HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THURSDAY'S TRIUMPHS: THE VICTOR IN EACH DAY...

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...

THURSDAY'S TRIUMPHS: THE VICTOR IN EACH DAY...

By the GRACE, and LOVE of *GOD*, it is a new day, and nearing the end of another week! Each day comes with something new to deal with, to work through, to understand, to overcome, to triumph over; such matters work to aid us in growth, development, maturity, wisdom, and many more POSITIVES! Whatever the day brings forth, we ARE UP to it, more than we know, and with *GOD*, we are all the more advantaged...

The more I understand, the more I realize just how much we NEED *GOD* in our lives! There are just so many incidents, conditions, circumstances, situations, and other events that obscurely play out in any given 24 hours of time, and many of these, are so obscure they hit us without warning! When *GOD* is with us, or, when we are with *GOD*, we have more resources towards resolve, such as LOVE, FAITH, and the knowledgeable understanding of why things happen, thus, we are more adept at triumphing over them...

Without *GOD*, this life is even more full of that which has the power to take us down, and keep us there! Life is more confusing, perplexing, and seems unmanageable! WITH *GOD*, our FAITH alone, if solid, and sure, prompts HEAVENLY assistance, and benevolences, concerning almost every matter! I say almost, because sometimes, we have lessons to learn...

FAITH, and PRAYER, coupled with LOVE, creates empowerment of the HIGHEST kind! Instead of being dragged down into what we face, those who have FAITH, who PRAY, and live in LOVE, KNOW that the end of each struggle is just ahead, and we are able to thank THE LORD, in advance, because we SO TRUST, and BELIEVE IN HIM, as our DELIVERER, and our source for everything...

Evil is interwoven into the hours of any given day, and so, IF *GOD* is ruler of our beings, of our lives, we are optimized through HIS WILL, and LOVE of us! Evil only prevails when, and where we allow it to; in other words, if something happens, and we give more power to what is happening than to *GOD*, we have allowed it to be, to increase, to take us under, and to bind us...

When we have FAITH, when we PRAY, when we LOVE as we should, we allow THE LORD to work around us, in us, and through us, in which case, since what is of *GOD* is good, right, and just, such will be the end results, no matter what we have to go through in the meantime! We are more enabled to resist being oppressed by what is, therefore, we remain free of the bondage of the oppressor, and so forth...

Life is as a testing ground, yet, holds great purpose! We only NEED *GOD* to help us through whatever appears! We need to learn to, INSTINCTIVELY, call upon HIM in the very second that something presents itself to us, that we are, from the onset, protected, enlightened, enabled, enriched, endowed, encouraged, and empowered by the HEAVENS ABOVE! BELIEVE TO RECEIVE is a POWERFUL mindset, IF used in the proper context, and way! *GOD* WILL NEVER forsake those who call upon HIM, are sincere, and walk with HIM; HE IS THE VICTOR of each, and every day, and IF we are one with HIM, so then, are we!!!

PRAISE THE LORD, *GOD* ALMIGHTY, SAVIOUR, and KING, for this day, and all therewithin, and WORSHIP HIM! REJOICE IN HIS LOVE for us, and HIS endless care for us! BLESS, and HONOUR HIM BY REMAINING IN HIM, no matter what, and evidencing the good HE has taught us, and instilled in us!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2013