HEAVENLY INCLINED...: JUST BEYOND THE WORLD...

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...

JUST BEYOND THE WORLD...

You might seek paradise on Earth, but it is no where to be found---

You might imagine that you are nearing it, but it eludes you...

In your human wants, and desires, you use what is carnal (of the world) to get there, but it becomes all the more difficult to find, as time after time, something is missing, then disappoints, as you find that nothing so far, opens the gate...

ONLY THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY knows THE WAY to PARADISE, for HE OWNS it, and IS KEEPING it for a DAY when those who are OF HIM, will gain entrance, and all others will finally, SEE that it did NOT exist on this planet, albeit, it COULD have, IF LOVE had replaced all self-inclination, and pride...

YES, LOVE is THE TICKET TO PARADISE, balk if you will, it IS TRUE, and IS that which HE, TIRELESSLY reminds us of! ONLY THROUGH HIM, and LOVE IS there access to the PROMISED land, and ONLY those who understand, then adhere to this TRUTH shall share it with HIM!!!

You see, LOVE IS HOLY, IT IS PURE, IT IS RIGHT, IT IS JUST, IT IS GOOD, IT IS POSITIVE, IT IS HEALTHY, and HEALING, IT IS REGENERATING, IT IS THE WAY TO WHOLENESS, and WHOLESOMENESS!!!

Those who MELD into HIS LOVE, begin to exist IN HIS WILL, and OVER ALL, HIS WILL SHALL BE DONE! HE IS THE CREATOR, THE AUTHOR, and THE FINISHER of ALL which exists, and HE IS SOVEREIGN RULER OVER ALL! This causes some to rebel, because the TRUTH of their heart is they DON'T want to be ruled by anyone; instead, they live in ignorance of being ruled by that which leads to destruction, and far, far away from paradise! They USE their human will, minds, bodies, and part with their very souls to enjoy their freedom in this world, which in TRUTH, is anything but freedom, because on THAT DAY OF THE LORD, it will be the sentence which excludes them from paradise, and chains them to eternal suffering...

The enemy of *GOD*, of humanity, IS proficient in illusions! He KNOWS HOW to make what is NOT real to sparkle, glimmer, and shine! He KNOWS HOW to MAKE what is false seem true! He KNOWS HOW to overtake the senses that we DON'T notice, DON'T see, DON'T hear, DON'T smell, DON'T taste, and DON'T feel what IS REAL, TRUE, and OF *GOD*! In our so-called freedom, we are as rag dolls in the enemy's mouth, thrashed about, dragged about, and tossed aside, after he ensures that we are dulled to THE TRUTH; left imprisoned by the world, and our choice to follow its ways!!!

There is ALWAYS HOPE: *GOD* IS WITH us, and IS FORGIVING, and IS WAITING for us to 'GET IT'! HE LOVES us like nothing we can imagine, and IS PATIENTLY granting us time to renounce the self! *GOD'S* LOVE LEADS to fulfillment of the ENTIRE being, and IS EVERLASTING! It is SO obvious, and SO good for us, but we CHOOSE to remain beneath the heavy shroud of darkness, because that is what we are used to, and therefore, find comfort in, despite that we are ALWAYS whining, crying, despairing, lacking, and feel incomplete!!!

THE FATHER, SON, and HOLY SPIRIT, IS LOVE, and LOVE IS HIS WILL, which HE asks that we CONSIDER, then step INTO, that we are sparred what enmity WILL find us suffering, time, and time again, then eternally! I don't know about you, but I STRAIN towards what lies ahead IN HIM, IN LOVE, BECAUSE I HAVE suffered of this world, and KNOW that PARADISE IS NOT of this world, which I LONG for, and ULTIMATELY NEED, in order to be ALIVE IN THE TRUTH OF my very existence!!!

I had NO LOVE as a Child, but THE LORD TAUGHT me to LOVE, and to KNOW HIS LOVE, which surpasses any LOVE I THOUGHT I might have found along this troubled plane! HE TAUGHT me to LOVE, and to exist IN LOVE, regardless of what happens in the world! LOVE IS SO RIGHT, it is difficult to explain, and yet, it SHINES OVER the world, and pierces THROUGH the darkness, as the senses are RELEASED from the shrouds placed upon them by what is against *GOD*, and LOVE! The enemy is mistaken; self-love is NOT LOVE, because LOVE HAS to forward, not be contained, and used for selfish purposes!!!

HIS LOVE HAS RENEWED me, and this extends into every aspect of my life, EVEN to the point of being enabled to deal with the enemies in this world! LOVE HAS LIFTED me, and HAS GRANTED me access to THE HIGH ROAD PAST what would bring, and keep me down! LOVE IS DIVERSE, it IS POWERFUL, and EMPOWERING, and ENCOURAGING, and IS WHAT CAUSES one to DO as HE WILLS, because LOVE AIMS TO PLEASE, and TO GIVE, and TO HEAL whatever is in it's path!!!

WHEN someone LOVES as *GOD*, the people in their lives, and who are in their association, GATHER from this LOVE, which then, WORKS SUPERNATURALLY within them, even if they don't know what is happening, they ARE TOUCHED BY LOVE, and so, GAIN from it...

LOVE CHANGES everything! LOVE SEARS through the coldest hearts, and minds! LOVE RESTORES what is damaged by enmity! LOVE is an ENDLESS SUPPLY of what a being REALLY NEEDS, and what this messed up world TRULY needs! LOVE IS ALL THAT, and MORE, and while human words cannot quite depict its depths, breadth, and heights, when one LOVES in the heart of *GOD*, they ARE inspired to FIND ways to IMPRINT it's worth upon everyone they might!!!

*GOD* IS LOVE, LOVE IS GOOD, LOVE IS that which HE COMMANDS of us, and the reasons are right before us! Take a good long look at the world, and you will begin to understand what LACK of LOVE has rendered, and what it COULD DO, IF we took the inclination, and time TO learn of it, understand it, embrace it, and utilize it, FOR HIS GLORY, and the greater GOOD of ALL!!!

PRAISE THE LORD, BLESS HIM, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, and REJOICE IN HIS LOVING CARE for us, which LEADS us THROUGH the darkness, through this craggy terrain, right INTO PARADISE, which is MORE than a place, instead, it IS a juncture, by which the gate is nearly opened !!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015