HEAVENLY INCLINED...: HAPPY FEBRUARY: LET LOVE SHINE LIKE THE LORD HIMSELF!!!

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...

HAPPY FEBRUARY: LET LOVE SHINE LIKE THE LORD HIMSELF!!!

By the GRACE, and LOVE of THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, we are now in the 2ND month of a new year; a month which is designated for celebrating LOVE!!!

Though the snow is falling, and will be for another 12 hours or more, and the temperatures are expected to dip to -13 below (wind chill), there is much to celebrate as this month unfolds, *GOD* willing!!!

Many across the USA are gearing up for the Super Bowl; LOTS of parties, regardless of inclement weather! GO Seattle! I used to be an involved football fan, but not so much anymore, partly due to the changes within, and partly due to the inner workings of the sport itself! I still partake a bit, and DO hope Seattle wins:)))

While the LOVE which February celebrates is fixated on couples, and other interpersonal relationships, it IS a great time to go deeper into the LOVE which THE LORD COMMANDS of us, for THIS HOLY, and HIGHER LOVE ENSURES that all other LOVE is effective, secure, and productive! NOTHING in this time is as good as it COULD be IF we LOVED as HE bids us to!!!

Back in the beginning, hate stepped into the Garden of *GOD*, to disrupt, and disprove LOVE, but NOTHING IN CREATION, has the power to stop LOVE, because *GOD* IS LOVE, and as IS HE, it IS, WAS, and EVERMORE SHALL BE! See, the hater is bent on keeping us beneath the LOVE of *GOD*, because he KNOWS that in the end, ONLY LOVE, and those OF LOVE will remain, therefore he IMAGINES, that he HAS the power to steal souls from their rightful place in the KINGDOM OF ETERNAL LOVE through diverse means, and the weaknesses of those who DON'T know *GOD*, or LOVE! He IS serious, deliberate, cunning, resourceful, intelligent, diligent, deceptive, and VERY intent on controlling our very beings! WITHOUT *GOD*, and LOVE, we ARE defenseless, and therefore, easily captivated, then captured by his guile!!!

Oh YES, LOVE IS IMPERATIVE, for it LEADS us SAFELY through what the hater, the oppressor, the evil has laid out to snare, and chain us with! This IS worth understanding, it most certainly IS!!!

IF we want to LIVE, and this means in TRUTH, in our TRUE REALITY, LOVE HAS TO BE THE FOUNDATION of EVERYTHING we think, say, do! THE LORD HASN'T minced any words, or thoughts concerning LOVE, BECAUSE IT IS THAT CRUCIAL TO OUR ETERNAL future!!!

*GOD* IS LIGHT, thus LOVE IS LIGHT; hate is darkness, and all associated with darkness lacks life, thus, it dies, WHY can't we SEE this? What is OF *GOD*, LOVE, and LIGHT FLOURISHES, and LIVES, what is of the enemy, darkness, and hate, dies! *GOD*, LOVE, and LIGHT ARE POSITIVE in EVERY respect; what is of the evil one, hate, and darkness ARE negative! BOTH POSITIVE, and negative ARE powerful, but what is POSITIVE ENHANCES, and PRODUCES MORE of itself, while what is negative degenerates, and rots away!!!

LOVE, which IS *GOD*, because it SO PURELY LOVES us, CAME in CHRIST JESUS, to RESCUE us from the dark, hateful, negative, deadly enemy, and IN THAT LOVE, GAVE us FREEDOM TO LOVE, by LIFTING the shroud of deception which the evil one uses to deceive us, and to keep us in the darkness, afflicted so badly that we can't think straight, and can't imagine anything better! CHRIST JESUS THEN TAUGHT us, by example, and HIS WORD, to STEP INTO HIS LOVE, and TO EXIST IN LIGHT, THAT we ARE ENABLED TO move through the endless, and deadly traps of the oppressor! IT IS SO URGENT that we LEARN TO LOVE, for the sake of our future, the sake of others futures, and HIS GLORY, THAT HE SUFFERED on our account, FOR our ignorant ways, and sins, and even to the point of shedding HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD! IF THIS DOESN'T SPEAK CLEARLY to us, we are more than lost!!!

*GOD* GAVE US FREE WILL, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE ENEMY, IF it is NOT used for HIM, HIS WILL, and HIS GLORY! This free will, the evil one USES variously TO entrap us, as he ENTICES us with the world, and empty promises of things! LOVE PROTECTS our senses enough to REALIZE what free will has the potential to do to us, and SHOWS US HOW to maneuver PAST what will snare us, which we CANNOT do on our own, ONLY WITH *GOD*, and LOVE!!!

Anyway, this month IS about LOVE, and so, there is much to share!!!

I wish you a FANTABULOUS February, full of *GOD*, full of LOVE, and full of THE HOPE OF LIFE WHICH SPRINGS FORTH FROM THE LOVE WHICH POURS FREELY FORTH FROM THE LORD!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015

BLESS THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY! PRAISE HIS NAME ALWAYS! WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS! REJOICE IN HIS LOVE for us! EXALT HIM! HONOUR HIM WITH LOVE, FOR HIM, for the spirit, and for others! FOLLOW HIM WITHIN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LOVE, and LET HIS LOVE LEAD THE WAY! HALLELUJAH PRAISE THE LORD OF LOVE!!!