HEAVENLY INCLINED...: PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE IN THESE TIMES...

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...

PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE IN THESE TIMES...

Our FATHER, who art in HEAVEN, today there is great pain, and agony felt in our hearts, and spirits, and so, we come to YOU for the strength, courage, and healing we need to get through, and past these times, for we KNOW YOU, ALONE ARE our DELIVERER...

We ask that YOU LIFT us UP, in understanding, and the ability to come to terms with the heavy load we are enduring this day, that we are able to persevere, and move forward, in YOUR name. Many people are shaken, along with their FAITH in LOVE, and so, please, touch their hearts, and remind them that LOVE remains the antidote to all which is wrong in this world, and assist us in gaining knowledge of YOUR LOVE, that we ever, remain in it, no matter what the world, and it's evil, places before us...

Help us to come together, in YOUR name, to provide support, encouragement, and whatever gifts we are able to share, that we HONOUR what is good, what is right, what is just, FOR YOUR GLORY!!!

Aid those who have lost LOVED ones, and can't make any sense of what has happened, that they, day by day, recover from the tragedy of what they are experiencing today. And, move others to contribute to their recovery, and their well-being, in YOUR example...

We know that the world is full of evil, and unpredictable events, and we TRY to deal with all before us in the best of our abilities, and capacities, though, the more wrong that happens, the more understanding we need, therefore, we ask that YOU guide us to greater understanding, that we are not taken down by what happens, and that we can grow into greater good, despite what is wrong, bad, evil, or negative...

Teach us to PRAY, and SHOW us HOW to REMAIN TOTALLY in YOU, in LOVE in these troubling, confounding, and disturbing times...

With heavy hearts, and spirits, we REALIZE there is no other recourse than to call upon YOU, our LORD *GOD*, and SAVIOUR, for YOU, ALONE, can eradicate the darkness that attempts to blind us, plague us, stymie us, and overtake us! Hear our PRAYERS, OH LORD, and come to our rescue, for we TRUST IN YOU, and RELY ON YOU, according to YOUR PROMISES, in the name of CHRIST JESUS of Nazareth, and we THANK YOU for heeding our cries, and ALL that YOU DO for us, and WILL DO for us; help us LORD, to await YOU with FIRM FAITH, and most of all, help us to stand in LOVE, undaunted by what is against YOU, or LOVE. AMEN...

REV. LWINSOR © 2013