HEAVENLY INCLINED...: MUSING...

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...

MUSING...

Are there words enough in the human languages to speak eloquently enough of THE LORD? How many ways exist to reveal HIM through ourselves? Can it be that varied repetition is sufficient? Just HOW do you convey the unfathomable, and endless effect HE has upon the being, in terms that can really give nothing more than a glimpse of what is felt? What can one do to put HIM in the way of everything that is being thought, said, and done in this world, that HIS PRESENCE overtakes all else? Is the evidence of HIM in us, enough to penetrate the wall of obscurity adequately, that the sight of the heart is restored to HIS own???

Oh, to find the words to represent HIM, the ways to mirror HIM, and the bombshell that could eradicate the overcast that blinds the deepest heart...

Every drop, every trickling of water, adds to the whole of bodies of water; streams, rivers, rapids, waterfalls, bays, all the way to the oceans of HIS GLORY...

LOVE is the answer, as in ALL matters of HIM, and the human condition! LOVE articulates what cannot be said, it reveals what cannot be shown, it sheds LIGHT where there is darkness, it heals where there are wounds, it leads where there is no path, it provides where there is lack, it leaves it's impression where there is nothingness, it breaches barriers, it removes boundaries, it spirals forth, never deterred, never diminished, never disturbed, never displaced, never without gain...

*GOD* IS LOVE; LOVE IS HIS DIVINE nature personified, exemplified, and evidenced in ALL, and EVERYTHING, despite opposition to HIM, and HIS LOVE! HIS LOVE cannot be contained, hindered, slowed, corrupted, or denied, because IT IS, and EVER SHALL BE!!!

Thus, IF we are ONE with HIM, LOVE overtakes us, overfills us, and HAS to move forward of itself, through us! HE becomes evident in us, through HIS LOVE in us! LOVE then, defines our characters, behaviours, and our every action in this life, which then, touches others in our paths, leaving HIM as the dynamic consequence...

Words are NOT enough, actions are NOT enough, instead, it is ALL things as ONE, IN LOVE, that proclaim HIM through us! ALL things right, just, and good work TOGETHER to announce HIS PRESENCE, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, and so, the BEST that we have taken from HIM, becomes the attraction of interest, and intrigue, that guides others TO HIM!!!

Even the tiniest particles of matter make HUGE impact upon CREATION, so let us strive to be IN ACCORD with HIS WILL, and let HIS WILL unfold as it will, silently, or thunderously, subtly, or forcibly!!!

We are but instruments, implemented just so, for HIS WILL to be done! We are empowered through HIM, according TO HIS WILL! We probably have more impact than we will ever know, and the BEST of our efforts DOES have significance to the whole! We must, simply, turn to HIM, and ALLOW HIM to work in us, through us, and all around us, as we continue the quest to reflect HIM, proclaim HIM, and leave HIM in our wake! We sow, HE nurtures!!!

The gifts HE has placed in each of us, are effective tools in expanding HIS PRESENCE! For each person, if only one gift is theirs, that adds up to innumerable seeds left IN HIS name!!!

HIS GLORY IS ETERNAL, HIS WILL SHALL BE DONE, and come that DAY OF DAYS, when HE returns, EVERY knee SHALL BOW BEFORE HIM!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013