HEAVENLY INCLINED...: SATURDAY'S SOUNDNESS: WHEN THE WORLD CRASHES IN AROUND US, THE LORD IS YET SOUND!!!

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...

SATURDAY'S SOUNDNESS: WHEN THE WORLD CRASHES IN AROUND US, THE LORD IS YET SOUND!!!

When the world seems to crash in around us, and, there is no soundness, nor sense to be found, we must remember the one source of soundness, and, sensibility, THE LORD, our *GOD*, whom, remains our ROCK, our FORTRESS, our DELIVERER, our SURE, and, PRESENT help! HIS soundness is eternally sound!!!

While we have a difficult time making sense of HIS sensibilities, they ARE practical, wholesome, and, good for ALL in CREATION, thus, we must TRUST HIM, and, HIS magnificent GENIUS, at ALL times, even when we are lost in a sea of torment, anguish, and, despair...

2 TIMOTHY 4: 18...
The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

PSALM 91: 14-16...
14/ Whoever clings to me I will deliver; whoever knows my name I will set on high.
15/ All who call upon me I will answer; I will be with them in distress; I will deliver them and give them honor.
16/ With length of days I will satisfy them and show them my saving power.

Wrong is going to happen in our lives, we are alive in a world ruled by evil, thus, we are afflicted from every side, but, *GOD* IS WITH THOSE WHO ARE, SINCERELY IN HIM! It is so difficult to explain to people the NEED to be 100% IN HIM, to TRUST HIM, and, to RELY upon HIM, that HIS promises are fulfilled! HE CANNOT LIE, and, IS FAITHFUL to EVERY utterance HE has put forth! Thus, FAITH HAS to be STRONG enough to WITHSTAND the WORST!!!

NUMBERS 23: 19...(1 SAMUEL 15: 29, TITUS 1: 2, HEBREWS 6: 18)
God is not man that he should speak falsely, nor human, that he should change his mind. Is he one to speak and not act, to decree and not fulfill?

Some very awful things happen in this life, but, we ARE enabled BY HIM, to not only survive them, but, to grow from them, and, increase in spirit, because of them! NO MATTER what happens we must NEVER relent in our BELIEF, and, TRUST IN HIM, for HE, ALONE IS our saving freedom from what could destroy us...

*GOD* IS SOUND, HIS WILL IS SOUND, and, HE HAS provided for us, exceedingly, in every area detrimental to our well-being! When things are bad, we must not lose sight of HIM, nor, give more power to the negative ruler of this world! Nope, we must be ROCK SOLID IN FAITH, and, TRUST that HE IS working for our good!!!

May HE BLESS, and, BE with us ALL, and, may we HONOUR HIM with TRUST, BELIEF, and, STEADFASTNESS IN HIS WILL, WISDOM, LOVE, and, CARE FOR US! Be of PEACE in the COMFORT of HIS LOVE, and, KNOW HE IS working towards your favour!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2012
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