HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TAKE ME TO THE CROSS, DAILY & KEEP ME IN THY SIGHT...

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...

TAKE ME TO THE CROSS, DAILY & KEEP ME IN THY SIGHT...

The cross doesn't suggest, it DEMANDS a new lifestyle---Billy Graham...

HAPPY 95TH Birthday, BLESSED Man of *GOD*, Dr. Billy Graham! You have exemplified THE WAY for decades, and have led more than 3 million people to a relationship with *GOD*, and have had audiences of more than 2 billion, and I for one, am thankful for your presence in this life, in this time! *GOD* BE with you, and BLESS you, eternally!!!

This demand is founded, and rooted in LOVE, and nothing more! It is not to condemn, or any other negative, it is to heal, to strengthen, to encourage, to enlighten, to guide, to direct, to comfort, to protect!!!

Our sins are nailed to that cross, and HE urges us with LOVE, to understand, to accept HIS GIFT of LIFE, while leaving behind, what chains us to the world...

IF you come to the cross, by repentance, and FAITH, there is a whole NEW life, and ETERNAL life! It IS THE ONLY WAY to victory over what we face in this time!!!

ONLY CHRIST CAN MAKE US WHOLE, CLEAN, and RIGHT! I can't tell you in enough ways the experience of HIM entering the being, and re-creating one! It is a most remarkable, astounding, and imperative experience, and I promise, your life WILL be changed, for the good, for the right, for eternity!!!

It isn't easy to commit to CHRIST, there are many obstacles in the way, often right in our homes, from our Family, Friends, and others who don't understand, nor want to take the cross for what it is! Many people are told, and thus exist in, that FAITH alone is enough, while they still do things that shame *GOD*, and HIS GIFT of LIFE! NO, we won't be perfect in this world, but that we RECOGNIZE, and UNDERSTAND enough of HIM, and HIS WILL to ALLOW HIM to TAKE PRECEDENCE IN OUR LIVES is evidence of our commitment to HIM; in which case, THE HOLY SPIRIT will provide for us abundantly, to ever growing UP INTO HIM!!!

Besides my Daughter, who knows me better than anyone, most other people I know, have scorned me, ridiculed me, consider me to be a joke, and have cast me aside because of my commitment to CHRIST! It doesn't really matter, because I am where I should be, BY THE MIGHTY HAND, and LOVE OF *GOD*! HE Called me, humbled me, and has been working me, as soft clay, ever since HE threw me to my knees, and gave me the choice between death, and LIFE! By HIS GRACE, I am STRONG enough to endure the reaction of those who don't understand, and I LOVE enough to forgive them, PRAY for them, and to ask *GOD* to help them find THE WAY!!!

People balk at the idea of GIVING our life to *GOD*, and the duties therein! They can't understand HOW a person can turn away from previous behaviours, and influences for THE LORD! Some believe that they are within their rights to live as they please, regardless of the knowledge that they are sinning, as many place their confidence in FAITH alone, void of FIDELITY, or FAITHFULNESS, and others rely entirely, on Priests to expiate their sins, and of course, there are hundreds of other reasons why humanity refuses to come to the ONLY HOPE there is, fully, and sincerely! We must PRAY for these, always!!!

LIFE in CHRIST changes life in this time, and it is for the GOOD!!!

Those who come to the cross, to CHRIST, have died of the world, and have been reborn of the spirit, the TRUE being *GOD* CREATED! When the fleshy body is gone, the spirit remains, and it is this being that will be brought into THE KINGDOM, or confined in eternal damnation! There is no easy way to explain this, yet, it MUST be understood by ALL, that, as *GOD* WILLS, MANY are brought home!!!

IF we read THE WORD, daily, and devoured it as the LIFE sustaining nourishment it is, we would begin to flourish as never imagined; as individuals, as THE BODY OF THE CHURCH, CHRIST, as a country, and so forth! There IS POWER in THE WORD, unprecedented! There IS KNOWLEDGE in THE WORD, for EACH person! There IS ALL we need in THE WORD, IN CHRIST, IN *GOD* ALMIGHTY!!!

Many of you are yet young, and are enthralled by the world, and it's ways, though many of you are lost in this world, confused, dazed, and without answers! The world IS NOT going to provide for you in ways you NEED to be provided for! After being thrashed around by the deceiver, and deception, I can tell you with NO hesitation, that one day, you WILL, most likely, turn to *GOD*, after experiencing enough of the world! And that is my HOPE for you, as it is *GOD'S* HOPE for you! HE LOVES you like you have NEVER been LOVED, and NEVER will be LOVED; there is NO LOVE LIKE HIS, and as fulfilling, believe me!!!

Drugs aren't the answer, drinking isn't the answer, promiscuity isn't the answer, popularity isn't the answer, great wealth isn't the answer; the ONLY ANSWER IS *GOD*, and HIS LOVE! ALL of the world is perishing, and what remains on HIS DAY OF DAYS will be burnt as if chaff! There will be NO traces of this world left, save for the spirits who CHOSE *GOD* OVER the world!!!

It IS time to come to the cross, to THE LORD *GOD*! It IS time to CONSIDER our lives, and the things we do in this time! Time will NOT last forever, it is ever fleeting, and fragile, therefore, let us REALLY CONSIDER THE TRUTH, OVER what we exist in!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013
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