HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE TRUE BEING, THE SPIRIT, THE CANDLE OF THE LORD...

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...

THE TRUE BEING, THE SPIRIT, THE CANDLE OF THE LORD...

Those of *GOD*, have a TRUE identity in spirit! This is the TRUE being, the one CREATED by HIM, and belongs to HIM! Our objective in this life, is to RAISE the carnal being into it's TRUE being, the spirit! Since we are born into the world, worldly matters are woven into the egocentric being, fused with falsehoods, with deception, with carefully placed shrouds to keep awareness of our TRUE being, in the background, that we spend more time developing in worldly ways, than in *GODLY* WAYS, though, a point of awareness occurs in those who KNOW HIM, then, the egocentric being, gradually, through study, knowledge, understanding, wisdom, HIS WILL, and instructions, as well as HIS guidance, takes on a new realization, thus, a new life...

We DON'T need to be fixed, we need to be FREED, and INSPIRED: elevated, heightened, and improved upon! We need to have HIM, and HIS WILL as our focus, guide, lead, and provision TO the realization of our objective!!!

When the world hinders the spirit, worldly enticement, and appeal is our center of thought; when we shift that center to *GOD*, we notice that the world is NOT all that we had perceived it to be, and in fact, has left us more wanting, and needy than we had thought...

What is of the world CAN'T appease us, or satisfy us for long, if at all, because NOTHING in the world, is optimal to the spirit, save for the merge of the body, and mind, to the spirit, and the vital lessons learned therein...

I KNOW people who are extremely wealthy; they are yet lacking something that they just can't put their fingers on, and on it goes down through the ranks of societies, as people find themselves less than happy, despite what they acquire, or accomplish! This changes with *GOD*!!!

In a relationship with THE LORD, one finds a certain PEACE, contentment, and happiness not previously known! You think this is like a myth, or a crock? Challenge yourself, not me!!!

SUPERNATURAL endowments, empowerment, enrichment, enlightenment, and encouragement are found as we shift from the carnal plane to the spirit plane! *GOD* ENABLES those who move closer to HIM, those who seek HIM, those who have SEEN THE LIGHT!!!

People get bored with their lives, then, they do stupid, foolish things to keep it more interesting, ever seeking contentment, yet not finding it for more than a while! This is also, because *GOD* is NOT their focus, or center! Yes, many are learning in this process, THE TRUTH, though also, many go farther from THE TRUTH in their pride, arrogance, lust, greed, and other worldly behaviours...

It IS NOT the body, or the mind, or the emotions that are crying out in dissatisfaction, IT IS THE spirit, the TRUE self!!!

KNOWLEDGE is king, especially knowledge of the HOLY kind! ONENESS with our CREATOR is the key to ARISING into the comfort zone! Nothing worthwhile comes easily, and though by GRACE we are welcomed into HIS embrace, effort remains the inching closer to HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, and HIS BLESSINGS. In the prominence of spirit over flesh, HIS GLORY SHINES brilliantly for ALL to bear witness to, as it was, and ever shall be...

REV. LWINSOR © 2013

A bargain made by fraud will prove a losing bargain in the end. How can we form plans, and conduct business, independently of the Lord? The evasions men often use with their own consciences show how false and deceitful man is. The rational soul and conscience are as a lamp within us, which should be used in examining our dispositions and motives with the revealed will of God. Mercy and truth are the glories of God's throne....

Satan prompts men to excesses by which they murder themselves and others, while what he puts into the mind tends to ruin men's souls. He is the great promoter of falsehood of every kind. He is a liar, all his temptations are carried on by his calling evil good, and good evil, and promising freedom in sin. He is the author of all lies; whom liars resemble and obey, with whom all liars shall have their portion for ever. The special lusts of the devil are spiritual wickedness, the lusts of the mind, and corrupt reasonings, pride and envy, wrath and malice, enmity to good, and enticing others to evil. By the truth, here understand the revealed will of God as to the salvation of men by Jesus Christ, the truth Christ was now preaching, and which the Jews opposed.