HEAVENLY INCLINED...: FOR THE WORK OF A PASTOR/PRIEST IS TO IMPART KNOWLEDGE TO 'ALL' WHOM SEEK THE LORD *GOD*!!!

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...

FOR THE WORK OF A PASTOR/PRIEST IS TO IMPART KNOWLEDGE TO 'ALL' WHOM SEEK THE LORD GOD!!!

And the hate goes on! LORD have MERCY, I am REALLY confused about the Christian religion these days! I mean, WOW!, hate has infiltrated the religion of LOVE? Hypocrisy RAGES, and something needs to be done about it! Many religious leaders have exhibited great error in their ways lately, and are acting politically for the sake of what? To keep the pews filled?---

I DETEST politics, and I don't care if you are for Trump, or against him; he is a human being, #1, and HAS manned his cabinet with Christians, in which case they have morning prayers, weekly, even bi-weekly, they have BIBLE studies, and well, he IS growing VIA those near him, SO, the idea that certain leaders of certain Churches are OUTRAGED over his visits to their Churches, or Shrines IS hypocritical, and as WRONG as it gets! CHRIST CAME TO SAVE THE SINNERS, NOT THE RIGHTEOUS! And if Trump is growing spiritually, that SHOULD be something to CELEBRATE as Christians!!!

WHO is the false worshiper? The one whom THINKS that everyone else is dirtier than them, and that they are exclusive to THE LORD! NO ONE can know the WORKS OF THE LORD in another, but which will, ULTIMATELY, be shown, NOT in the onset, NOR in estimation of others! NO ONE can say who CAN be Christian or not, NOR can they exclude ANYONE SEEKING *GOD*, CHRIST JESUS! SERIOUSLY, GET REAL, and get back into THE WORD, because OBVIOUSLY, the world has influenced your senses!!!

MANY FAKE Christians exist EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING some heading Churches, and LORD IS RIGHT, they are KNOWN by their actions/reactions! STILL, NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DENY ANYONE from coming closer to *GOD*, AND CERTAINLY, NOT because politics have infiltrated! This is maddening, and dangerous FOR THE Church, THE BODY OF CHRIST! You have NO IDEA the relationship that *GOD*, and Trump might, or might not have, and so, concentrate on your OWN walk WITH HIM in the first place, and IF you have been CALLED to lead, DO SO, FREE of judgement, or DUPLICITY, for YOU ESPECIALLY, ARE accountable, for YOU ARE CHOSEN TO LEAD the people ARIGHT, NOT ADD to the confusion, delusion, and illusion of the world!!!

CHRIST JESUS SAID to the hypocrites that tax collectors, and prostitutes, and other outcasts will see HEAVEN before they do (MATTHEW 21: 31)! And it often happens, that the daring rebel is brought to repentance and becomes the Lord's servant, while the formalist grows hardened in pride and enmity. WHY can't you see what a grave mistake you are making, and that, publicly, and LOUDLY, as if it is righteous?!!

NO WONDER there are losses in the fold! NO WONDER there is doubt, and insecurity in the Churches CHOSEN to lead *GOD'S* people! I am appalled by this, and I think it NEEDS to be addressed, as well as worked through!!!

The hand basket is over-flowing; the slippery slope has lines leading up to it so that the end cannot be seen, or imagined...

As I have said many times, we have NOT advanced as much as we like to imagine; we are still acting immature, spiritually, and are NOT placing *GOD* FIRST, and LOVING as HE LOVES us! Let us CORRECT our wrongs, and exist AS HIS CHOSEN PRIESTHOOD, which IS to be EVER on THE HIGH ROAD, and ENJOINED WITH HIS WILL!!!

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