HEAVENLY INCLINED...: DARK WORLD, THE GIFT OF LIGHT...

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...

DARK WORLD, THE GIFT OF LIGHT...

The world, despite the sunlight is full of darkness; a darkness which stems from within the human condition, and which, obscures TRUE LIGHT, thus, CHRIST JESUS, our LORD, *GOD*, SAVIOUR, HOLY SPIRIT, and KING!!!

You might think that there is light everywhere, and that it is constant, yet, this light exists for enticement, distraction, and other negatives; the light we cling to, is delusional, it is false, it is misleading, and designed to keep us too busy to recognize THE TRUE LIGHT, which is freedom from the darkness, and from what will become of all that is of this darkness...

Darkness begins in the egocentric being, that point of pride, arrogance, self-assurance, and self-inclination, along with the idea that we can do this by ourselves, and/or, the feeling that we are alone in this time. This darkness is deepened by the deceiver, whom hates us with such fervor that his sole mission is to keep us from reaching THE LIGHT, and THE TRUTH of our existence, and so, even the most aware, have much to contend with in this journey, and are NOT safe without *GOD*...

It is like this; darkness is separation from THE LIGHT, *GOD*, in which case, the evil one intends to keep us separated, through a seeming endless arsenal of means!!!

THE LIGHT is as our roadmap to our TRUTH! THE LIGHT manifest, CHRIST JESUS, came to SHOW us THE WAY, to POINT out THE PATH, and to teach us THE WILL of THE FATHER! WHEN we step into CHRIST, sincerely, with understanding, and deliberate diligence to remaining in HIM, THE LIGHT OVERCOMES the darkness, more, more, and more, as we REALIZE THE TRUTH of our existence...

IF I am of CHRIST, I have taken on the new self, which is the spirit, which belongs to *GOD* ALONE, and IS the intended receiver of LIGHT, and TRUE LIFE! I have seen, through HIM, the downfalls of the flesh, and the hindrance the flesh places on the spirit; in fact, the barriers placed to keep the spirit obscured! I have now taken on knowledge of the dangers of living in the flesh, for the world, and what the world has the potential to do to the REAL me, the spirit! I have been informed, and offered A WAY of regeneration, that this journey is less plagued by deception, and negatives, and MORE influenced by *GOD* HIMSELF! I UNDERSTAND I AM OF *GOD*, and LIVE FOR HIM, HIS WILL, HIS GLORY, in which, after a while, when HE comes to take what belongs to HIM, I will share in HIS GLORY forevermore!!!

Yes, the darkness is still right there, in my face, and always striving to trip me, but, thanks be to THE LORD, and THE HOLY SPIRIT, I have greater insight, foresight, hindsight, and SUPERNATURAL tendencies to discern what is necessary to avoid these trip traps! The more I AIM towards TRUTH, the less I notice the darkness, though, not for a second do I imagine that it is gone, because that enemy of mine, IS more than determined...

At this time, we celebrate the arrival of THE LIGHT into the world, and we ought to take time to understand the DEEP, and far-reaching TRUTH therein! It is SO much more than we can fathom, and SO much more than we can hope to grasp, yet, WITH THE LORD, NOTHING is impossible, and HIS WILL IS that HIS own MAKE it through this treacherous maze, the world!!!

Let us PRAY without ceasing, for ourselves, and others! Let us PRAISE, WORSHIP, and REJOICE IN THE LORD! Let us ALLOW THE LIGHT to fill us, that we REFLECT HIM, thus HONOUR HIM, and let us be ever THANKFUL that HE SO LOVES us enough to PROVIDE THE WAY for us!!!

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