HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE BODY 'IS' A TEMPLE OF THE MOST HIGH...

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 BODY 'IS' A TEMPLE OF THE MOST HIGH...

The body IS the temple of the MOST HOLY *GOD*! It was bought at a price, and, is to be considered sacred property OF the MOST HIGH!!!

How many of us ARE taught the importance of this TRUTH? How many of us have been raised to APPRECIATE it's meaning? How many of us ever attempt to align to the conditions within this TRUTH? Not many, for sure! We haven't been informed properly, thus, we do NOT subscribe to this, which is very wrong, and, detrimental in the end!!!

LORD knows that I have desecrated my temple! Much of it was in egocentric IGNORANCE, not having been TAUGHT the absolute necessity to embracing the full breadth of this TRUTH! That does not remove blame from me at all, for, IF I had fully studied the WORD since I was able to, I would have known this TRUTH, inside, out! This is one reason we are advised to seek the instruction of *GOD* instead of humans, that we GET IT RIGHT!!!

Let us look at 1 CORINTHIANS 19-20...
19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies...

BODY includes the egocentric mind, the heart of hearts, the soul/spirit; thus, we ARE responsible IN our LOVE of *GOD* to safeguard HIS temple, entirely! How do we do this, when we are not sure of the full meaning of this precept, in the first place???

Studying, learning, embracing, then, little, by little, utilizing HIS HOLY precepts IS KEY to finding a TRUE walk with HIM! HE KNOWS that we ARE soooooooooooo lost, and, that we ARE weak, thus, I, truly believe, that EFFORT accounts for much in HIS eyes, as is indicated throughout the WORD!!!

In following posts, we are going to attempt to lessen the depths of the instruction that the body IS a temple of the MOST HOLY *GOD*, that we can begin to SEE, and, APPRECIATE the reason, and, the inclusive benefits to aligning to this powerful precept!!!

Just so you know, 'the body' has two, or, even more, descriptions when being tied to *GOD*: One is that we are inclusive to 'the body' of the Church, CHRIST JESUS, and, the other as a body wishing to fulfill *GOD'S* WILL, or, not! Thus, the subject matter is variable, complex, and, prone to individual perception, although, the TRUTH canNOT sway, in any manner, thus, we will deal with *GOD'S* WORD, over the egocentric perceptions of mankind, that we ARE closer to that TRUTH, by the irrevocable WORD OF *GOD* HIMSELF!!!

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