HEAVENLY INCLINED...: AS HIS CHOSEN ONES...

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...

AS HIS CHOSEN ONES...

COLOSSIANS 3: 12-17...
12/ Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
13/ bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.
14/ And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.
15/ And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful.
16/ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
17/ And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

LOVE IS THE BOND OF PERFECTION; LOVE IS THE LAW, because LOVE is ALL which is just, right, wholesome, good, healing, enlightening, enabling, enriching, endowing, empowering, and, encouraging! HE gave HIS LOVE to us, FREELY, thus, are we to do also, to HIM, then, others!!!

LOVE is what KEEPS us IN CHRIST, THE LORD, always reminding us of HIS LOVE for us, and guiding us to betterment of thought, action, and reaction! LOVE is THE CURE for all which is wrong, bad, defeating, damaging, and negative; for us, and the world over!!!

In this LOVE, this HOLY DECREE, we find PEACE, HOPE, STRENGTH, WILL, COURAGE, and ALL which IS optimal, as well as the connection of our spirit TO HIS SPIRIT! LOVE is the narrow road to LIFE, though LOVE is expansively superlative; supplementing, and, enhancing ALL in it's way!!!

LOVE is sound, sensible, practical, principled, and, PERFECT! LOVE REFORMS! LOVE CONFORMS! LOVE PERFORMS! It is incorruptible, irrevocable, eternal, because *GOD* IS LOVE! LOVE IS THE WAY, THE LIGHT, THE TRUTH, because LOVE holds infinite POWER to eradicate all which is dark, negative, and, against HIM!!!

SO THEN, let us be EVER thankful, and grateful FOR HIS LOVE, WHILE taking ON HIS LOVE as our own, to HONOUR HIM, to PRAISE HIM, to WORSHIP HIM, and to BUILD UP HIS TRUTH! Let us from this day forward, BE the evidence OF HIM, in our embracing, and utilization of HIS LOVE, FOR, and TO, HIS GLORY, because, we ARE Children of THE LIGHT, and no matter what, THE LORD, and, HIS LOVE SHALL remain after all is said, and done!!!

HALLELUJAH, PRAISE THE LORD!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012
BIBLICAL, and/or, other references marked BOLDLY IN COLOURS

1 comment:

Lynda said...: SOMETIMES it is nearly impossible to LOVE in the wake of certain happenings, yet, in such times IS when LOVE is MOST called for, MOST imperative, and, WILL lead us through! NEVER forget, WITH THE LORD, NOTHING is impossible, and, EVERYTHING HE decrees IS sensible, leading TO VICTORY over what is NOT of HIM!!!; December 18, 2012 at 10:04 AM