HEAVENLY INCLINED...: NOT EVERYONE WHO SAYS TO ME, "LORD, LORD" WILL ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN...

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...

NOT EVERYONE WHO SAYS TO ME, "LORD, LORD" WILL ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN...

MATTHEW 7: 21...
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven^,but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

Entrance into the kingdom is only for those who do the will of the Father.

CHRIST JESUS lived IN THE WILL of THE FATHER, all the days of HIS life, and FULFILLED that WILL, without deviation, hesitation, or contemplation, for THE WILL of *GOD* IS that imperative! WE are to FOLLOW CHRIST' example, imitating HIM, and patterning our lives after HIS example, to the BEST of our abilities, which SHOULD be far reaching IF we KNOW HIM, THE FATHER, and THE HOLY SPIRIT...

WHAT is the WILL of *GOD*? That we LOVE HIM, OBEY HIM, REVERE HIM, LIVE IN THE LAW OF LOVE, TRUST HIM, BELIEVE HIM, PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIM, THANK HIM, DO GOOD, BE GOOD, and REJOICE IN HIM, and ALL that comprises what is right, just, and good! We are to not only have FAITH, we are to BE FAITHFUL to HIM, and HIS WILL! FIDELITY TO HIM, and HIS WILL is imperative...

It is like this; there are MANY Christians who live yet in the flesh, NOT IN HIS WILL! They might study, they might be prominent in the folds, they may ascribe to THE TRUTH, but they do NOT LIVE in TRUTH, instead, they are still entangled in the traps of the world! They DON'T exist in RIGHTEOUSNESS, believing they ARE righteous, in short, HE says they are hypocrites, and this is PROVEN by their lack of fruit on THE VINE! Such people will be greatly dismayed come HIS return, for they had their lives to learn HIS WILL, and COME INTO HIS WILL, but arrogantly felt safe, without production...

I would NEVER determine, then declare that anyone is going to hell, because I have no place in judging, but, I DO have a place in preparing us, which means, sharing understanding, NOT messages that give a false sense of security, where there has been no effort to conform in conduct TO HIS WILL! Baptism by water was perfected by Baptism of THE HOLY SPIRIT, whom we are NOT to grieve! We grieve THE HOLY SPIRIT by living like the pagans by lying, by being angry, by stealing, by cursing, by being bitter, by being unforgiving, and by being sexually immoral, and ALL which is CONTRARY TO RIGHTEOUSNESS! To grieve THE HOLY SPIRIT is to act out in a sinful manner, whether it is in thought only or in both thought and deed...

We ARE to LIVE in THE FRUITS, or GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, and ALLOW THEM TO TAKE ROOT in OUR spirit! The FRUITS of THE HOLY SPIRIT are LOVE, joy, PEACE, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. GALATIANS 5 explains it entirely...

IF we are OF CHRIST, THE LORD *GOD*, we have crucified the flesh, with it's desires, and passions; we have RISEN from the world in spiritual maturity, not yet perfected, but STRIVING TO that end!!!

Some tell me, why waste time, those who ARE of *GOD* are shown by their fruits?! Well, I DON'T want to see ANYONE perish, ESPECIALLY because they are unaware, misinformed, or lacking in knowledge! Too many are without knowledge these days...

Many fluff over verses as the above, or, ignore such, because they have listened to the doctrines of humanity, over THE WORD! OUR LIFE is at stake, eternally, and it is NOT something to be taken lightly! UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRUTH SHALL FREE US!!!

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

JAMES 2: 20-24; MATTHEW 7: 19-20; ROMANS 11: 13-24; 1 JOHN 1: 5-10, and on it goes...

2 comments:

Lynda said...: We MUST TURN to HIM, for WITH HIM, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!!!; February 7, 2013 at 12:03 PM
Lynda said...: JEREMIAH 8: 4-13...
4/ Tell them: Thus says the LORD: When someone falls, does he not rise again? if he goes astray, does he not turn back?
5/ Why do these people rebel with obstinate resistance? Why do they cling to deceptive idols, refuse to turn back?
6/ I listen closely: they speak what is not true; No one repents of his wickedness, saying, "What have I done!" Everyone keeps on running his course, like a steed dashing into battle.
7/ Even the stork in the air knows it seasons; Turtledove, swallow and thrush observe their time of return, But my people do not know the ordinance of the LORD.
8/ How can you say, "We are wise, we have the law of the LORD"? Why, that has been changed into falsehood by the lying pen of the scribes!
9/ The wise are confounded, dismayed and ensnared; Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, of what avail is their wisdom?
10/ Therefore, I will give their wives to strangers, their fields to spoilers. Small and great alike, all are greedy for gain, prophet and priest, all practice fraud.
11/ They would repair, as though it were nought, the injury to the daughter of my people: "Peace, peace!" they say, though there is no peace.
12/ They are odious; they have done abominable things, yet they are not at all ashamed, they know not how to blush. Hence they shall be among those who fall; in their time of punishment they shall go down, says the LORD.
13/ I will gather them all in, says the LORD: no grapes on the vine, No figs on the fig trees, foliage withered!

SO many PERTINENT lessons from the ancients to be learned, embraced, and then, used for our own good...; February 7, 2013 at 1:05 PM