HEAVENLY INCLINED...: NEVER GIVE UP ON THE LORD; HE WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU!!!

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...

NEVER GIVE UP ON THE LORD; HE WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU!!!

We mustn't give up on THE LORD, for HE has NEVER given up on us! In this old world, many have given up on HIM, because they don't think that *GOD* would allow for natural disaster, war, hunger, homelessness, and other plights that humanity faces! Guess what? The blame is on us! HOW is it on us? HE gave US the responsibility of caring for the Earth, and ALL on it! HE gave us dominion, and the duty of caretakers for this planet, entirely, and LOVE IS THE LAW, WHICH IF embraced, and acted in, would NOT allow for what we see today, INCREASING because of many factors that prove our LACK of LOVE, or at the very least, lack of understanding OF LOVE...

Every once in a while, after I listen to, or read of people turning from THE LORD because of the things that happen in this world, I have to remind people that *GOD* IS NOT A GENIE, nor anything less than what HE IS, THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, whom YES, DOES have the power to eradicate ALL problems on this Earth, but, what would that make us? Droids? Not to mention that the fullness of what is to come, concerning the evil one, and his works, HAVE to manifest in order for THE PLAN to be complete! We HAVE much more power than we like to attach to, because we WANT a GENIE to make everything perfect! IF we did not possess power, HE would NOT have given US the responsibility to care for the Earth, and ALL on the Earth! You see, free will has it that we SERIOUSLY have choices to make, and to honour, right, or wrong...

It is a severe matter to turn away from THE LORD because of the problems found on Earth! HE DID NOT CREATE THESE PROBLEMS, and GIVES US THE POWER TO CORRECT THEM! AND besides this, such problems, and sufferings LEAD us closer to our REALITY, and HIM! Such problems, and sufferings STRENGTHEN us, and FORM us INTO HIS WILL!!!

DON'T BLAME *GOD*, DON'T DENY HIM, and DON'T turn away from HIM in the face of the adversary, and adversity! The evil one IS using every tactic, and every weakness possible TO make people THINK poorly of THE LORD! KNOW THAT THE LORD IS ABOVE what we see, and FOR THE FAITHFUL, IS FAITHFUL! KNOW that err, or sin KEEP US IN TROUBLED waters! DENY, INSTEAD YOURSELF!!!

I am not defending THE LORD, HE DOESN'T need me to; instead, I am APPEALING to the people of this world to THINK about our responsibilities, and duty TO the Earth, all that fills it, and especially to one another! THINK about the POWERS we DO possess, coupled with the POWERS of LOVE, and let us use that MIGHTY POWER as our vision!!!

Personally, I cry MUCH because of the suffering around me! My heart hurts terribly at times! I FEEL the agony of the WHOLE Earth! BUT, I PRAY, I LIFT UP, I BELIEVE, and I STAND STEADFAST IN THE LORD, my *GOD*, my SAVIOUR, my KING, my HOLY SPIRIT, and my EVERYTHING, because I KNOW HIS WILL IS WORKING FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF ALL IN CREATION, DESPITE what the enemy, and our wrong choices has created!!!

Yes, it IS a severe matter to turn away from THE LORD; one that NEEDS to be thought through! Many of those turning from HIM are following others, or popularized trends; such choices PROVE their hearts, thus, their eternity!!!

It WOULD GREATLY HELP IF we were TAUGHT THE WORD from birth, in more than word! You see, there are just SO many areas where WE are to blame, and NONE of it lies ON THE LORD!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013