HEAVENLY INCLINED...: *GOD* IS NOT TO BLAME FOR THE WAYS OF 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...

GOD IS NOT TO BLAME FOR THE WAYS OF THE WORLD!!!

One of the most worn out things I have ever heard, and which IS affecting societies, is the reasoning that IF *GOD* LOVED us, HE would not allow all the bad that is in this world!!!

REALLY!!!

Listen, WE are the cause of the bad in this world, BECAUSE we are NOT living according to HIS WILL, to HIS LOVE! WE are the ones who allow our passions, pride, and greed rule OVER what is right, just, and good! HE GAVE us free will, THAT those who LOVE HIM, and RIGHTEOUSNESS would SHINE apparently through the throngs of wrongdoers! WE are the ones who act badly, and embrace what is of the world instead of what is of THE KINGDOM! WE are the ones who follow at the serpents tail, instead of in the footsteps of our LORD! WE ARE TO BLAME for a great deal of what is wrong with this world, and to deny this is ludicrous to say the least!!!

WE have thrown self-control to the winds as WE pursue what we THINK might bring us happiness; even though we find that we are still unhappy, BECAUSE WE are not seeking TRUE happiness, ONLY found IN *GOD*, but that which might appease the flesh! WE give in to temptation all the time, because we don't WANT to be bothered with resisting, AND we have been taught by the world that it is alright to succumb! WE act weak, when we ARE strong enough to resist, AND we BELIEVE that we DESERVE to satiate the flesh in whatever manner, otherwise, why do we exist in it?!!

At TIMES, THE LORD WILL allow suffering, and pain to occur, but generally, it IS US who creates it, or adheres to the evil ruler of this world! It just ISN'T sensible to blame *GOD* for what WE have done on this planet, to one another, and to the Earth itself!!!

IF we existed IN HIS LOVE, there would be no hunger, homelessness, lack of work, lack of ANYTHING, because we WOULD BE PROVIDING FOR one another! IF we existed IN HIS LOVE, there would be no wild abandon to the self! IF we existed IN HIS LOVE, HEAVEN would BE on this Earth, IN this time, BECAUSE the evil one would be ineffective, and eradicated due to lack of power! WE GIVE the enemy his power as we are led astray, as if he were the PIED PIPER!!!

Seriously, this is one of the weakest, most worn arguments AGAINST *GOD* I have ever heard, and it just proves how little accountability we take for our own thoughts, actions, and reactions; like little brats we whine if we are put into position to acknowledge our own ways!!!

People would rather ignore THE TRUTH than to alter their own selves, or their egos! The enemy's intentions have manifested all over the board; he has shrouded the sense, and sensibilities of more than not, and has enchanted the selfish fulfillment of the masses, and just look how grand the world is, NOT!!!

BEFORE blame is cast, one SHOULD be mature enough to consider ALL factors, and in this case, IF there was any consideration of the ways WE act, we would begin to SEE that *GOD* IS NOT to blame!!!

*GOD* did NOT make most of us bad, OUR WILLINGNESS to be led astray, HAS created the world in which we exist! *GOD'S* LOVE IS available to ALL, IF one should SEEK HIM, and yes, HE COULD eradicate all wrong right now, but that is NOT how it is to be, BECAUSE HE IS SEEKING THOSE WHO, WITH THEIR HEART SEEK HIM OVER all which this world SEEMS to offer, which largely, DUE to US, is a joke, and a great disappointment, as in the end, all who choose the world OVER HIM, will be cast away, for THE NEW EARTH, and THE NEW HEAVEN will be populated with TRUTH, and GOODNESS; NOTHING negative, adverse, or rebellious will be found ever again!!!

WE HAVE THE POWER to turn away from err, and wrong doing! WE ARE EQUIPPED TO WITHSTAND the temptations of EVERY second! WE WERE CREATED BY HOLINESS, FOR HOLINESS, NOT for the nastiness of the world! WHAT DOES IT TAKE for us to REALIZE OUR TRUE WORTH, which works towards what is right, just, and good, and DOES NOT PARTAKE in anything else!!!

I don't know, but I am tired of this empty cry of blame towards THE LORD; it just PROVES that WE are NOT living UP to the stuff we are made of, especially as we witness the ugly head of evil growing hour by hour, day by day, all due to OUR participation in what is wrong, unjustified, and downright evil!!!

Let us PRAY, and let us consider our ways!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015