HEAVENLY INCLINED...: THE PATH TO THE KINGDOM...

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...

THE PATH TO THE KINGDOM...

There is only ONE PATH, one road to THE KINGDOM...

CHRIST JESUS...

As was HE, when HE came to this Earth, the PATH, or road, is NOT one which displays its worth, nor does it dazzle to attract, instead, it is paved with TRUTH, and RIGHTEOUSNESS. Many look, as they did when HE was on Earth, for visible embellishment, but it is NOT HIS style to be flamboyant, as HIS SOVEREIGNTY, and SPLENDOR speak for themselves! HE IS after all, *GOD* INCARNATE, and does NOT have the need to woo the eyes, in order to move the spirit, and so it is with the PATH to THE KINGDOM!!!

It is HIS very enemy who inclines people to look for the obvious, for the glitz, as said enemy KNEW, and KNOWS that a great many would be, and will be confounded when they don't find what they were looking for, in their need of confirmation through flashy means, THE KING OF KINGS!!!

Our LORD IS LOFTY, and FAR more advanced than to be showy in HIS MAJESTY: HIS MAJESTY speaks for itself, and IS incomparable by ANY means in the universe! HE CREATED ALL, and EVERYTHING, in which, HIS GRANDEUR SHOWS! HE IS GENIUS unparallelled, unprecedented, and does NOT see, or view things as we do! HE has NO need, especially in this time, to this fallen world, to hypnotize through means of flashiness, BECAUSE HE WILLS that we SEEK HIM SINCERELY, NOT because we were enchanted BY the obvious!!!

HE said, "Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment." (JOHN 7: 24), BECAUSE we in our human condition, place great worth on what we SEE! We JUDGE by what we see, and do not look much farther to KNOW THE TRUTH, and this applies to finding HIM, and THE KINGDOM, because as is shown by THE BIBLE, HE HAS been widely rejected by this human perception AS people were NOT impressed by THE KING, because HE did NOT appear to be anything more than a lowly human, and so it is with THE PATH; they will side-step it, in search of the more OBVIOUS one, which IS that slippery slide to damnation!!!

YET, HIS LIGHT shines upon said PATH, and ALL PROVISION we will find, indeed, as we go forward towards HIM!!!

HIS GLORY IS crystal clear TO those who understand, and KNOW HIM; to all others, it is obscured by the enemy, and worldly standards, and teachings, THUS, it IS most difficult to lead people TO THE PATH, because they CANNOT believe that it is not screaming out in gaudy brilliance! They are looking for something like the Las Vegas strip, or something to that effect, therefore, they are led astray, more, more, and more by the enemy who USES glitz to snare!!!

THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY ENCOURAGES ALL to SEEK HIM, but not in the usual, worldly places or ways! THINK about this, WHY would HE act in ways that HE is against??? WHY would HE feel the need to LURE people like HIS enemy does, as he promises what is NOT his to give??? NO, our LORD is FAR ABOVE such nonsense, and has NO agendas, instead, HAS A LOVE SO TRUE, and PRONOUNCED, HE CAME TO EARTH TO SAVE IT from HIS enemy, and eternal death, WHILE living as a common Man, experiencing EVERYTHING common to the human condition, THAT HE KNOWS WITHOUT QUESTION, ALL that we are up against in this plane, AND OVERCOMING the very throes of death, ARISING VISIBLY TO HIS THRONE, where HE PATIENTLY AWAITS THOSE WHO CHOOSE to find, and FOLLOW HIM!!!

It IS FAITH which SEES and KNOWS what the human condition cannot! HOLINESS IS REVERENT, NOT an exhibition!!!

THE KINGDOM SURELY, when we enter it, WILL be brilliant beyond our imagination, AND HIS GLORY WILL LIGHT ETERNITY, but we must NOT seek such in this realm for HE IS NOT OF THE WORLD!!!

Oh world, HE implies, and urges, STOP seeking ME amidst the tinsel, and FIND ME IN TRUTH!!! AMEN!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015
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THE LORD *GOD*, CHRIST JESUS, SAVIOUR, and KING OF KINGS, IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, IN HIS LOVE, URGES ALL to SEEK HIM WHILE HE CAN BE FOUND, and to step ONTO THE PATH which leads to THE EVERLASTING and ABUNDANT KINGDOM; INTO HIS GLORY, where NEVER again, will ANYTHING adverse, or negative exist! PRAISE HIM ALWAYS, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, and REJOICE IN GRATITUDE that HIS LOVE WILL lead THE WAY!!!