HEAVENLY INCLINED...: LOVE IS STRONGER THAN ANYTHING OF THIS WORLD, BELIEVE IT!!!

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...

LOVE IS STRONGER THAN ANYTHING OF THIS WORLD, BELIEVE IT!!!

It seems a nearly impossible task to encourage people to stand in LOVE when so many awful things happen to them, and around them, yet, LOVE HAS to PREVAIL, by *GOD'S* WILL! SO many terrible things happened recently, and today, from which we NEED to understand, at least in part, the reason WHY LOVE HAS to prevail, no matter what!!!

The enemy of *GOD*, the deceiver IS hard at work, to SHAKE us FROM THE LORD, and what better way than to slam us with awful, disgusting, horrendous acts against us, and humanity? When we are devastated, the oppressor KNOWS that our FAITH, HOPE, and RELIANCE ON *GOD* IS going to waver, if not falter to the point of us turning away, broken, and discouraged...

HOW does one find a way that will make perfect sense of *GOD'S* LAW of LOVE OVER the nastiness of the wicked of the world? WITH HIS assistance! HE WILL teach us, and we MUST remember that WITH HIM, NOTHING is impossible! HE HAS COMMANDED that we LOVE, in all matters, and all people, therefore HE WILL ASSIST US WHEN we need it, when we are at our wit's end, and crushed in spirit! BELIEVE IT!!! Personally, I listen to the sound reasoning of *GOD* OVER the noise, and distraction of the world, for much of what occurs IS to distract us to the point of slipping into darkness...

FOR SURE the lack of LOVE, PROVES the need for LOVE! We DON'T need more of what isn't of LOVE!!!

I feel, I hear, I see, I notice the trail that non-LOVE has left behind, and it is not a pretty sight, nor, is it a healthy lingering! The ONLY way to OVERCOME the enmity of this world IS WITH *GOD*, WHOM IS LOVE!!!

While we might never make sense of the evil of the world, we can TRUST *GOD* enough to DO as HE has bid us to do, and stand STRONG IN HIM, IN FAITH, and in LOVE, because there IS sound principle in HIS COMMANDING US to, as well as eternal keys...

Yes, I wonder, HOW can we convince those who have seen firsthand, the face of wickedness, that they ought to remain in LOVE? Still, even in this bewilderment, I KNOW THAT *GOD* IS RIGHT, and that LOVE WORKS! We will delve into this deeper in coming posts...

For those that suffered in the past few days, or weeks at the hand of evil, *GOD* BLESS you, and TURN TO HIM to lead you through this, that darkness does not envelope you, or overtake you! Many, throughout the world are with you in thought, heart, and PRAYER...

REV. LWINSOR © 2013

Our FATHER who art in HEAVEN, we NEED YOU so right now, to teach us, to guide us, and to KEEP us IN YOU, as the evil of this world accelerates it's tactics to SHAKE us...

Let us LEARN to LOVE as YOU have WILLED it, to have MERCY, and to move forward in this LOVE, regardless of what anti-LOVE has done to us, or around us! And, I ask that YOU spend extra time with those most affected by the harsh reality of anti-LOVE; comforting them, healing them, and leading them beyond what their sufferings have left in their hearts, thoughts, and stomachs. They NEED YOU more than ever, and I PRAY they have the courage to find YOU are right there with them...

Guide us, dear FATHER to PRAYING without ceasing, for the world is distressed! Let us KNOW HOW to LIFT UP TO YOU, and let us BELIEVE, even when we imagine that there is no HOPE! Let us PROVE YOUR GLORY IN OUR STRENGTH, COURAGE, and STEADFASTNESS! Let us HONOUR YOU BY remaining in LOVE even where LOVE seems non-existent! HELP us FATHER, we NEED YOUR help in this day YOU have given us; that we might take from what is wrong, and go forth in what is right!

Thank YOU for YOUR PRESENCE in our lives, and for hearing us as we raise UP to YOU! Thank YOU for ALL YOU do for us! I WILL PRAISE, WORSHIP, and REJOICE IN YOU ALL the days of my life, for YOU, ALONE, ARE ALL which IS right, just, and good; THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, THE ALPHA and OMEGA, the beginning without end! In the name of CHRIST JESUS of Nazareth, I BLESS YOU, and thank YOU for assisting us; ALL GLORY BE TO THEE...AMEN...