HEAVENLY INCLINED...: A WORLD WITH *GOD* IS A WORLD WITH LOVE IS A WORLD WITH HOPE, OR VICE VERSA...

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...

A WORLD WITH GOD IS A WORLD WITH LOVE IS A WORLD WITH HOPE, OR VICE VERSA...

Every nook, crevice, cranny, and corner of this Earth is reeling from the effects of evil, from the effects that lack of LOVE bring, along with the effects of egocentricity; ALL against *GOD*, and what is *GODLY*!!!

Unknowing, innocent, and downtrodden people suffer the most from what the world of enmity hurls at us, and it IS the work of the *GODLY*, to provide in diverse ways for such people, for the overall well-being of this Earth, and for the future! Adults of *GOD* have IMMINENT, and IMPERATIVE responsibilities TO making the world a better place, which has endless avenues to manifestation! From our very homes, outward, the IMPACT of *GODLINESS* MUST be the very foundation on which we build, teach, and reach! From Marriage, to raising Children, to the workplace, and onward, the GOODNESS of *GOD* MUST be as the tides, ALWAYS working according to HIS WILL, IN LOVE, FOR HIS GLORY, and for the greater good of ALL!!!

Today, the world is overwrought with negatives, each of which do NOT have to exist, because *GOD* HAS shown us THE WAY past such! LOVE IS the foundation, and all which comprises LOVE IS the materials which strengthens, and fortifies! LOVE is more than words, more than selective kindness; instead it IS a lifestyle ROOTED IN *GOD*, and *GODLINESS*, BECAUSE it WORKS FOR HIS GLORY, and the GOOD of ALL! LOVE heals, restores, renews, replenishes, provides, and ALL which is OPTIMAL, and POSITIVE! LOVE is NOT hard to adapt to, the only reason it might be, is because we are not used to it, or do not want to...

It seems to be getting worse, yet, since way back when, history has repeated itself through the human condition, and the lack of interest in growing past it, and today, more people are being left to grow VOID of *GOD*, and *GODLINESS*...

*GOD*, in HIS incontestable WISDOM, has set the foundation, and standards for the PERFECT society, which COULD exist NOW, IF people were to understand THE TRUTH of LIFE, which is LOVE, and the TWO CHOICES in free will, BLESSING, which is LIFE, or CURSE, which is death. There is NO getting around what *GOD* HAS SET FORTH, for even in the event that all of humanity denied HIM, HE would yet exist, and we would cease to, save for suffering eternally, when we COULD have LIVED in eternal bliss...

IT ALL BEGINS, and ENDS WITH THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, whether we believe it or not; time WILL PROVE HIM! Health, vitality, and optimization of society BEGINS, and ENDS WITH HIM; all else is of the world, and we KNOW the world is temporal, and facing a day of DIVINE JUDGEMENT! TRUE LIFE IS FOUND IN THE LORD, death comes by way of the world! ALL people NEED to be taught correctly, and fully, of THE LORD, from a very young age, that there is greater understanding of what LIFE is, and what living in the flesh DOES. Of course it wouldn't matter to some still, but this would PROVE their hearts, because they would reject, deny, and rebel despite knowledge, NOT because they had no knowledge...

There IS, ALWAYS, going to be evil, but IF people were RAISED IN *GOD* INITIALLY, instead of evil, the world would be a whole different place, with more good, more justness, more right-mindedness!!!

It is sad to view the world today, but as I said, it is nothing new, yet, we OUGHT to TRY to reach as many as is feasible, THAT there is change, growth, development, and above all, HOPE for many! Too many are left in ignorance, even though DEEP inside they KNOW about *GOD*, they haven't been INSPIRED to KNOW HIM, to CONSIDER HIM, or to FOLLOW HIM; one of the most heart-wrenching evidences of the human condition, the effect of the enemy, and the clinging to the egocentric self...

*GOD* IS LOVE, LOVE IS THE TICKET TO PARADISE, to an end of the awfulness we witness, experience, and exist in while in this world! LOVE IS THE WAY to LIFE eternal, which OUGHT to matter, because IF one misses THE WAY, the alternative is eternal, and extreme in opposition to what those who gain LIFE will be experiencing!!!

It HAS to begin somewhere, with someone, and THE LORD HAS to be the spark which fans the flames! It is OBVIOUS that LOVE IS LACKING, just take a look around, read the headlines, and think about all the wrong which exists all over the globe...

May *GOD* HELP US, and may we HELP one another TO *GOD*! Let us PRAY, let us LOVE, let us BE as intended, HIS hands, HIS arms, HIS feet, HIS HEART!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014

*GOD* LOVES you enormously more intensely than the evil that uses you; of course, one has to understand HOW evil uses us, in order for this to have depth of meaning...