HEAVENLY INCLINED...: IT IS ALL IN HIS HANDS...

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...

IT IS ALL IN HIS HANDS...

The winds might howl, funnels might drop, rains might flood, hail, and lightning might damage, there might be famine, disasters of all kinds, and any of a million sets of problems for us to contend, and deal with, but bottom line, IT IS IN *GOD'S* HANDS...

I believe this, and USE this belief stifle the worry, anxiety, and fear that accompanies the hours of this journey, and here I am, to proclaim HIS name, to PRAISE HIM, and to add to the endlessness of HIS GLORY! Though honestly, I DO react, and am not perfected totally, though, I never relent in reminding myself, then gathering the strength TO remain intact!!!

I had medical problems a while back, and was maltreated, which, resulted in multiple surgeries; my people, my Family, were SO distressed, but, I told them, with a smile on my face, and with LOVE of the Heavens, it is in *GOD'S* hands, and here I am to bear witness to HIS miraculous movement in our lives!!!

We might suffer, we might cry, we might have pain, but, WITH *GOD* as our DELIVERER, we shall survive, overcome, grow, and flourish once again! This I stand on!!!

THE LORD has led me to caring for, and sharing time with those that are fading, and it is a painful work HE gave me, but, through it all, despite the private tears to relieve the anguish, I remain convinced that it IS IN HIS hands! I take the beauty, and the moments of JOY from each being HE brings my way, and know that there is something wonderful at work here, because it IS OF HIS hands! As I said before, for the FAITHFUL, demise is temporary as we await REAL LIFE, despite it's unpleasantness in the now, and the agony it leaves behind! This too, has purpose TO HIS WILL...

No matter what we face, we ARE IN HIS hands, and thus, should be consoled, and encouraged by this knowledge! HE IS our DELIVERER, no matter what! The bravest, most courageous, and sensible people on this planet, are those perishing, isn't that something? Doesn't that speak volumes of HIS hand? Perhaps, in the knowledge of their state, they have become as humbled as one should be, and have TRULY accepted the fact that it IS IN HIS hands???

Be strong, be encouraged, learn to live as fully in the NOW as is feasible, and take from the NOW what is right, good, and just, and KNOW that it IS IN HIS hands! As HE would have it, when we MAKE the best of ANY given, when we can retain LOVE, FAITH, and an unshaken spirit, we are acting according to HIS WILL, and the precious time we have, which is uncertain, IS spent well!!!

We expend a LOT of energy in negative reactions, when things are thundering in our lives, but HE encourages us to stand steady, and KNOW THAT IT IS IN HIS hands; thus, the time we endure the thundering is minimal, and leaves no bondage to carry around later!!!

TRUST, BELIEVE, and KNOW THAT IT IS ALL IN HIS HANDS! THANK HIM, PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIM, REJOICE IN HIS PRESENCE, and HONOUR HIM by GLORIFYING HIM with ROCK SOLID FAITH! HE IS THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, AUTHOR, ARCHITECT, and CREATOR OF ALL IN EXISTENCE, and HIS LOVE HOLDS ALL of CREATION together, therefore, it SHOULD be easy to surrender to the knowledge that IT IS ALL IN HIS HANDS! AMEN!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013