HEAVENLY INCLINED...: CALLING ON ALL DAVID'S...

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...

CALLING ON ALL DAVID'S...

A Goliath is towering before us---

In fact, in recent years many a Goliath has appeared before us, in various forms, with greater evil than those before...

So where is our David? By now, there should be not one David, but many David's, given the date, the greater understanding, and the great number of those who proclaim THE LORD...

Where IS the slinger who loads the stone of TRUTH into his sling? What TRUTH? THE TRUTH that THE LORD IS FAITHFUL TO THE FAITHFUL, and goes before HIS own in battle; THE TRUTH that when HIS own are hard pressed all about, and RELY ON HIM, HE WILL go before them, even taking up the rear to PROTECT them!!!

Instead, the ranks are full of Saul's! Those who attempt to exist outside of THE LORD; worldly, proud, power-hungry, boastful, envious, self-assuming, and worse...

While *GOD* allowed Saul to win some battles, indeed, HE withdrew from him, and found one after HIS own heart; David; whom Saul admired, feared, then loathed because THE LORD was with him...

The stone of TRUTH is formed from such a heart as David's; who BELIEVED IN HIS *GOD* SO GREATLY that he stood up against a formidable opponent with nothing but his sling, and this stone of TRUTH, and WAS victorious, not only in this conquest, but throughout his days! There are other such David's in the BIBLE, though none was as close to *GOD* as was he! Still, in certain people, we saw the heart of *GOD* forming in various ways leading to great victories FOR HIS GLORY, and the greater good of HIS own...

Yes, there SHOULD be, and COULD be millions of David's by now; standing against any Goliath which might arise! When CHRIST speaks of lukewarmness, HE speaks of the divided thoughts of humanity; on one hand they proclaim HIM as LORD, SAVIOUR, and KING, but on the other hand, they rely on themselves, and don't have VISION enough to SEE HIS hand in ALL, and EVERYTHING! They know NOT how to pour themselves into HIM, that even with a stone, or shouts, they might bring down giants and walls of evil!!!

Our weaknesses are made strong IN HIM; HIS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT for our lives; HIS MIGHT PRECEDES us; HE IS OUR CHAMPION, OUR SURE, and PRESENT HELP, our FORTRESS, our DELIVERER, and IF we had only half the heart of David, we would stand before each Goliath girded with the armor of TRUTH, which IS that *GOD* IS our LORD, and WILL PROVIDE for HIS own, in every way, in every day!!!

We see cowering before Goliath, because FAITH is NOT honed to perfection, and is dually minded! While, for sure, there arises a Goliath unprecedented, OUR LORD IS BY FAR GREATER than this giant of evil, and in fact, from HIS THRONE, that giant is but an overgrown grasshopper!!!

FAITH people, FAITH! The kind that SHOWS the wicked giants THE POWER OF THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY! The kind that hits hard with a stone of TRUTH! The kind that tears down walls without raising a single human hand! The kind that saves from fiery furnaces! The kind that sees lions sleeping nearby a single human, though they are ravenously hungry! The kind that SURPASSES all worldly inclination, and beliefs, BECAUSE FAITH INVOKES THE LORD, and KEEPS HIM ALL AROUND us; moving mountains, drying up great seas, and on HIS GLORIOUS DEEDS go! HE is NOT a *GOD* of the past, HE IS A *GOD* OF ALL TIMES, IN ALL SEASONS, IS FOREVER, and IS EVER SOVEREIGN LORD OF POWER OVER ALL which is against HIM, and HIS!!!

OH, PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, REJOICE IN HIS LOVING CARE for us, THANK HIM, EXALT HIM, FOLLOW HIM, HONOUR HIM, PRAY UNTO HIM, and BELIEVE IN HIM, and HIS INDESTRUCTIBLE POWERS, WISDOM, and MIGHT, WITH ALL YOU HAVE!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015