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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...

MORE TRAGEDY IN THE SKY...

Ukraine plane crash:: People walk among the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 17.

I have been busy all day, and just now have time to react to the devastating news of yet another Malaysian Airliner incident, only THIS time, we KNOW what happened to it, although there is great confusion over whom is responsible for blowing the passenger plane with 280 passengers, and 15 crew members aboard, out of the sky...

154 of the passengers were Dutch, a people who does NOT deserve to be included, especially in such a horrible way, in the hostilities much of the rest of the world has made for itself, NOT that ANYONE does! 27 were Australian, 23 were Malaysian, they are saying 23 were American, and there is no list of citizenship for the rest, at least that I have found! Lots of blame is being shifted back and forth, and lots of denial of responsibility, but you know what?, the plane was 33, 000 feet in the air when it lost contact with Malaysia, and only military grade missile's could do such damage at that altitude. Makes me wonder about the first Malaysian airliner which has never been located; if there is a connection? Sorry, I don't mean to speculate, but it does draw forth curiosity, yes?!!

All we can do is PRAY, and HOPE for the TRUTH to be revealed, and to TURN TO *GOD* for what we need to survive, day to day, in this increasingly dark, and lost world! We solve nothing by becoming submerged in all of this, instead, we should FOCUS upon THE LORD, and ask HIM to lead us through, to help us to deal with all of this, and to protect us. PRAYER IS KEY, and IS necessary, so for the sake of what is right, just, and good, as well as for those who perished without valid reason, and their LOVED ones, LET US PRAY to THE ONLY ONE who CAN keep us on THE PATH...

It is a mad, mad, mad world, and getting worse day by day, as power becomes the focus of too many, some who seek it in the name of whom they worship, some simply because they are so inclined, and on it goes! Innocent people are in direct line for those who vie for power for whatever reason, and it is clear that there isn't a beat missed because of this fact, and SO, our ONLY HOPE IS *GOD*, ALWAYS HAS BEEN, and ALWAYS WILL BE...

My heart goes out to the Families, Friends, and those others who were close to the victims of this horrendous tragedy! My PRAYERS fly HIGH for those who perished, and all those associated with them...

May we REMAIN IN THE LORD NO MATTER WHAT, and may we, as Children of our FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN, REMAIN IN LOVE despite the hate, the dissension, the animosity, the cold, blatant works of the evil in this world, FOR HIS GLORY, which opens up to BLESSINGS for the FAITHFUL, and those affected by HIS people. *GOD* BLESS us ALL, and let us BLESS HIM THROUGH the goodness HE HAS placed in us, as testimony TO the evil of this world. PRAY without ceasing, IT IS KEY to maneuvering the valley. MUCH LOVE ALWAYS OXOXOXO...

REV. LWINSOR © 2014

1 comment:

Lynda said...: Officials said that 154 passengers were Dutch. In addition, according to the latest numbers released by the airline, 43 were Malaysian, 27 Australians, 12 Indonesians, 9 British, 4 Belgians, 4 Germans, 3 Filipinos and 1 Canadian. Nationalities of 41 other passengers remain unknown at this time.; July 17, 2014 at 9:36 PM