SLOW down, take it EASY, read THE WORD with intent, and diligence; give it time to meld into the being; it IS imperative TO allow it to seep into the heart, the spirit, the being!!!

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.

MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS!!!
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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...

EVERYBODY PRAISE THE LORD: LINCOLN BREWSTER

BECAUSE WE LOVE HIM, LET FAITH REMAIN UNDAUNTED...

We must, as Christians, ever move forward as reflections of HIS LIGHT, bringing to the dark world, HIS GLORY through our own ways, premised, and based on HIS LOVE, GRACE, and MERCY...

May THE LORD HELP us in these times, as we strive to understand our place in all the senseless madness of this world!!!

You see, we ARE shaken when times are troubled, and tumultuous! When things get ugly, and nasty, our strength to REMAIN IN HIM IS tested, and disturbed, AND we DO attempt to take things into our own hands, which finds us teetering between RELYING ON HIM, or on our own means! When horrible things happen, it is human nature to react, and to try to find ways to make things better, HOWEVER, we whom are OF *GOD*, are called to TRUST HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, and HIS TIMING, AS we endure, persevere, PRAY, and CONTINUE in good thoughts, actions, and reactions! LOVE MUST REMAIN as our calling card, and FAITH, along with FAITHFULNESS MUST remain as our shields against that which IS shaking oh, too many!!!

We face opposition that is beyond stubborn, beyond imagination, and very close to being beyond our attitude to REMAIN in HIS WILL as all hell breaks lose, YET, we MUST, WITH HIM as our inspiration, guide, and motivation, HOLD FAST to what is right, just, and good, BECAUSE the enemy IS rocking the boat, and IS intent on shaking us loose THROUGH what we are witnessing in these times! NO, it is NOT easy, but we can CHOOSE to REMAIN intact, through PRAYER, studying THE WORD, and RELYING SOLELY ON HIM, that HIS WILL BE DONE, and that HIS GLORY BLINDS the world as HE moves mountains for HIS own! We mustn't let time or anything else hinder our decisions to REMAIN IN HIM, for ONLY HE KNOWS what must manifest, and ONLY HE KNOWS when to do what HE WILLS!!!

Exasperating is the role of a Christian in trying, tumultuous times, for even the most FAITHFUL ARE disturbed, which leads to confusion, and worse! We are taught well to REMAIN IN HIM, and to TRUST HIS timing, then things get as ugly, and horrendous as they can get, and we are, well, we are shaken! We WANT to HONOUR HIM, and HIS WILL, but we ARE unsure, and highly emotional, so we act, and react in unaligned ways, as we think, and say things which SHOW that we ARE being shaken! When something awful happens, the first reaction is to call for revenge, to call for justice, to utter things that should not be said aloud, INSTEAD of PRAYING to, and RELYING ON THE LORD, WHOM IS JUSTICE, and TO WHOM REVENGE BELONGS! See???
Being shaken IS easier than REMAINING IN HIM; it is not entirely our fault, and YET, we ARE enabled, empowered, and encouraged to RISE ABOVE the tendency to act, and react in unaligned ways, NO MATTER the extent of what we see, hear, or experience! It is difficult, indeed, but ALL POWER RESIDES IN THE LORD, and therefore, we should NOT give power to anything beneath HIM, BY becoming ensnared through frustration, fear, and other negatives which DIMINISHES FAITH, and FAITHFULNESS! We ARE equipped THROUGH HIM TO WITHSTAND ALL the evil of this world, we TRULY ARE, but it TAKES conscientious diligence, and determination to do so!!!

TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR MIND, HEART, and SOUL, and PRAY, PRAY, PRAY! DON'T be taken down by what is of this world, KEEP the mind, heart, and soul IN HIM, even IF it is the most difficult thing ever! TRUST HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, and HIS TIMING, and PRAY for ALL! PRAY for assistance, for HIS PRESENCE, for HIS GLORY, for safety, for strength, for understanding, for increased LOVE, for the ability to STAND STEADFAST, and so forth, WHICH WILL diminish the troubles of this world, and FREE one from any possible snares, traps, and chains, placed all around us, which ARE tripped by ANY wavering!!!

