SLOW down, take it EASY, read THE WORD with intent, and diligence; give it time to meld into the being; it IS imperative TO allow it to seep into the heart, the spirit, the being!!!

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.

MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS!!!
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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...

EVERYBODY PRAISE THE LORD: LINCOLN BREWSTER

TODAY IS THE DAY: SPIRITUAL RICHES, OR, SPIRITUAL BANKRUPTCY!!!

If tomorrow never comes, today is the final analysis of the truth of my heart, my choices, my life...

Today is the day I can strive to gather worldly riches, which includes pursuing pleasures of the flesh, or, spiritual ones; if I choose worldly riches, I stand in spiritual bankruptcy, and, have no one to blame but myself...

It isn't that I won't trip, stumble, or fall, in this day, I very well, may, because the crafty one does not like me, well, my allegiance to THE LORD; instead it is that I SEEK what is right, and, TRY to improve, and, that I ALWAYS arise after the fall...

Each day IS an opportunity to correct what needs correcting, and, to come closer to THE LORD! Each day IS an opportunity to serve HIM, and, others! Each day IS THE DAY that counts!!!

We have a strange tendency to take time for granted, when, we know NOT the length of our days! Why we do this, probably finds it's base in deception! So many have the belief that what they do with this time, is NOT imperative to THE DAY of THE LORD, but, according to Scripture, it IS! THE LORD is not seeking cold, nor, lukewarm spirits to share eternity with, HE is seeking the sincere, the devout, the principled, those who have SEEN, despite the heavy shroud, THE LIGHT, THE TRUTH, THE WAY, in MORE than casual acceptance, or understanding! HE is seeking those who KNOW their TRUE self, the spirit, understanding the meaning of serving HIM, and others, through the TRUTH of LOVE, and, have gone the distance to improvement, and, development, IN HIS example!!!

 Spiritual bankruptcy is NOT something we should allow to happen! Leaving the spirit to tend for itself, while chasing dreams, and, other things of the world, with THE LORD in the background, is just wrong-minded thinking! The spirit IS the TRUE connector TO THE LORD, and, belongs to HIM, though, if we deny it, HE will cast it in the eternal fires of damnation, for it serves NO purpose, whatsoever!!!

THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE, means to TURN to THE LORD, with ALL of your being, in surrender of the world's hold on your  mind, body, and, heart, that, your spirit is released from the carnal, egocentric holds! CHRIST, our LORD, told us to pick up our cross, and, follow after HIM; this means we are to FREE ourselves from the world, and, live IN HIM, in the spirit, for we, IF we are OF HIM, are no longer subject to the world!!!

Some find it SO confusing that the world has SO much to offer; this is for the purpose of TRUTH! We are to LEARN to negate the enticements of the world, because the world is EVER passing away, and, will exist no longer, once HE has returned to gather HIS Chosen! This is a testing ground of the FAITHFUL, and, a playground of deception! It isn't that in this life on this planet doesn't have use for the FAITHFUL, it is that we become knowledgeable enough to discern the difference between, what is useful to us, and, what is hindering, binding, and, dangerous!!!

IF THE LORD IS PREEMINENT IN our lives, HE WILL BLESS us, as we need! Yet, IF HE is NOT our FOCUS, we are in great danger!!!

WHAT does it take for us to GRASP HIS HEIGHT? HE, ALONE, IS THE AUTHOR, and, CREATOR of existence, of ALL, and, EVERYTHING, therein! WHY don't we place SIGNIFICANCE upon HIM? HOW can our sights be on that which is, dangerous for us, and, not on HIM???

People seem to forget the fact that the evil one is present in the Churches of the world, and, is teaching many (2 CORINTHIANS 11: 14)!!!

We are told to 'BE HOLY, BECAUSE I AM HOLY'! We are a Chosen race, a Royal Priesthood, a HOLY nation (1 PETER 2:9). Read also, EPHESIANS 4: 22! So, WHY do we imagine that it is SO easy to obtain? Sure, we are told that by FAITH we are saved, yet, it is also written that those of THE LORD, are EASY to SEE, by the fruits they bear, AND, these fruits ARE the alignment, TO HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, HIS example! The FAITHFUL are, DAY by gift of day, working to IMPROVE the spirit, to it's rightful reflection OF HIM!!!

I can go on, and on, but, suffice it to say, TODAY IS the final analysis of the truth of my heart, my choices, my life, thus, I PRAY that I AM HONOURING HIM, THE TRUE GLORY of ALL I seek, and, desire!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012
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Lynda said...

TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, and lean NOT on your own understanding!!!

DEVOUR, and, DIGEST THE WORD, DAILY, that HE IS LEADING YOU, and, NO ONE else!!!

Just because a certain ideal is popularized DOESN'T mean it is TRUE, and so, BE CAREFUL!!!

What IF what you have learned is only PART of the WHOLE? Are you willing to be wrong in the end???

FOLLOW NO ONE except THE LORD!!!

I LOVE YOU, *GOD* BLESS and BE with us ALL!!!

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MALACHI 2:7-8...
7/ "For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth men should seek instruction—because he is the messenger of the LORD Almighty.
8/ But you have turned from the way and by your teaching have caused many to stumble; you have violated the covenant with Levi," says the LORD Almighty...
When you GIVE HOPE, you find HOPE, and, any time you find HOPE, be sure to GIVE it to someone else!!!

By FAITH we sleep, by FAITH we live, by FAITH we keep...lw'12

HOSEA 6:6...
For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than holocausts.

(MATTHEW 9:13 & MATTHEW 12)

The world over, needs prayers, day in, day out! LET US PRAY WITHOUT CEASING! Let LOVE be the voice we lift UP to *GOD*! May HE BLESS us, and, may we allow HIM to show us THE WAY!!! PRAISE HIS MIGHTY name, and, GLORIFY HIM in thought, action, and, reaction!!!
The messengers of PEACE, in the heart of LOVE, have been handpicked by the Creator *GOD*, from the ranks of life, for HE knows the effectiveness of using those who have survived the worst, and now understand the best. In this way, the warriors of PEACE & LOVE are empowered, with strength, fortitude, longwithstanding, therefore, enabled to create ripples in the minds, & lives of mankind...

No GREATER LOVE exists:

No GREATER LOVE exists:
as CHRIST JESUS died for me, I, also die in HIM, and, ONLY IN HIM, do I find LIFE...

LOVE ONE ANOTHER---DAN LUEDERS

MAJESTY OF HIS GRACE RENEWED BY MORNING

MAJESTY OF HIS GRACE RENEWED BY MORNING