HEAVENLY INCLINED...: *GOD* IS THE FOUNDATION, CORNERSTONE, AND HEAD OF MY COUNTRY, MY HEART, MY LIFE!!!

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...

GOD IS THE FOUNDATION, CORNERSTONE, AND HEAD OF MY COUNTRY, MY HEART, MY LIFE!!!

I won't argue, or fight with anyone concerning my rights to WORSHIP THE LORD, I will only URGE the natural citizens of this country to consider the foundation on which this country was founded, and built upon, *GOD*! NO ONE can take *GOD* away from me; it doesn't matter that I am told I can't say this, do that, wear this, or whatever, even though such is NOT Democratic; *GOD* CAN'T be taken from me, and in fact, will be closer with me, in the face of such!!!

NO ONE can take CHRISTmas from me; it lives in my being, and IS worthy of celebration! Every religious group in the world has the right to celebrate whom they WORSHIP, and so do I, especially in my OWN country, especially SINCE this country's foundation rests on THE LORD! And so, I WILL sing CHRISTmas carols, I WILL CELEBRATE THE *GOD* WHOM GAVE HIS LIFE that I may have life, and I WILL BLESS the world, IN HIS LOVE, and name!!!

Those natural citizens who don't KNOW *GOD*, I URGE to discover HIM, AND to REALLY go back, to gain understanding of the purpose of this country! Dig deep into the history that shaped this country, and you will see that the LOVE of *GOD*, TRUST IN HIM, and HIS WORD, ARE the materials used to pave the roads that lead from shore to shore! It is dangerous to try to remove HIM, WHOM IS, and EVER MORE SHALL BE, and impossible, because HE IS THE LORD, and those who know HIM, and LOVE HIM, SHALL PRAISE, EXALT, WORSHIP, and REJOICE IN HIM!!!

Is King Nebuchadnezzar yet with us? You see how history repeats itself? All because we haven't learned? I PRAY to *GOD* that HE will stand with those who stand with HIM, and show HIMSELF to those who don't know, or understand HIM, just as HE did with this King of long, long ago...

IF I lived in a country that did not WORSHIP *GOD*, it might be different, but, I DO live in a country whose very foundation was built UPON *GOD*. We respect the rights of ALL people to live, and WORSHIP as they see fit, yet, our rights are quickly, being taken from us...

No, I will not argue, and I will not fight, I will live as THE LORD leads me to while URGING the people of this country to consider that *GOD* IS the foundation on which we live, and should HONOUR!!!

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.---FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

REV. LWINSOR © 2013
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