HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE LORD'S LOVE HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVEN....

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...

THE LORD'S LOVE HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVEN....

CHRIST JESUS' arms are open to everyone; HIS LOVE is always the same---
though, anyone whom comes to HIM, HE says to them, "Repent, and sin no more!" HE doesn't tell ANY one that they can continue in their promiscuity, or another that they continue to con others, or another that they can do all the harm they can with their chosen addiction; NO, HE says to repent, and sin no more! This does NOT mean that HIS LOVE will change if people continue in their sin, it means that they have chosen between their sin, and HIM! Those that continue in sin, citing HIS LOVE, are misinformed, or USING HIS LOVE in hopes of being able to cling to the world OVER HIM...

HIS LOVE IS GUARANTEED, and IT IS FOREVER, but alas, HE EXPECTS our LOVE for HIM as well, and TRUTH IS, IF you LOVE HIM as HE LOVES, then there is REVERENCE, and DEVOTION involved WHICH KEEPS one from continuing in what HE has forgiven, NOT taking advantage of it, and NOT using it to make one feel better about their lack of change!!!

It is ALL about LOVE; OUR LOVE FOR HIM; HIS LOVE has ALREADY been established, proven, and is sure! OUR LOVE for HIM is KEY to fulfillment of HIS WILL for our lives, because IN that LOVE for HIM, we find ourselves seeking to PLEASE HIM, OVER ourselves!!!

SO many empty arguments from those who WANT to continue in their sins! Sure there ARE sins that WILL come to us, that we have no control OVER UNTIL they present themselves, but those sins that many CLING to, like a favoured security blanket, ARE within our power, WITH HIS assistance to OVERCOME, and ERADICATE!!!

The Disciples had their problems, yet they RESISTED as much as humanly feasible in their LOVE for THE LORD, and in their UNDERSTANDING of HIS WILL! Certain behaviours, such as temperaments, and so forth, prevailed, but NOT because they were taking advantage of HIS LOVE!!!

This is WHY LOVE fails in the world, because we take advantage of it, demand of it that which appeases our desires, and so forth! We USE LOVE for our own gain, and REFUSE to GIVE LOVE as we ought, the kind of LOVE which KEEPS us IN that LOVE, not out there seeking to satisfy the self! THE SELF IS THE LEAST imperative matter there is, and the MOST destructive to HIS WILL!!!

The enemy hates us, loathes us, and it is he who says that we can continue in our sins, and surely *GOD* will yet LOVE us! YES *GOD* WILL still LOVE us, but that doesn't mean that HE will welcome us into eternity, even though HE doesn't want to see any perish, our CHOICES AFTER PROCLAIMING HIM AS LORD OVER our lives, ARE what determine our final destination!!!!

We are told NOT TO TEST THE LORD, and don't you think that continuing in conscious, and chosen sin TESTS HIM, as one USES HIS LOVE as a buffer???

It is really sad that SO many are MISSING THE POINT OF a relationship with *GOD*! It is scary that the evil one's cunning words to Eve are still the words many listen to, and believe...

When we LOVE THE LORD, we AIM to HONOUR HIM, in the BEST of our understanding, abilities, and capacities, KNOWING that ALL HE WISHES of us IS for GREAT, and SOUND reason, and purpose, as well as for our own safety, well-being, and good!!!

The mind, the egocentric mind is the center of deception, and is easily misled, because the desire to continue in ways NOT HOLY prevails OVER LOVE FOR HIM! Repent means to change the heart, the mind, the body to conduct IN conformity TO HIS WILL, FOR HIS GLORY, and for the good of others, NOT for our selfish gain, and satiation!!!

Sin no more means to leave the very sin which HE found you in BEHIND, as you FOLLOW HIM on THE PATH of RIGHTEOUSNESS, heading towards ETERNAL BENEVOLENCE! Sin no more means to be CONSCIOUS of sin, and to CORRECT what sin DOES appear along the way! It means we BREAK THE CHAINS of oppression, and move FREELY TOWARDS THE LORD, HIS KINGDOM, and our inheritance! The oppressor has twisted THE MESSAGE so effectively that ONLY those who devour, and digest THE WORD constantly, can SEE the PLAIN TRUTH!!!

HE HAS PROVEN HIS LOVE, let us return HIS LOVE, unblemished, undefiled, and sincerely so: LOVE is ACTIVE, NOT passive!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014
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1 comment:

Lynda said...: CHRIST JESUS said to FOLLOW HIM; this is far more than simply, following HIM; this is to follow HIM entirely, in the best of our abilities, understanding, and capacities, NOT for show, yet, to REFLECT HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, HIS WORD, in which the ultimate gain is BENEVOLENCE of THE HOLY kind! LOVE IS THE LAW because LOVE SEES those that LOVE, HONOURING LOVE, *GOD*; in other words, LOVE FULFILLS THE LAW, BECAUSE those that understand, and LIVE in LOVE ARE good and DO good IN HIS NAME, FOR HIS GLORY!!!; February 26, 2014 at 10:36 AM