HEAVENLY INCLINED...: YOU NEED, I NEED, WE NEED *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...

YOU NEED, I NEED, WE NEED GOD!!!

We NEED *GOD*! Even those who try to deny it! It is innately bred, deep within, and, IS that satisfaction, we seek, but, do not quite find, in this old world!!!

HE doesn't need us, like we need HIM, though, HE has great purpose for us! HE LOVES us so much, that, HE needs us to SEE, and, EXPERIENCE THE TRUTH! HE could in a breath, CREATE a new line of humanity, without the defective egocentric mind, but, HE LOVES US SO much; I suspect, partly BECAUSE of our imperfections!!!

If you have ever noticed, in your life, this far, even when things are going just right, and, there isn't much more to hope for, you still have an emptiness, a sense of something missing! If you are not yet, walking in *GOD*, HE is what is missing! HE is a part of our design, and, of our existence, even though, we are not trained to recognize HIM, let alone, tap into HIM, in our innermost being! Opening UP to HIM, fills EVERY void, every longing, every need!!!

*GOD* is to us, like water is to waves, like sand to beaches, like breath to life; IMPERATIVE! HE is our missing link, our direct connection TO existence, CREATION, and, eternity! NOTHING in this life, can replace HIM, nor, HIS oneness with us! HIS presence, or, essence, in us, MUST be awakened to, and, embraced, in order for our lives to have completion, to have purpose, to have fullness! *GOD* IS the substance of ALL in existence, and, NOTHING exists without HIM!!!

Instead, we fumble, stumble, fall, over, and, over, again; always searching for what is lacking; relying on worldly ways to fulfill us! Deception, and, it's delusion, has placed barriers between our knowledge of HIM, and, the appropriate AHA button! The adversary is skilled at removing the *GOD* within, because he is jealous of us, hates us, detests us, and, is SURE that we are worthless in the whole of CREATION! The deceiver is SO skilled in his craftiness, that, he has been able to convince our egocentric being of MANY falsehoods! HOWEVER, IF we SEEK *GOD*, from deep within, and, free the spirit, we are ABOVE what the deceiver lays before us; not that we will be totally free from his attempts to snag us, but, we are ENABLED, EMPOWERED, ENLIGHTENED, and, ENCOURAGED, enough, to LET *GOD* move us through his traps, trips, and, pits!!!

OH YES, we NEED *GOD*; more than anything in this life! HE IS our FORTRESS, our ROCK, our DELIVERER, our SURE, and, PRESENT help, our SALVATION, our ticket to paradise! HE IS the core of the whole, the heart of CREATION, and, the fulfillment of every provision imaginable! HE IS *GOD*, HE IS our FREEDOM, our SANITY, our HEALTH, our WEALTH, our ALL, and, EVERYTHING!!! PRAISE HIM, in all ways, always! AMEN!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012