LOVE PROVIDES in almost every way feasible, while the opposite denies us, robs us, and puts us in even worse circumstances, FOR SURE!!!

As long as we are here, and have this time, it is WISE to USE for THE GOOD! There is no sense in wasting what time we have on what is negative, ugly, cold, rude, or any of what makes for worse times, ya know?!!

The globe over people have gone far from TRUTH, LOVE, and THE LORD *GOD*, and so, this IS A WAKE UP CALL, which CAN be to our advantage IF we TURN TO HIM, and realize OUR part in all of this, and how so many THINGS have led us to this point...

My heart is heavy, STILL, I TRUST IN HIM, LOOK TO HIM, AND FIND ways to lessen the load! THE BIBLE IS a GREAT place to begin, as is PRAYER, and PRAISE, PLUS, MAKING good out of the bad, and finding JOY regardless of the darkness closing in, BECAUSE THE LIGHT PREVAILS, and LEADS, therefore, DON'T be deceived by what isn't of HIM, or HIS LIGHT...

BE ENCOURAGED BY THE LORD, and LET HIS POWERS GUIDE, and DIRECT! Humble yourself, and LET HIM DELIVER!!!

I LOVE YOU, *GOD* BE WITH us, and may we BE WITH HIM!!!

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