We ARE an elevated peoples! We ARE on the HIGH road! We ARE Children of THE MOST HIGH *GOD*; the AUTHOR, and CREATOR of ALL in existence! We ARE ABLE to resist acting as the world does! HE IS OUR CHAMPION, our SURE, and PRESENT HELP, our ROCK, our FORTRESS, our DELIVERER, our SALVATION, our ALL, and EVERYTHING! TOTAL RELIANCE ON HIM IS our way, and our very safety!!!

YES, as evil increases, our strength IS tested, BUT we ARE EMPOWERED to resist the temptation to waver, FOR THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH, and OUR PROVISION IN ALL MATTERS, and ALL TIMES! WILL THE LORD find us FAITH-FILLED in the end, or ravaged by what is of the world? This is an important mindset to master, and to hold onto with all we have!!!

FAITH is proven perfected when it has been tried, and tested, and CONTINUES to be solid!!!

Again, may THE LORD HELP us as we move forward IN HIS name! May WE BLESS HIM with the very best of our allegiance TO HIM, and our strength which HE lends to us! Let us BE as HE has called us to be, FULL of HIM, HIS WILL, and HIS WAYS! PRAISE HIM ALWAYS, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, REJOICE IN HIS LOVE, and CARE for us, HONOUR HIM BY TRUSTING HIM TOTALLY, THANK HIM, and may the world SEE HIM in HIS Chosen, that they move from the darkness to the GLORIOUS LIGHT OF LIFE!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015
My being is stilled by the knowledge of THE LORD'S LOVE, and POWERS, each of which keep the entire CREATION in working order, and allow one more hour to GLORIFY HIM in thought, action, and reaction! AMEN, PRAISE THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY in every way, every single day HE has GIVEN!!!

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Lynda said...

FAITH is FAR more than belief in CHRIST JESUS, it IS a lifestyle of FAITHFULNESS, and so, it IS an ongoing endeavour which IS best perfected THROUGH the works of THE SPIRIT, in which case, FAITH HAS to be TRUE, and INCORRUPTIBLE for the greater ease of ONENESS, and completion!!!

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MALACHI 2:7-8...
7/ "For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth men should seek instruction—because he is the messenger of the LORD Almighty.
8/ But you have turned from the way and by your teaching have caused many to stumble; you have violated the covenant with Levi," says the LORD Almighty...
When you GIVE HOPE, you find HOPE, and, any time you find HOPE, be sure to GIVE it to someone else!!!

By FAITH we sleep, by FAITH we live, by FAITH we keep...lw'12

HOSEA 6:6...
For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than holocausts.

(MATTHEW 9:13 & MATTHEW 12)

The world over, needs prayers, day in, day out! LET US PRAY WITHOUT CEASING! Let LOVE be the voice we lift UP to *GOD*! May HE BLESS us, and, may we allow HIM to show us THE WAY!!! PRAISE HIS MIGHTY name, and, GLORIFY HIM in thought, action, and, reaction!!!
The messengers of PEACE, in the heart of LOVE, have been handpicked by the Creator *GOD*, from the ranks of life, for HE knows the effectiveness of using those who have survived the worst, and now understand the best. In this way, the warriors of PEACE & LOVE are empowered, with strength, fortitude, longwithstanding, therefore, enabled to create ripples in the minds, & lives of mankind...

No GREATER LOVE exists:

No GREATER LOVE exists:
as CHRIST JESUS died for me, I, also die in HIM, and, ONLY IN HIM, do I find LIFE...

LOVE ONE ANOTHER---DAN LUEDERS

MAJESTY OF HIS GRACE RENEWED BY MORNING

MAJESTY OF HIS GRACE RENEWED BY MORNING