HEAVENLY INCLINED...: "HEY YOU, IN THE NAME OF LOVE, GET OFF THAT FENCE!"

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...

"HEY YOU, IN THE NAME OF LOVE, GET OFF THAT FENCE!"

As we walk along the narrow path, we notice a fence running the full distance, and see many sitting upon this fence, PRAISING, and proclaiming THE LORD. I have to ask, "What are you doing on that fence?" "Get on the path, and follow HIM!" I have even noticed those sitting on gates that join the fence, as it spans, swinging to, and fro, as if they CAN'T decide which way to go...

This might be viewed as a battle of will; not yet willing to surrender one's will for HIS WILL! If there is no understanding of the need to relinquish the self, to lay down the egocentric self for the TRUE self, the spirit, there will be no rush to do so; after all, we were raised in the will of self...

When CHRIST Called the Disciples, they left ALL behind to follow HIM, and this means their lives, in respect to their self-importance, as well as the holds that the world had on them! HE says that LOVE is being able to lay down our life for others, and this indicates surrender of our lives for HIM, and TRUE LIFE, come the end of our journey down the narrow path...

HE tells us to pick up our cross, and follow HIM! This is to gather knowledge, and understanding of HIS WILL, and refrain from what is of the world, suffering a bit for the ULTIMATE prize; a crown of ETERNAL LIFE...

Being PROACTIVE is part, and parcel of FOLLOWING HIM! We CAN'T sit idle, and expect to REACH HIM! How could it be that we don't have to do ANYTHING to reach HIM? Anything in this life involves effort, thought, deliberation, discipline, and diligence in order to be realized, or complete, so, how could it be that we can sit idle, and reach HIM???

Those on the fence have obviously sensed that they don't belong to the world, still, why haven't they made the jump? They are NEAR the reality of their existence, though, they hinder themselves, in their hesitation to step onto the BLESSED path...

Such is one reason WHY knowledge, and understanding of HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, and HIS WORD is crucial! We CAN'T make intelligent, correct decisions without the necessary knowledge to do so! We can't discern what is vital to our journey, if we don't have the knowledge to do so! Ignorance, and lack of understanding KEEP people from HIM! Thus, those already on the narrow path, MUST encourage those on the fence, offering what they can, so that inspiration causes them to SEE the WELL LIT WAY; it is a matter of LOVE, and FOR HIS GLORY!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013

2 comments:

Lynda said...: LUKE 11: 23(MATTHEW 12:30)...
23/ Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

Actually, LUKE 11: 14-28 speaks of those in the middle, on the fence, unwilling to make the choice...

THERE IS NO MIDDLE GROUND!!!

Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power.

The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peace in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong man armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come.

But observe the wonderful change made in conversion. The conversion of a soul to God, is Christ's victory over the devil and his power in that soul, restoring the soul to its liberty, and recovering his own interest in it and power over it.

All the endowments of mind of body are now employed for Christ.

Here is the condition of a hypocrite. The house is swept from common sins, by a forced confession, as Pharaoh's; by a feigned contrition, as Ahab's; or by a partial reformation, as Herod's. The house is swept, but it is not washed; the heart is not made holy. Sweeping takes off only the loose dirt, while the sin that besets the sinner, the beloved sin, is untouched. The house is garnished with common gifts and graces. It is not furnished with any true grace; it is all paint and varnish, not real nor lasting. It was never given up to Christ, nor dwelt in by the Spirit.

Let us take heed of resting in that which a man may have, and yet come short of heaven. The wicked spirits enter in without any difficulty; they are welcomed, and they dwell there; there they work, there they rule. From such an awful state let all earnestly pray to be delivered.; March 13, 2013 at 12:23 PM
Lynda said...: PROVERBS 16:3...
Entrust your works to the LORD, and your plans will succeed...

The renewing grace of God alone prepares the heart for every good work. This teaches us that we are not sufficient of ourselves to think or speak any thing wise and good.

Ignorance, pride, and self-flattery render us partial judges respecting our own conduct.

Roll the burden of thy care upon God, and leave it with him, by faith and dependence on him.; March 13, 2013 at 12:35 PM