HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE DECEPTION OF ANY GIVEN DAY = INSATIETY...

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 DECEPTION OF ANY GIVEN DAY = INSATIETY...

The consequences of wrongful living, are evident, everywhere, in countless ways, in each of these days!!!

Wrongful living is the rule of deception, OVER the rule of *GOD*, in our lives, as we ASSUME that we are safe in our two-stepping actions of disenchantment. We let our EGOCENTRIC minds CONVINCE us of much, most of which is, BUNK, and, which, leaves us with a wide array of problems, troubles, unhappiness, and, confusion, as well as, bewilderment!!!

We run around like overgrown Children, not paying close enough attention to, WHAT our foolish follies in the pursuit of freedom to be, has left behind...

We exist in immorality, more than not, as we ALLOW our SENSES to guide our ways! We GIVE IN TO URGES more times, than not, HOPING to SATIATE the soul, which, CRIES to be satisfied! We are too arrogant, defiant, and, lost, to REALIZE that money, sex, drugs, alcohol, and, other unwarranted needs of the world, will NEVER lead the soul to rest, as, ONLY a TURNING to REALITY, *GOD*, can, and, will, satisfy the depths of the soul!!!

DECEPTION leads us to believe that we CAN satiate the soul through life IN the world! We adhere to this deception far easier than we do to the WILL of *GOD*, for many reasons, one of which is, we have been raised in this deception, and, believe that WE are important enough to fulfill OUR desires! Some believe that they can serve both *GOD*, and, their desires, though, it is PLAINLY written in THE WORD, that this is NOT so!!!

MATTHEW 6:24...
No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon...

LUKE 16:13...
No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon...

LUKE 16:15...
And he said to them, "You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God"...

FOR WHAT IS OF HUMAN ESTEEM IS AN ABOMINATION IN THE SIGHT OF *GOD*! Powerful message, indeed! Human esteem; the human condition, is WEAK, then, WEAKENED MORE by the DECEPTION of thinking, that what we are up against, in this life, IS alright TO give in to! *GOD* says that HIS people MUST be HOLY because HE IS HOLY, and, we are to pick up the yoke of CHRIST, that is, to LIVE in HIS EXAMPLE of WHOLESOME GOODNESS!!!

HE KNOWS we are NEVER going to be HOLY, HOWEVER, HE WILLS that we ATTEMPT to CORRECT our ways, MOSTLY, for the SAFETY of LOSING the shackles that BIND US TO THE WORLD, and, BLIND us to TRUTH, HIM!!!

Thus, EACH day MUST be a time of IMPROVEMENT! Any 24 hour period, which *GOD* HAS GIVEN US, is an OPPORTUNITY to TURN TO HIM, AND, the HEALING, and, BOUNTIES OBTAINED IN DOING SO! You see, in doing so, THE SOUL FINDS more, and, more, SATIATION, as it is now, being tended to by *GODLINESS*, which IS it's sustainment!!!

YOU are caregiver to the soul WHICH BELONGS to *GOD*! YOU are ABLE to nourish, nurture, sustain, and, satiate this soul, though, it REQUIRES effort, understanding, knowledge, Wisdom, and, obedience, OF, and, TO, and, FOR *GOD*!!!

Don't take time, or, worldly matters, for granted! *GOD* has said that we are to keep our thoughts ABOVE, and, NOT on worldly matters! Such instructions ARE FOR OUR OWN GOOD, and, SAFETY, NOT because HE wants us to be robbed of things of this world, but, because HE wants us to UNDERSTAND, and, be FREE in our lives, in this world!!!

Get INTO THE WORD, and, escape the world! Check yourself, hourly, in thoughts, actions, and, reactions! Do NOT allow the egocentric mind to lead you to greater misunderstanding, and, consequences OF that misunderstanding. TURN to *GOD*, LOVE, CONSCIENTIOUSNESS, and, ALL matters of WHOLESOMENESS!!!

BECOME SPIRITUALLY MATURE, it is a safety net IN this life! When we ADVANCE in spirit, the evil diminishes, along with it's MANY plagues! LIVE according to *GOD*, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, HIS WISHES FOR YOUR LIFE! HE HAS GREATNESS in store for the FAITHFUL, for the ALIGNED, for the KNOWING, for the PRACTICING, for the WISE!!!

I KNOW all about the shackles of deception! They had me bound to hell! I KNEW that this was NOT the way to happiness, PEACE, or, LOVE, yet, I, too, was foolish in believing that it WAS the way of life, UNTIL, I RETURNED TO *GOD*, FULLY, in sincerity, and, compliance! THEN, I began to SEE, that HIS WAY IS SAFE, SURE, KIND, and, FULFILLING, not only for me, but, for the soul in which I am to care for!!!

Always THINK! Always CONSIDER! Always SEEK that which is BETTER than what you have, or, face! *GOD* IS THE WAY to ALL TRUE HAPPINESS, I cannot stress this enough, nor, in enough ways, but, IT IS FACT, POINT BLANK, NO CHASE; *GOD* IS THE ONLY WAY!!!

I stand in HOPEFUL PRAYER, and, petition for us all, as, like *GOD*, I DO NOT want souls to be cast into eternal suffering; that is NOT what they were CREATED for, nor, does it make ANY SENSE! Let us always THINK before we act, and, react, that we are LED to safety, and, benevolence, IN HIS GLORIOUS NAME!!!

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