HEAVENLY INCLINED...: IN THE STILLNESS OF THE BEING THE TRUTH ROARS!!!

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...

IN THE STILLNESS OF THE BEING THE TRUTH ROARS!!!

As CHRIST lay in the tomb, the Sabbath was kept, and HIS Disciples/followers gathered, PRAYED, and discussed their time with HIM, and their role of remaining IN HIM---

For us, it is the same; we PRAY, we reflect, we ponder, and we seek to come yet closer to HIM, as we still the being that we receive from HIM what is necessary to moving forward...

Easter is a crucial time/event in the life of a Christian for various reasons, the most striking one that we meld more completely with the AMAZING GIFT OF CHRIST; LIFE ETERNAL, and remember that we are NOT of this world, instead we are passing through it on our way HOME, which is possible BECAUSE HE DEFEATED DEATH FOR us! HIS enemy was crushed upon this event, as it once, and for all, put POWER WHERE IT BELONGS, IN THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY! A POWER SO PURE, and SO INSCRUTABLE that it IS ABLE to SAVE souls from the will of the wicked! HOW AWESOME IS HE who came in the name of THE FATHER, HALLELUJAH!!!

The evil ruler of this realm is fierce, competent, diabolical, intent, and capable of swaying people, then chaining them to their weaknesses, in which case, the NEED FOR A SAVIOUR, and NOT one like the human Saviours *GOD* sent before HIS people, but one that DID get the job done, and EVER SHALL lead the people through the valley of death, and defiance! As with us, the slithering adversary ALLOWED his EGO to take him astray, and that so far that he was cast out of HEAVEN! He is an expert at stoking egotism in humanity, as well as diverting us far from TRUTH, LOVE, and THE LORD, YET he is NOT the end POWER, UNLESS one denies THE LORD, and chooses to exist for the self over HIM! And face it, we are vulnerable, easily enticed, readily distracted, and creatures of selfish needs, wants, and gains, SO, we are easy prey, indeed! WITHOUT *GOD* and HIS LOVE, well, we would be lost forever void of knowing why...

As much as THE LORD LOVES us, this evil manipulator hates us, and vows to destroy each, and every one of us; and jealousy IS a main factor! Relentlessly does he plot, conspire, and scheme against us, in which case, we OFTEN make it effortless for him as we are prone to preoccupation, and covetousness! We ARE MORE than vulnerable in our non-resistant ways; we are endangered without THE LORD, more than any of us can know...

PRAISE *GOD* FOR HIS PLAN to RESCUE us, and to TEACH us WHY we NEED HIM! IF we WOULD devote time TO discovering the why's and how's of SALVATION, of LOVE, of LIFE, of PEACE, of HOPE, and of WELL-BEING, we could exist better in the now! BUT, even with the knowledge of the offering of understanding, guidance, and the tools necessary, most consider it a flight of fancy! Plus, the very 'guides' chosen to lead the people have changed course, in which case, people are perishing, as *GOD* said for lack of knowledge (HOSEA 4:6)! I must say, it IS IMPERATIVE for those who will TO study THE BIBLE, and to take the lessons therein to heart, THAT they recognize a TRUE 'guide', and if there are none, at least they will be able to deal with what IS to come, as they RELY ON *GOD* to do so...

We ARE CREATED better than we appear to be, and HAVE MORE to offer than we do! We have let EXTERNALS interfere with the INTERNAL being, and so, are not only confused, dazed, and lost, we are MISSING OUT on GREATNESS in every feasible way! Oh, IF only people would SEEK TO KNOW THE TRUTH!!!

In closing, let me tell you, *GOD* IS REAL, and HE LOVES YOU, and HOPES each person WILL AWAKEN TO TRUTH, and forsake the lies of the world! WHEN one steps INTO TRUTH, INTO *GOD*, INTO LOVE, there IS PARADISE, now, and FOREVERMORE!!!

For those who KNOW, let us PRAY for ALL, and THANK THE LORD FOR HIS INDESCRIBABLE GIFT! Let us CELEBRATE HIM in EVERY way, and let us HONOUR HIM tonight, tomorrow, and evermore! WORSHIP THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, FOR HIS IS THE GLORY, AMEN!!!

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