HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THURSDAY'S TRIUMPHS: BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS, GENEROUS, READY TO SHARE...

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...

THURSDAY'S TRIUMPHS: BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS, GENEROUS, READY TO SHARE...

1 TIMOTHY 6: 18-19...
18/ Tell them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, ready to share,
19/ thus accumulating as treasure a good foundation for the future, so as to win the life that is true life.

Being rich in this world is wholly different from being rich towards God. Nothing is more uncertain than worldly wealth. Those who are rich, must see that God gives them their riches; and he only can give to enjoy them richly; for many have riches, but enjoy them poorly, not having a heart to use them. What is the best estate worth, more than as it gives opportunity of doing the more good?

Showing faith in Christ by fruits of love, let us lay hold on eternal life, when the self-indulgent, covetous, and ungodly around, lift up their eyes in torment. That learning which opposes the truth of the gospel, is not true science, or real knowledge, or it would approve the gospel, and consent to it. Those who advance reason above faith, are in danger of leaving faith. Grace includes all that is good, and grace is an earnest, a beginning of glory; wherever God gives grace, he will give glory.

There are ample references to DOING GOOD, and BEING GOOD in THE WORD! DOING GOOD is to ALWAYS be GIVING IN LOVE, compassion, and generosity, be that mercy, money, HOPE, encouragement, teachings, or whatever BUILDS UP THE CHURCH, CHRIST JESUS! This is an ONGOING endeavour on our part, and HAS GREAT significance to our own well-being, for as HIS LOVE is poured out upon us, so shall our LOVE be spread upon the Earth!!!

CHRIST tells us to GIVE, without complaint, without hesitation! Again, this refers to ANY matter of giving, that is, money, support, encouragement, goods, or whatever! Just as WE COULD NOT survive without HIS assistance, gifts, and BLESSINGS, the people of this Earth,we are to share what HE has given us, be that in goods, money, or spiritual gifts..

ALL of the Earth IS THE LORD *GOD'S*, all, and everything in CREATION belongs to HIM, and exists FOR HIS GLORY, and WE, HIS Children, ARE to GLORIFY HIM, in ANY way feasible, in which case, giving IS paramount, and significant FOR HIS GLORY, and the well-being OF HIS own!!!

BEING GOOD suggests that we LIVE IN HIS WILL, and FOLLOW HIS example. BEING GOOD SEES us DOING GOOD; thinking, acting, and reacting according TO HIS WILL...

WHAT we GIVE, we receive in HEAVENLY proportions, which FAR EXCEED anything on this planet! Sometimes when we give, we are BLESSED instantly, sometimes it comes when our NEED is greatest, and some will come when we are welcomed home, into HIS GLORY forever!!!

It is SO difficult to make people understand that IN GIVING, THEY ARE RECEIVING! SO very difficult!!!

GIVE your time, give your money, give your goods, give your heart, give WHATEVER you are able to, ALL OF THE TIME! GIVE HOPE, GIVE LOVE, GIVE PEACE, GIVE what you would like to receive! NEVER forget, THE LORD IS FAITHFUL TO THE FAITHFUL, THE LAW IS LOVE, and as HE said, "Whatever you do for the least of these, you have done for ME." And, in the end, there will be those that HE will turn away BECAUSE they NEVER GAVE of themselves, or what they had, but still, EXPECT from HIM!!!

If we want a WIN WIN life, we HAVE to REALIZE, it IS GIVE GIVE! We CAN'T receive what we HAVEN'T GIVEN!!!

HE GAVE, and GIVES HIS ALL to us, and WANTS us to mimic HIS GENEROSITY, and what is so difficult to understand in this???

I LOVE YOU! *GOD* BLESS, and BE with us ALL! May we BLESS HIM, PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIM, REJOICE IN HIM, THANK HIM, and most of all HONOUR HIM BY becoming the TRUE reflections of HIM!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013
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