HEAVENLY INCLINED...: ON THE FIRM FOUNDATION OF THE LORD, REMAIN...

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...

ON THE FIRM FOUNDATION OF THE LORD, REMAIN...

Oh wow! The news we wake up to these days. Tumultuous week, no doubt, add to that extreme weather, and the breaking news of the bomb suspects, and it is a Friday for the books...

Even when we haven't much to celebrate, or be happy for, we MUST remain IN THE LORD, and REJOICE for HIS PRESENCE; I can't stress this enough, for IN HIM IS our resolve, our HOPE, our PEACE, our health, our well-being, our way through, and past what afflicts us...

We CAN'T make sense of senselessness, so, we need not expend the energy in attempting to do so; hatred is a wicked, evil force to contend with, and while we incur it's ugliness, it is *GOD'S* enemy, and HIS to avenge! HE tells us repeatedly, that ALL vengeance IS HIS, for good reason, and purpose; one of which is, when we attempt to avenge what is wrong, we are sucked into it's almost vacuum like intent, then, we are as one with what is wrong, and removed from what is right, what is *GOD*!!!

Just as LIGHT eradicates the darkness, so does LOVE override, and pierce through hatred! You CAN'T defeat hatred with more hatred, as then, hatred increases, and all HOPE is lost therein, OF overcoming it!!!

I am deeply saddened by all of this, and the fact that hatred has spread to all corners of the Earth, along with the fact that SO many very young people are chained to this hatred, and are willing to give their own lives to promote hatred, commit hate acts against innocents, and on the ugliness goes, and goes, and goes. HOWEVER, the people of LOVE OUGHT to remain IN THAT LOVE TO THE 'T', and HONOUR THE LORD *GOD*, by NOT becoming enmeshed in the hate, and the effects of said hate, for that is to feed into the plan of the enemy of THE LORD, and ultimately, disprove what we KNOW IS TRUTH, just, right, and good!!!

America, along with a few other countries, have an open door policy to the rest of the world, and there is NO way to know when deep-rooted hatred will accompany those who come here! There is NO way to know, therefore, we are vulnerable, thus, we RELY ON *GOD*, on HIS teachings, on LOVE, and all that HE has instructed us, concerning these matters; it IS our ticket PAST what evil has planned, does, and so forth! DON'T balk, or scoff, because HE HAS left us ample instruction concerning the matters of hate, evil, and wickedness, and what WE should do, according to HIS WILL...

Again, LET *GOD* REMAIN OUR FOCUS, and CENTER, FOR HE, ALONE WILL deliver us, heal us, aid us, and take us through this! DON'T hate! REMAIN IN LOVE, as HE HAS instructed us to! I KNOW it gets nearly impossible, but never forget, with *GOD* ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! There is SO much SENSE IN HIS WAY, so let us not abandon HIS WAY to come down to the world's way...

*GOD* BLESS, and BE with us ALL! PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIM, and GLORIFY HIM BY remaining IN HIM! MUCH LOVE to ALL, and let us PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013

PRAY for London, and LIFT UP to THE LORD for their marathon to happen without ANY trouble of ANY kind...

KEEP PRAYING for all of those in West, Texas, as their small community has been altered forever, and they are deeply suffering...

ALL countries in the world HAVE bad people, but that does NOT mean ALL the people of any particular country are bad! It is this kind of mentality (profiling) that has created what we are seeing today, and it just doesn't make any sense! To hate a whole country, heritage, culture, race, creed, and other factors, based on some, is totally illogical to me, and against *GOD*! There ARE good, beautifully souled people EVERYWHERE, and the bad ones do NOT reflect the whole! When bad things happen, people need to TURN to *GOD* FIRST, that their mentalities reflect HIM, then, the faster we can heal from such...