HEAVENLY INCLINED...: WEDNESDAY'S WISDOM: REJOICE!!!

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...

WEDNESDAY'S WISDOM: REJOICE!!!

PHILIPPIANS 4: 4...
Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!

1 THESSALONIANS 5: 16...
Rejoice always.

Religion is not sullen and sour, but full of joy; so full that the saint can even be joyous when all the world seems to frown. He has a hidden source of joy, a present Savior, a blessed hope.

In uninterrupted happiness in God. Pray without ceasing - Which is the fruit of always rejoicing in the Lord. In everything give thanks - Which is the fruit of both the former. This is Christian perfection. Farther than this we cannot go; and we need not stop short of it. Our Lord has purchased joy, as well as righteousness, for us.

In my grasping of these verses, for my own life, I am reminded that in LOVE of HIM, HIS GRACE, and MERCY, in my own TRUST, BELIEF, and FAITH, I find PEACE, meaning, I am less anxious, less worried, less stressed, and WAY more content, grateful, thankful, appreciative, enduring, persevering, understanding, knowledgeable, gaining HIS WISDOM, and so, I REJOICE, I PRAY, I PRAISE, I WORSHIP, I EXALT, I EXTOL, I EXEMPLIFY, I REJOICE!!!

This old world still slaps me in the face, oh yes it does, but, I am different in response to such! I am more tolerant, patient, kind, and willing to view these slaps for what they are, attempts to cause me to stumble, yet, UNLESS I allow them, they have no real power OVER THE LORD IN ME!!!

I DON'T walk around with a painted smile on my face, but, my eyes are delighted enough to REFLECT the JOY I have found IN THE LORD, as well as, my mannerisms SHOUT out my commitment to HIM! I have ALWAYS been leery of those painted smiles, not quite sure of their intention, and so, mine remain spontaneous, real, and heart-felt, though my internal JOY, and REJOICING are constant!!!

Sometimes, I feel a juvenile exuberance in my walk with *GOD*, because I feel like this; HE CAN, and WILL lead me THROUGH ANYTHING HIS WILL desires me to be led through! HIS WILL SHALL BE DONE, and so, if I claim ONENESS with HIM, I merely have to ALLOW this TRUTH to be, regardless if it means opposite of what I might want! I can say, if something negative happens in this day, that it IS alright, and things WILL be taken care of! I can BELIEVE what I am saying because I KNOW HE IS RIGHT HERE, holding my hand, and working in my favour! Thus, I CAN REJOICE, IN JOY, you see?!!

The MORE we find JOY IN HIM, the less the stings of the slaps of the world affect us! The more we SHARE the JOY of HIM with the world, the more likelihood of the world revolving IN LOVE, thus, HIS JOY! Unfeigned, purely driven of a deep rooted LOVE for HIM, derived OF HIM, runs the waterfalls of JOY, making a REJOICEFUL noise for ALL IN CREATION to hear, and enjoin to, that HIS GLORY drowns out the noise of all else!!!

AMEN! PRAISE THE LORD, WORSHIP HIM, and REJOICE IN HIS PRESENCE, for HE HAS PROVIDED for us, exceedingly, seen, or not!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013
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