HEAVENLY INCLINED...: SUNDAY'S SACRED SCRIPTURES: I HAVE THE WILL TO DO THE WILL OF *GOD*...

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...

SUNDAY'S SACRED SCRIPTURES: I HAVE THE WILL TO DO THE WILL OF GOD...

I HAVE the will to DO THE WILL OF *GOD*, because I have made that choice, had a change of heart towards sin, and am LED by THE SPIRIT! I have the will to do the WILL OF *GOD*, because the will of self NEVER got me anywhere, but farther from where I BELIEVED I should be!!!

In this will, I refrain from what controls me adversely, because what controls me adversely, is NOT OF THE SPIRIT, but of the flesh! How strong my will to do HIS WILL relies upon my taking off the foolish self, and stepping into the TRUE self, the spirit, HIS own temple, and instrument for lofty use!!!

Gone are the desires to do what is against HIM, because knowledge has replaced those desires! Once, I was ignorant, but when knowledge came FROM HIM, I began to SEE the adverse effects of carnality! As those desires peel away from the spirit, I REALIZE that HIS WILL IS THE WAY OF LIFE, and that, I was once, heading away from life, not towards it! I understand that to be controlled by anything of the world is NEVER good FOR me, instead, such works against me, because such is against HIM, HIS WILL...

WHEN I was doing things against HIM, I was NOT in control of myself, and certainly NOT allowing THE SPIRIT to lead me, instead, those things were controlling me, much like addiction does! In the final analysis of doing things against HIM, HIS WILL, I am surprised to learn just how controlled I was by my own ignorance, and weaknesses, even though I have always been known as a strong person! Interesting in retrospect, for sure!!!

As I surrendered the carnal, egocentric self TO HIM, THE HOLY SPIRIT began to guide, lead, and control the course of my journey! I RETAIN free will, yet, BY CHOICE I have submitted TO HIS control, because I TRUST HIS control OVER my own, KNOWING that HIS control takes me HIGHER, because the spirit is ELEVATED to it's TRUTH, it's RIGHTFULNESS, it's FREEDOM...

To be FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT, IS to have an HONEST relationship WITH THE LORD *GOD*! It is humbling, and, at the onset, frightening, yet, it IS AS IT IS INTENDED! Bit by bit, as we relinquish control, THE SPIRIT of HOLINESS leads us, and so, we come closer to our REALITY!!!

We are Called to BE IMITATORS OF *GOD*! When we are controlled by the mortal desires, we are led into other wrongs, and the more we submit to this control, the more wrongs we do! Alcohol is used as an example, because when we are drunk, we do things we would not otherwise do, and the more we get drunk, the more wrongs we do; the same is true of promiscuity, greed, anger, and other sins that TAKE us FROM what is right, just, and good...

EPHESIANS 5: 17-18...
17/ Therefore, do not continue in ignorance, but try to understand what is the will of the Lord.
18/ And do not get drunk on wine, in which lies debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

MANY people refute the principal of IMITATING HIM, of DOING HIS WILL, of stepping INTO RIGHTEOUSNESS, HOLINESS, and DOING what GLORIFIES HIM, but, I must follow my heart, and FOLLOW HIM, because I DON'T find it to be drudgery, or restricting, I find it to FEEL quite natural, and RIGHT!!!

Another remedy against sin, is care, or caution, it being impossible else to maintain purity of heart and life. Time is a talent given us by God, and it is misspent and lost when not employed according to his design. If we have lost our time heretofore, we must double our diligence for the future. Of that time which thousands on a dying bed would gladly redeem at the price of the whole world, how little do men think, and to what trifles they daily sacrifice it! People are very apt to complain of bad times; it were well if that stirred them more to redeem time. Be not unwise. Ignorance of our duty, and neglect of our souls, show the greatest folly.

I HAVE the will to DO THE WILL OF *GOD*, because HE LOVES me, GIVING me the will I need, and I FINALLY, UNDERSTOOD just how IMPERATIVE HIS LOVE IS TO ME, and FOR ME: HE WENT THE FULL DISTANCE TO PROVE HIS LOVE TO ME, and TO LEAD ME from a certain death! HIS LOVE TAUGHT ME TO LOVE HIM, at least in semblance, AS HE DESERVES, and thus, my will to DO HIS WILL is EVER INSPIRED, STRENGTHENED, and INCREASED!!!

PRAISE THE GENIUS OF THE LORD *GOD*, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, REJOICE IN HIS PRESENCE, and GIFT(S), and HONOUR HIM in ways, all days!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013