HEAVENLY INCLINED...: HE IS THE LORD, NO DOUBT CAN DENY IT!!!

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...

HE IS THE LORD, NO DOUBT CAN DENY IT!!!

BLESSED IS THE AMAZING *GOD*, who took an ordinary young girl, with extraordinary TRUST in HIM, to manifest the prophecy OF HIS GRACE! Mary, Mother of THE LORD, complied with FAITH to HIS WILL, as did Joseph, her Husband, whereas, Zechariah, the Father of John The Baptist, doubted, though the AWESOME *GOD*, fulfilled HIS WILL, even through the doubt!!!

Doubt is rampant in humanity, it has been so since the first people; this is the heavy shroud placed over us by the evil enemy of *GOD*! Doubt, I am sure, serves great purpose to HIS WILL, given it's extensiveness! It must be a measuring instrument, or, a tool of implement! MANY doubters have been worked into SOLID believers, such as Thomas, and, Paul too...

JOHN 20: 29...
Jesus said to him, "Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed."

There is not an unbelieving word in our tongues, nor thought in our minds, but it is known to the Lord Jesus; and he was pleased to accommodate himself even to Thomas, rather than leave him in his unbelief. We ought thus to bear with the weak, ROMANS 15:1,2. This warning is given to all. If we are faithless, we are Christless and graceless, hopeless and joyless. Thomas was ashamed of his unbelief, and cried out, My Lord and my God. He spoke with affection, as one that took hold of Christ with all his might; My Lord and my God. Sound and sincere believers, though slow and weak, shall be graciously accepted of the Lord Jesus. It is the duty of those who read and hear the gospel, to believe, to embrace the doctrine of Christ, and that record concerning him, 1JOHN 5: 11...

For EVERY negative, especially doubt, in this life, there is a POSITIVE to remedy it, which, IS FOUND IN THE LORD, and, HIS WORD; THE TRUTH which, became LIGHT, to LEAD THE WAY!!!

I, personally, have heard throughout my life, people doubting THE WORD, in various ways! Some will read a passage, or hear it, and say, "I don't believe this!" I find this curious, because it IS THE WORD of *GOD*, SO what are you disbelieving? HIM? I pray for you! Of course, as is written:
MATTHEW 13: 13-14...
13/ This is why I speak to them in parables, because 'they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.'
14/ Isaiah's prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: 'You shall indeed hear but not understand you shall indeed look but never see.

MANY people are partial in their acceptance of THE LORD, HIS WILL, and, HIS WAYS. They are seeking ways to justify themselves by picking, and choosing what they will see, or hear! *GOD* is GENIUS unparalleled, there is NOT a way to pick, and choose of HIS instructions for our lives, because they WORK AS ONE FOR our benefit, and ULTIMATELY HIS GLORY! We haven't got a thing on HIM; no matter how understanding, knowledgeable, or wise, NO human has a thing on HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, HIS WORD! HE HAS LEFT NOTHING TO CHANCE! NOTHING!!!

LOVE of HIM, coupled with humbled reverence, TEACHES us to BELIEVE in HIM, in ALL matters! To TRUST HIM, and, TO HAVE RESPECTFUL REGARD FOR ALL OF HIS INSTRUCTIONS, first because HE IS *GOD*, then, because we ARE looking forward to HIS promises!!!

We have the choice, BELIEVE, or not, indeed! I BELIEVE HIM, in ALL matters, because HE IS THE LORD, our *GOD*, then, because HE SHOWED me throughout my time, HIS powers, BLESSINGS, and MIGHT, and, THE WORD has taken root in my spirit! Many things that did not make sense, early in my TURNING TO HIM, now do, because I have been diligent, and deliberate in my quest for understanding! Doubt is a weight, BELIEF removes that weight!!!

*GOD* BLESS, and BE with us ALL! PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIM, and, REJOICE IN ALL THAT HE IS, FOR HE IS THE GREAT "I AM"!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012

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