HEAVENLY INCLINED...: *GOD* GLOW...

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...

GOD GLOW...

*GOD*, in HIS LOVING GRACE, and MERCY, has ingeniously orchestrated THE WAY to save us, redeem us, and bring us into HIS fold eternal, through an act unprecedented, as CHRIST JESUS, through a humbled, and troublesome walk on this Earth, died for our sakes...

SERVE THE LORD, and LET HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAY, HIS WORD, BE the ONLY guide through this plane of decision! DON'T follow the world, follow HIM! Don't be affected by the ways of the world, but by HIS WAYS! KNOW HIM, understand HIM, come closer to HIM, HE has nothing but POSITIVITY, LOVE, and what is GOOD, in store for us!!!

NO ONE IN CREATION could be expected to be as PURELY RIGHTEOUS as HE, because that IS HIS uniquely DIVINE, and unchanging nature! However, being CREATED IN HIS likeness, we ARE able to take on some of HIS PERFECTION, and ARE urged to by HIS MAJESTY, for numerous, and diverse reasons, ALL which serve us, as we SERVE HIM!!!

It is only natural that if we are in a relationship, we feed into the health of said relationship, for it's optimization, and continuance, and so, the same is true concerning our oneness with THE LORD, EXCEPT we should have a mindset PREMISED ON HIS WILL, that HE IS HONOURED in association with us, for this IS about HIS GLORY, in which eventually, those who are proven, will share in forevermore!!!

If we spend time, every single day, in THE WORD, and RELY ON HIM, HE whom has many ways of providing for his people, and therefore is at all times to be depended upon in the way of duty, we are more inclined, and more likely to resist the snares of the enemy, and thus, to SHINE of HIM in a world growing darker by the day! *GOD'S* PROMISES are TRIED, TESTED, and PROVEN, working FOR THE GOOD of ALL IN CREATION, whereas the enemy's promises are lies, deceitful, and deadly for the very soul which BELONGS TO *GOD*, and which WE HAVE the option to allow it's rightful inheritance, or it's undeserved destruction! Heavy, you bet, but TRUTH it is!!!

As we wind up this HOLY season, and are reminded again of HIS PRECIOUS GIFT to us, let us be encouraged to UP our efforts to BE what HE HAS CREATED us to be, HIS Chosen Heirs; Sons, and Daughters! Let us dig deeper, let the seeds of HIS WISDOM anchor, that they root, and flourish, and forget about all else! Let HIM BE the evidence of our days, as we grow, and develop into a strong, moral, ethical, and righteous body of THE CHURCH, CHRIST JESUS! Let us BE, REALLY, and FOR REAL, Christians, FOR HIS GLORY, and for our own sakes!!!

BLESS THE LORD, PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, REJOICE IN HIS LOVING CARE, BE THANKFUL, PRAY, and HONOUR HIM through BEING the BEST we can be!!!

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