HEAVENLY INCLINED...: KEEPING OUR INTERESTS IN CHECK...

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...

KEEPING OUR INTERESTS IN CHECK...

We live in a world that seems to desire the end times! Interesting since there are imperative decisions to be made before the return of THE LORD! Are we READY, truly ready???

I believe, as you probably know by now, that EACH day is apocalyptic, because we have some real work to do, in areas of LOVE, FAITH, and so forth! It seems that ALL generations assume that they are in the end times! It is important to be vigilant, and discerning, yet, there is a trap in overdoing it too! There are traps in EVERY single aspect of human life, because the enemy is intent on his mission to take as many down with him as he can! There are still LOTS of signs that have to be fulfilled before the end times, and I am not saying that they couldn't happen in our time, like speed up, yet, we shouldn't be overly anxious of that time, EXCEPT in being PREPARED for what is to come! How many KNOW what the signs are, what to watch for, HOW HE will appear, what will happen prior to HIS appearance, and so forth? These are crucial to what is ahead, therefore, EVERY person hopeful of sharing eternity with HIM, ought to be informed, knowledgeable, understanding, and as prepared as is possible, because chaos is not a sufficient descriptor of what we will face, IF it happens in our time...

What we NEED to do is to keep the end times in perspective in regards to development of our spirit, and our allegiance to THE LORD, that we are safe should those times come, or if our time ends abruptly before that time. Where it says that we need to be watchful, the context is directed to the spirit, that it is unshaken by what is to be...

How many of us understand putting on the full armor of *GOD*, and be ready for what is to come? How many of us understand that there is work to be done in order to be able to put that armor on, in full? Work as far as knowledge, understanding, and ability TO be armored...

Part of the snare program is to distract people long enough to endanger them, and the drama over the end times is a perfect example of how the enemy works his evil in us...

I heard a Priest say recently, "We HAVE to get this right!", and I agree wholeheartedly with him! We have ONE chance to make some very serious decisions, then to honour them, and HIM!!!

Our lives on Earth are short, they fly by, and they require balance, moderation, knowledge, understanding, and conscientiousness of thought, action, and reaction! We have MUCH to do, so, to be wrapped up in whether or not these are the end times, is to eat up precious time!!!

Let us instead, use our time wisely, IN THE LORD, HIS WORD, and doing what HE has advised us to do, while serving HIM, and others...

Most of the warnings that the world would end in 2012, and the previous ones, are still floating around, like *GOD* is making sure that we understand that we WON'T know anything until HE is ready to take what IS HIS!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013

People made fun of Noah for his ark, and went on with their lives, still uncaring of THE LORD, and HIS WAYS, unprepared for the unexpected, and so it is today...