HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TRULY, LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED!!!

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...

TRULY, LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED!!!

*GOD* desires LOVE of us, more than anything, because LOVE IS all which is right, just, and good, and KEEPS HIS people in righteousness, in ALL matters...

Now, HE KNOWS just how difficult it is to LOVE, and to remain in LOVE when it seems that the opposite exists all around us, yet, there is SOUND, and SENSIBLE reason to do so, as our eternal LIFE depends upon it, and IS that which LEADS us through this twisted, tangled, ensnared maze of the world. LOVE PROVIDES in ALL matters, whether it is noticed or not, and besides that, IT IS HIS COMMAND that LOVE become the evidence of our claim to HIM!!!

As we take on HIS LOVE, our entire lives change, and we are better enabled to SERVE HIM, then others, in that LOVE! LOVE holds the whole of CREATION together, and KEEPS everything working together for the greater good of HIS WILL!!!

We struggle with LOVE because we are taught LOVE from a worldly, fleshy understanding, and are a bit uncertain of HIS elevated, perfect LOVE, at least in HOW to manifest it in our own lives! This is why we REMAIN IN THE WORD, and DEVELOP a close relationship with HIM, as in doing so, we FIND the answers, and conditions to be able to overstep this HUGE obstacle placed by the deceiver!!!

We RESIST certain aspects of LOVE when it comes to dealing with humanity; aspects such as Charity, Mercy, Forgiveness, and other related IMPERATIVES of LOVE, which HE first gave us, and we are to give to others! We scoff at HIS COMMANDMENT to LOVE our enemies, to provide for the needy, the orphaned, the widowed, and so forth! We RESIST in more ways than we realize, NOT because we are against what HE has prescribed, but because our worldly understanding, and ways, are VERY difficult to shake, and retrain, YET, WITH HIM, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE, and to DO as HE has instructed, WILL open UP to HIS assistance's IN IMPERATIVE matters such as LOVE!!!

SO MUCH Scripture focuses upon LOVE; LOVE for HIM, then for others, and the benefits of this LOVE which HE SO DELIBERATELY, and WISELY COMMANDS!!!

It is kind of like, ANYONE can hate, but HOW many can LOVE in HIS WILL, and WAYS?! Those who AIM to follow HIM, ought to be more concerned with this area of understanding, because LOVE IS HIS WILL, and HIS WAY, and the very substance of HIS CREATION...

HIS people are being sanctified, and consecrated; set apart for HIS GLORY, and so, while HIS WILL is difficult for us to adhere to, and align to, IT IS THE MEASURE OF HIS OWN! LOVE is like the first step on the path that leads to TRUE LIFE, and IS that which enlightens, enables, enriches, endows, empowers, and encourages the course of that path!!!

I think that this is perhaps, the greatest stumbling block in our way, though, as we begin to ASCEND OVER it, we SEE the practicality, and sensibility therein! We begin to SEE, and FEEL the OPTIMAL powers therein! We begin to understand HIM ALL THE MORE, and then, we are all the closer to HIM! LOVE is ALL we need, because HE IS LOVE!!!

Have a BLESSEDLY beautiful day/night! May LOVE BE as your breath, and may you FEEL the PEACE that accompanies that LOVE! May HE BE with us, and watch over us, and guide us TO HIM! May we HONOUR HIM as we follow HIM, by BEING the TRUE reflection of HIS WILL, for ALL in CREATION to bear witness to, and to recognize as THE GLORY OF THE ONE TRUE, ETERNAL, SOVEREIGN LORD *GOD*! MUCH LOVE to YOU!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013
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HOSEA 6:6...
For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than holocausts.