HEAVENLY INCLINED...: JUST WHO ARE YOU, WHO AM I, WHO ARE WE???

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...

JUST WHO ARE YOU, WHO AM I, WHO ARE WE???

People are always questioning who they are. I can't say that I understand the need to know who I am, because if I question who I am, am I not creating dissension in my being???

Part of FAITH is ALLOWING *GOD* to lead us, and TRUSTING IN HIS WILL for our lives! Granted, there are moments when we are baffled, confused, and unsure, but again, the FAITH-filled will ALLOW HIM to quiet these stirrings...

I am ME, the ME that THE LORD CREATED for HIS own reason, and purpose, and while I might not always understand HIS WILL, I realize that, ultimately, I am one with it! I might not know what I am intended to do, or, any of a hundred other questions, but, IF I LET HIM LEAD, and GUIDE me, I WILL be right where I should be...

Where is my worth? It sure isn't in the world! I am nothing in the world, save for what *GOD* has used me for! I have no measure to satisfy the world, because I have not excelled in worldly matters, although, I am no stranger to them either! My overall worth BEGAN in THE LORD, and ENDS in HIM! HE ALONE, KNOWS me, better than I do, and certainly, KNOWS HIS plans for me! HE HAS given some an elevated presence in this world, for HIS own reasons, but, HE did NOT grant me such, although, it HAS been available to me, more than once! I learned a long time ago, riches, power, fame, and other such, wouldn't make me happy! What makes me happy is found in HIM! I have devoted my time to working to develop my worth from the spirit, and heart, because as a mere Child, I saw much that convinced me that true worth, true beauty, and true riches come from deep within; that point of connection to a HIGHER entity...

I have lived a life of great lessons, from an early age, and have grasped onto the ONLY SENSIBLE understanding I saw; *GOD*! All else had SO much missing, lacking, and even disturbing! There IS abundant beauty in this life, but, it IS of THE LORD, and this I embrace whole-heartedly...

WHO are you? IF you are of *GOD*, you are a Child of THE MOST HIGH LORD! If that doesn't give you any measure of your worth, then, take some time to spend with HIM, and stay in THE WORD! YOU are walking with THE AUTHOR, and CREATOR of ALL in existence! YOU are a new creation, destined to receiving riches, and glories unknown to this world! YOU are HEIR to THE KING of KINGS! Thus, HE desires that you are PREPARED for the majesty in store! HE WILLS that you GROW INTO your rightful inheritance! HE HAS you in HIS sight, HIS embrace, and HIS guidance, that you WILL begin to see just WHO YOU are, and act accordingly, void of haughtiness, arrogance, or any worldly nature, instead, a nature nurtured by LOVE!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013