HEAVENLY INCLINED...: UNITY 'IS' COMMUNITY: LET US GROW 'UP' IN THE NAME OF LOVE!!!

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...

UNITY 'IS' COMMUNITY: LET US GROW 'UP' IN THE NAME OF LOVE!!!

Pressure, pain, suffering, and the negatives of this world, are NOT exclusive to race, nationality, or any other means of segregation! EACH person on this planet, has THEIR own circumstances, conditions, problems, troubles, and agonies to deal with! YES, SOME have it worse than others, but, NONE are exempt from what is natural in this old world! People of EVERY race HAVE to endure prejudices, bias, and worse! People of EVERY nationality are JUDGED! People of EVERY religion are CRITICIZED! And on it goes!!!

I am weary of seeing/reading/hearing the insulting condemnations thrown around the world! I am tired of people thinking that THEY are exclusively suffering, and that no one else does, or that other people can't relate! Instead of living by comparison, shouldn't we live by empathy, and understanding? Instead of pre-determining that the colour of our skin places us in worse conditions, shouldn't we remove that TIRED crutch, and REALIZE that it AIN'T about skin, it is deception busily confusing the people of *GOD*?! Instead of WORRYING about HOW other religions practice their WORSHIP of *GOD*, shouldn't we place MORE emphasis upon our OWN?!!

NONE of us is UNIQUE to another! We are inter-related, like it or not, AND, ARE in this together! LOVE is the anti-dote, the principle, the prescription for all of this silliness!!!

I have been in a LOT of Churches in my time, and have witnessed prejudice, and bias in MANY Churches, based on certain criteria, or factors, including, but not exclusive to, the colour of a person's skin, their ethnicity, or their status! On ALL sides! I RUN like the wind from such places, because it is CLEAR that LOVE is NOT the premise of these establishments, and I could say more...

I WISH people could devote as much time to the spirit as they devote to the externals of this world; things would greatly improve, rapidly!!!

NO ONE is free from what is wrong with this world, NO ONE! Sure, there ARE people who have had it easy, but these TOO, come from ALL nationalities, ALL races, and, ALL religions, so, whazzup???

Personally, I see NO barriers, save for that which is EVIL, WICKED, and against *GOD*! I LOVE ALL, in the name of THE LORD, and am VERY disturbed by the fact that the pettiness, and nit-picking of society does not change, in this LATE date!!!

UNLESS you LIVE in close proximity, or exchange places with ANYONE different than yourself, HOW could you KNOW what they endure? HOW could you KNOW what they experience? HOW could you KNOW how they think, feel, or ANY part of their life???

We act as Children more than not! It is evident ALL over the board! We discipline Children for the wrong they do, but, many of us are setting the standard for their behaviours!!!

Let us GROW UP, in the name of what is HOLY, LOVE, KIND, COMPASSION, TOLERANT, PATIENT, UNDERSTANDING, MERCIFUL, FORGIVING, FORBEARING: THE LORD *GOD*!!!

1 PETER 4: 8..
Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins.

REV. LWINSOR © 2013
BIBLICAL, and/or other references, marked BOLDLY IN COLOURS

1 comment:

Lynda said...: LOVE is NOT a series of closed circles, it is an infinite spiraling forward of itself, and CANNOT be contained...

*GOD* CREATED EACH of us, to be part of the WHOLE, we were not fashioned for categories, we were fashioned FOR, and TO HIS GLORY, AS ONE VOICE, ONE LOVE, ONE CONTINUANCE OF HIS WILL, and WAYS...

Oh MERCY, don't get me started:))) OXOXOXOXO; January 9, 2013 at 11:38 AM