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

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...

GOSPEL means GOOD NEWS, which IS WONDERFULLY JOYOUS NEWS, but is not a one-sided empty catch-phrase, or ideal, instead, it is FULL of *GOD*, and HIS WILL...

Since THE GOSPEL is the substance of THE COVENANT of RECONCILIATION/PEACE, it should be understood that there are at least 2 sides to this; HIS, and ours! While HE PROMISES Salvation for all whom accept CHRIST JESUS as THE LORD, it is brought into full circle with the obedience of HIS people, as well as their aligned behaviours, characters, thoughts, actions, and reactions. THE GOSPELS are THE WAY with CHRIST JESUS EXEMPLIFYING THE WAY with HIS DIVINE, and human nature. HE came to SHOW US the TRUTH of WHOM we ARE, spiritual beings, NOT fleshy beings, and that it IS not only possible to step INTO the TRUTH of whom we are, but to LIVE in this TRUTH! Of course, we cannot do this alone, so we are given another GIFT, THE HOLY SPIRIT which WORKS in us TOWARDS leading us TO TRUTH, and eventually THE KINGDOM!!!

Through THE GOSPEL we are invited, in fact URGED into HIS WILL, OVER our own! THE LORD IS calling us out of the dismal dangers of darkness into the safety of LIGHT, which is OVERFLOWING with ALL which RIGHT, JUST, and GOOD! And because, more than anything, it IS our rightful place, we being CREATED after THE LORD OF LIGHT eradicated the darkness, and LORDED OVER it eternal!!!

Did you know it is widely accepted by Scholars from way back, that the letters of the Apostle Paul were penned BEFORE THE GOSPELS? This is important for those whom ascribe to the idea of merely believing we are saved, void of EVIDENCE of our change of heart, because Paul divulged a great number of lessons for those of CHRIST; lessons that PROVE that we HAVE a ROLE in HIS WILL, and THE WAY! Our role involves more than a notion, more than a belief, more than acceptance of THE LORD! We are SHOWN in detail, the many aspects of the Christian life, from within to without! When we put into perspective the ENTIRETY of THE GIFT, and THE WILL of *GOD*, instead of bits, and pieces, we are brought into FAITHFULNESS via FAITH, and THE ACTION(S) therein, which ENHANCE, and OPTIMIZE the experience, for the being, for the good of others, and especially FOR HIS GLORY! OUR growth INTO our TRUTH IS imperative for the overall comm'UNITY' of CHRIST, and for the purpose of SHOWING the enemy THE GLORY OF *GOD* as it WORKS in us THROUGH GRACE...

GRACE, also, is dual-sided; we are GIVEN GRACE FREELY, yet it is that which becomes ONE with us, and SO, at one point or another, begins to SHINE through us as we are NOW the EVIDENCE of GRACE, LIVING in the fullness of said GRACE...

Understanding, knowledge, and wisdom of THE LORD, and HIS WILL is MORE than reading, it is more than accepting, instead it is a LIFESTYLE, REFLECTING HIM as much as is feasible in this realm! PREMISED ON LOVE, as we LOVE HIM who first LOVED us, we BECOME LOVE in the best of our capacities, because HE IS NOW IN US, and we are NOW spirit, not flesh, despite that we exist in this moment in fleshy tents, as we EXODUS to THE PROMISED land, THE KINGDOM OF *GOD*! BECAUSE we ARE in EXODUS, we face as much, if not more than the ancients, as the DAY of THE LORD nears, and evil increases, and the enemy turns up the intensity of deception, that he is victor over the souls which BELONG to *GOD*, but if not attended to, or worked through Salvation, are lost forever...

Study, study, study, while ALLOWING THE SPIRIT to lead, to teach, to correct, to move! THINK of what is ABOVE, and not what is of the world, and KNOW THE LORD as much as is possible, and FOCUS upon the end gain, WHILE BLESSING HIM, PRAISING HIM, WORSHIPING HIM, REJOICING IN HIM, THANKING HIM, and PRAYING TO HIM! HONOUR HIM WITH the USE of ALL HE HAS GIVEN, for the good of others, and HIS GLORY, for THEN, we ARE in step with HIM!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2014