HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TUESDAY'S THOUGHTS: ALL DECREED BY THE LORD *GOD* IS SOUND & PRINCIPLED, FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!

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...

TUESDAY'S THOUGHTS: ALL DECREED BY THE LORD GOD IS SOUND & PRINCIPLED, FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!

ALL decreed by THE LORD, is sound, and principled, working towards the health, well-being, and goodness of existence! For instance, when HE says, "All vengeance is mine"!, there IS a whole lot of Wisdom in this! When people exact vengeance for themselves, they are without the strength to bear the power of the evils in returning evil for evil! They may go to extremes in the process, even insane, and certainly, they will have to become one with evil to repay it! Not only this, but internally, people pay greatly for their wish to exact vengeance, in ways of bitterness, and other effects that damage the system, body, mind, and spirit! This is just one example, a severe one at that, though this is true for EVERY matter under the Heavens! *GOD* wants us to RELY upon HIM with TRUST, BELIEF, and FAITH that HE WILL fulfill HIS PROMISES! HE wants us to REALIZE that HIS instructions are NOT motivated by tyranny, instead by care for our health, well-being, and over-all comfort! HE is NOT dictating, HE is LOVING us in HIS instructions, designed to protect, enhance, and add to our lives in this strange, rugged, crazy world!!!

THE LORD, our *GOD* wants us to be FREED from the deadly, damaging binds of this world, and so, has DECREED, COMMANDED, and INSTRUCTED us, FOR our own good! When we take matters into our own hands, we IMAGINE that brawn, and our limited intelligence, are enough to engage in battle, yet, what we DON'T understand is, that we DON'T understand the inner, or underlying workings of the evil we battle against; this is why, without *GOD*, we are unlikely to overcome evil, in any respect! Satan, and his own, are beyond devious, beyond crafty, beyond the realm of our perception of evil, thus, they are able to create out of *GOD* born people, evil people! *GOD* of course, is beyond our scope of recognition, HOWEVER, HE HAS SHARED HIMSELF, and given us INSIGHT into HIS WONDROUS workings! The evil one, in contrast, lies hidden, not sharing, not revealing the extents of his prowess, thus, WITHOUT *GOD*, to battle evil, in ANY manner, is dangerous...

Two INTENSE, and PROFOUND powers, are *GOD*, and evil, and ONLY ONE shall see us victorious OVER the other; *GOD*! One power is PURE, the other deadly! *GOD* power enables us, evil power defeats us! And while, evil, one day WILL be ERADICATED forevermore, BY *GOD*, right now, evil has it's opportunity to defeat us, SO, the WISE choice is to ALIGN to *GOD*, and HIS instructions, THAT all is well, while evil is lurking, ever nearby to defeat us...

*GOD'S* DECREES WORK FOR THE GOOD, in ANY matter! They empower us WITH HIS ALMIGHTINESS! TRULY manifested of LOVE, they command GOOD to prevail OVER all against HIM! Not so difficult, is it???

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