HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THOUGHTS...

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...

THOUGHTS...

This is a post of, a few of, my innermost thoughts...

*GOD* never gives up on us, so, we should never give up on HIM, and, never relent in becoming as we, TRULY, were CREATED, HIS heirs, HIS Children...

*GOD* SO LOVES us, that HE HAS, eloquently, and, effectively, PROVIDED a WAY for us to be safe, happy, and, to KNOW LOVE; ALL that we need, IS IN THE WORD, and, within us; we only have to negate the egocentric mind of deception, to receive...

LOVE IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPERATIVE lesson to learn; not by human standards, but, by *GODLY* ones, as, LOVE IS SACRED, POWERFUL, and, a TRUE ANTIDOTE to what is wrong in this life...

You are NOT Glad Wrap, ya know, but, IF you were, WHY would you want to CLING to what is of the world; the pain, anguish, sorrow, and, other negatives, when, there is *GOD*, IN ALL HIS GLORY, MERCY, and, BOUNTIES, to CLING TO??? Deception teaches us to cling to that which AIN'T WORTH SAVING...

Life ISN'T the party that the deceiver told you it is; the party doesn't begin, until *GOD* secures HIS world, from the grip of deception...

The IMPORTANCE of my life, is NOT marked by worldly possessions, accumulation of wealth, by luck, nor, acceptance, INSTEAD, by WHAT I DO ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF *GOD*, FOR, and, TO HIS GLORY; marked BY, the growth I ALLOW, deep within the core of my spirit, and surely, is ONLY of value to *GOD* ALONE, but, which, despite my sufferings of this life, OUGHT to be my pleasure, willingly, to fulfill IN HIS MAJESTIC name...

FAITH is not a part-time venture, nor, can it be done in half-stepping; it is WORK which, requires understanding, deliberation, constancy, and, is ongoing, and, evidenced BY one's thoughts, actions, and, reactions: FAITH IS ALIVE, and, CLEARLY WITNESSED BY *GOD*...

TODAY IS THE DAY to make things right; to make things good; to make things work according TO HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, that, HE IS HONOURED, REVERED, EXALTED, and, GLORIFIED, for such IS the purpose OF this day...

CHRIST 'IS' THE LORD!!! That IS my PROCLAMATION, and, my BELIEF, and, I PRAISE HIM, eternally, for the WONDROUS GIFT HE has set forth for ALL humanity; a GIFT OF LOVE, so GLORIOUS, that it set the world on fire in disbelief...

REV. LWINSOR © 2012