HEAVENLY INCLINED...: HAPPY 1ST MONDAY OF DECEMBER, THAT MYSTICAL MONTH OF DIVINE GIFTS!!!

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...

HAPPY 1ST MONDAY OF DECEMBER, THAT MYSTICAL MONTH OF DIVINE GIFTS!!!

It is Monday, it is December, and the onset of the HOLIEST of seasons! May it be one of the best ever, mainly for the spirit, and for THE GLORY OF *GOD*!!!

December is a VERY special time, full of many wondrous things, feelings, and experiences, though, the heart of this month lies in the GIFT of CHRIST, our SAVIOUR, JESUS, who was born that we could have TRUE LIFE...

*GOD* provides exceedingly for ALL in HIS CREATION, though, there is great misunderstanding concerning this, such as, the fact that WE are HIS instruments towards providing! WE are given SO much to give, to share, in order that ALL are provided for! HE has laid the foundation on which WE are to build upon! HE has spread the seeds, which WE are to nurture, and so forth!!!

A bird is fed by THE LORD, yet, many times that is through us, in various ways! For instance, *GOD* provided the means, we are the way to making sure these means are optimized, and reach the world! HE gave the soil, we tend it! HE gave EVERYTHING necessary that ALL are provided for, WE are the way for these provisions to spiral forth!!!

In this HOLIEST season, let us remind ourselves of our role in HIS plan! WE are the caretakers of this planet, thus, as HIS hands in dispersing, and sharing what HE HAS provided for ALL to share in! Let us remember the orphans, the widows, the downtrodden, the lonely, the lost, the hungry, the homeless, the ill, the shut-ins, and all others whom are suffering, afflicted, and not living in HIS bounty! Let us accept our responsibility to each other, and use what HE has set before us to mend the world, in the best of our capacities! Let us give, FREELY, from the heart of the spirit, that HE IS GLORIFIED BY HIS people!!!

LOVE IS the foundation on which ALL exists! HE has told us, more than a few times, in more than a few ways, IF WE LOVE HIM, we will LOVE as HE LOVES, which means, we too, will extend the best within, for that without!!!

This world HAS the potential to be what HE designed it to be; the reflection of HIS MAJESTY, THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY; healthy, strong, vibrant, bountiful, and all things wholesome, good, right, and just! The KEY is the embracing of HIS LOVE, and paying that forward, through others!!!

Even those of us who don't have much, CAN aid the world, CAN forward LOVE, and CAN make a difference! *GOD* WILL PROVIDE the means to make our way, IF our heart is in the right place! NOT to pat myself on the back in any way, only for the sake of example, I have, and do give my last dollar, and HE refreshes that dollar, so that I am able to do it again, again, again! See? What we give from the heart, IS returned to us, and SURELY IS storing up great treasure in the Heavens Above...

Life is NOT about gathering to hoard, it IS about gathering to SHARE! The MORE we share, the MORE HE BLESSES, BELIEVE it!!!

Anyway, let us enter this HOLIEST season with the heart of LOVE, with the heart of *GOD*, and HIS instructions for LIFE! Let us LEARN of HIS WILL in this time, that good doesn't end with this season!!!

Have a fantabulously marvelous Monday, and *GOD* BLESS us ALL! MUCH LOVE to you, take care, and let us ALWAYS PRAISE THE LORD, WORSHIP HIM, REJOICE IN HIS LOVE, and care for us, and HONOUR HIM BY BEING THE TRUE REFLECTIONS of HIS GLORY!!!

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