HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TUESDAY'S THOUGHTS: INDESCRIBABLY FILLED...

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...

TUESDAY'S THOUGHTS: INDESCRIBABLY FILLED...

When the heart is full of THE LORD, the being is over-filled as well! When words are not enough, emotions, thoughts, actions, and reactions speak loudly of HIM, voiced by a LOVE so indescribable, so mystical, and so far reaching...

Sometimes there is NO way to express what THE LORD has done within; there just isn't any expression save for the very way we live our lives, but this SHINES PURELY of HIS GLORY, and reiterates HIS PRESENCE in us, thus, in this world...

Just as HIS departure from the tomb is incomprehensible, inscrutable, since HIS burial wraps were left in exactly the same way as they were, so is HIS filling of the being in HIS people! It is one of those profound occurrences that is not explained, ONLY when it happens to one, can it be understood, yet it is as real as the breath we breathe, and as vital to our existence...

I recall the difference in my relationship with THE LORD, from before HE filled me, throughout the past 12 years or so, and it is remarkably so! Back when, while HE was part of my inner most being, and had led me, sustained me, and saved me many times, I wasn't filled with HIM; I wasn't aware of the need to be filled with HIM, and I did not have an inkling of what a relationship with HIM was. The early morning that HE FILLED me, was dramatic, and the rest is the process of my opening TO HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAY! Faster than the blink of an eye, HE FILLED me with HIS SPIRIT, and my life began to transform: it is simply, awe-inspiring, and VERY difficult for words to convey...

Previously, I had been Baptized with water, but not until that fateful morning, was I Baptized with THE HOLY SPIRIT! I KNEW, nearly instantaneously, that HE had entered my being! I KNEW that it was going to be different now, and there, right there, I took several vows before HIM, which I have kept, and which I HONOUR, because they were necessary TO the process of regeneration, and for the sake of LEAVING the old self behind, as that is basically, what I did, I left the old me behind, and stepped into the new self IN the PRESENCE of THE MOST HIGH *GOD* without thought to how this might affect my life, or other people; HE TOOK PRECEDENCE OVER all else, and I began to FOLLOW HIM IN the best of my understanding, and capacities! HE became my LIFE!!!

It is BLESSED state of existence, though it IS tough on the human condition, that I admit! The human condition is not used to placing importance before itself, and letting go of chosen creature comforts, including being accepted by others, HOWEVER, HE PROVIDES exceedingly, which replaces what we THINK we lack, AND HE SHARES HIS PEACE with us, which allows us to move quickly through those cries of the human condition! Also, the enemy increases his attacks, as he intends to remove us from our LORD, but HIS WISDOM, derived from knowledge of HIS WILL, and WAYS, provides understanding enough to resist, more, more, and more, the intentions of said enemy!!!

How I LOVE THE LORD, and the new life I am in! While there are those who mock me, make fun of me, doubt me, and otherwise aspire to discredit my ONENESS with HIM, I am strengthened, enabled, empowered, and encouraged BY HIM, and KNOW that no one, or anything has the power to dissuade me, cause me to wane, or to shake me loose from HIM! Through more than FAITH am I ONE with HIM! Through more than belief am I OF HIM! Through the very things I cannot quite explain, I am bound to HIM eternally, and I RELY ON HIM intrinsically, FOR ALL I need to manage THE PATH!!!

BLESS THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY! PRAISE HIM ALWAYS! WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS! REJOICE IN HIS LOVE, and CARE for us! THANK HIM, and BE GRATEFUL! PRAY, PRAY, PRAY! HONOUR HIM BY BEING HIS REFLECTION, and ADVANCING IN HIS WILL! SERVE HIM, SERVE OTHERS, and SHARE IN HIS GLORY ETERNAL!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014