HEAVENLY INCLINED...: WEDNESDAY'S WISDOM: BE FIRM & STEADFAST...

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...

WEDNESDAY'S WISDOM: BE FIRM & STEADFAST...

There are many threads of steel that bind THE OLD TESTAMENT, and THE NEW TESTAMENT, and a very significant one is "Be firm, and steadfast, in your coming, and your going, not swerving to the left, nor to the right, that you might live, and prosper/succeed." This message refers to following, EXACTLY, THE WAY prescribed to us from THE LORD *GOD*, which runs all the way through THE WORD...

We are charged to MEDITATE UPON THE LORD, HIS WILL, and WORD, ALL the days of our lives, THAT understanding is complete; we are to ACT UPON this understanding, FOR HIS GLORY, and for the well-being of ourselves, the comm'UNITY', and the world as a whole! THE WORD is as a SHIELD of SAFETY, and EMPOWERMENT FOR HIS PEOPLE, and certain threads are as steel, reinforcing, then binding it together, in order for those seeking HIM, are FILLED WITH HIM, and HIS WILL, therefore, ENABLED to journey through the world, which IS full of distractions, enticements, falsehoods, and other which CAN, easily, lead us in opposition from HIM...

We are Called to be encouraged in the PROMISE, and PRESENCE of *GOD*, which will leave us FIRM in FAITH, and FAITHFULNESS! Those whom embrace HIS WILL, KNOW that there IS endless benevolence in allegiance WITH *GOD*! These KNOW that HE WILL LEAD them, and PROVIDE for them, exceedingly! These are COMFORTABLY CONFIDENT IN HIM, and thus, live accordingly...

HUMILITY opens us to living IN HIM, and RELYING UPON HIM, to the point of being BLESSED! We KNOW HE IS THE LORD *GOD*, CREATOR of ALL in existence, of which, we are but a miniscule part, and that IN allegiance TO HIM, we are well taken care of, in ALL ways, and in ALL matters, therefore, we easily, comply TO HIS WILL, and WAY!!!

THE LORD should be our center, our focus, the cause for our every thought, action, and reaction, as we BELIEVE IN HIS ALMIGHTY POWERS! HE IS our ONLY, and SOLID HOPE! We are FREE from the weight of the world, as we, humbly, ALLOW HIM to BE THE *GOD* we LOVE, and HONOUR!!!

Greater people than I have submitted readily TO HIM, and were close to HIM! HE poured HIS benevolences down upon them, and was ever working for their good! Today, many of us SO LOVE freedom, yet, there is no freedom like the freedom of stepping INTO *GOD*! YES, to do so, means change, and renewal, yet, this is only because we are backwards to THE TRUTH! EVERY little effort we do in HONOUR of THE LORD IS worthy, and places us closer to our reality...

ALL that HE has placed before us, and ALL that HE requires of us, IS FOR our GOOD, and IS derived OF HIS HOLY GLORY! NOTHING that HE asks of us is impossible, nor beneath us, and in fact, is what ELEVATES us to HIS THRONE!!!

CHRIST JESUS came and SHOWED us, in PERFECT example, HIS REGARD, and RESPECT FOR THE WILL OF *GOD*, thus, we are wise to study, and exemplify HIM! There IS NOTHING more imperative than THE WILL OF *GOD*, because ALL in CREATION RELIES UPON HIM!!!

1 CORINTHIANS 15: 58...
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be firm, steadfast, always fully devoted to the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

We have an exhortation, that believers should be steadfast, firm in the faith of that gospel which the apostle preached, and they received. Also, to be unmovable in their hope and expectation of this great privilege, of being raised incorruptible and immortal. And to abound in the work of the Lord, always doing the Lord's service, and obeying the Lord's commands. May Christ give us faith, and increase our faith, that we may not only be safe, but joyful and triumphant.

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