HEAVENLY INCLINED...: MEANINGFUL MONDAY'S!!!

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...

MEANINGFUL MONDAY'S!!!

Thanks BE to THE LORD *GOD*, it is a new day! HAPPY MONDAY! The first Monday of March, and the Monday before a most reverent, and HOLY season begins...

This week I aim to FOCUS, to concentrate with diligence on various matters, while I prepare my being for the humbling celebration of the long Easter season! While I am not Catholic, I DO, as you must know by now, adhere to abstaining during this most reverent time, while reflecting upon DEPENDENCY ON THE LORD for all I need, that I grow, and develop more into the person HE has CREATED, but which is yet under the influence of the world, though ever heading towards the TRUTH of my existence...

This week marks the beginning of Lent, which lasts 45 days this year! It is a time to go deeper into the GIFT of CHRIST JESUS, the GIFT of LIFE, and to whittle away excess which happens of this world! It is a time to come close to HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, HIS WORD, HIS example! It is a time to step HIGHER into understanding, devotion, and development! It is a time when we have the opportunity to SHINE of HIM, even more so than before, as we take on HIS WILL as our own! It is a time of renewing our relationship with HIM, and taking it to the next level!!!

Some Christians refuse to celebrate Easter because of the commercialism which has stemmed from it, and I can understand this, yet, this is the commemoration of the MOST BEAUTIFUL act of LOVE EVER known, EVER imagined, and EVER beneficial for Mankind; our SAVIOUR laid down HIS own life, that we might have LIFE eternal, then AROSE to HIS THRONE, discrediting the powers of this world! This is a time to celebrate, and rejoice in HIS LOVE for us, and to become more likely to pattern our lives after HIS LOVE, while bearing our own crosses better for HIS GLORY, and the good of all! It is a most wondrous season, and I enjoy it, immensely!!!

Anyway, it is Monday; that not so favoured day, yet a day BLESSED BY THE LORD for those that are willing to receive it as the gift it is! It IS a day of mixture; it is tough, but we manage it; it is bitterly cold, but the sun is shining brightly; it is back to routine, but routine has purpose to our lives, and so forth! RECEIVE this day with JOY, and THANKS: FIND THE GOOD and CLING to that! FOREMOST, it IS a beautiful day BECAUSE THE LORD is in it!!!

I wish you a most inspired, productive, and free-flowing week, full of the kind of POSITIVITY which stems from THE LORD, and HIS LOVE! I wish you strength, courage, hope, PEACE, and LOVE always! Keep THE FAITH visible, and reinforced, HONOUR HIM in all thought, said, or done, and BLESS others in HIS name!!!

PRAISE THE LORD ALWAYS, and WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS! And be THANKFUL for HIS LOVE!!!

Take care, and be EMPOWERED BY THE HIGHEST POWER IN EXISTENCE! Let us CELEBRATE HIM with ALL we have!!!

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