HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TAKE TIME TO KNOW THE LORD *GOD*...

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...

TAKE TIME TO KNOW THE LORD GOD...

When reading THE WORD of *GOD*, THE LORD, it is most optimal, and wise, to take one's time---

To devour the message, that the intent sinks deeper into the very spirit for which it exists, to reach, to teach, and to guide home...

In this fast paced world, people have great difficulty taking time to read anything, instead they scan, and fly off to the next point of interest, and when hoping to gain from THE BIBLE, this cannot be our approach! For one thing, even after hundreds, even thousands of reads of any particular message, there might be, and often is, something missed previously! Growing INTO *GOD* IS a process, and DOES require our heartfelt participation, and interest!!!

When I first read through the entire BIBLE, as a young girl, I patted myself on the back, but know what? I did NOT absorb much at all, besides the general theme, and intent! I did NOT absorb the very messages which WOULD have saved me from the world, and its ways, so... Of course, I had no one to teach me, either! Although, it was then that THE LORD began laying the foundation which, later would build upon...

ALL of THE WORD holds imperative importance, for real! It is ALL crucial to our safety, development, comfort, happiness, and ONENESS WITH THE LORD! While some of it seems dated, or directed towards distant generations, the TRUTH is, we are much the same as even those of the beginning, with the same issues, rebellions, difficulties, and so forth, AND each verse DOES have significance to the WHOLE of the overall intention, and WILL OF *GOD*, therefore, as much trouble as we have reading, let alone deciphering, it IS for our own good, the good of others, the good of THE CHURCH, and the fulfillment of HIS WILL that we study, and absorb, in the best of our abilities, HIS LOVING messages for us, HIS Children, caught up in the human condition...

It is also fitting to discipline that we continue to search through HIS WORD for our existence in this time! Discipline holds keys; powerful keys to surviving what the evil one, and the world throw our way! Discipline opens us UP TO RECEIVING, and TO STANDING STRONG in a world ever growing more wrong! Discipline SPEAKS, and REFLECTS the being!!!

Setting aside time to devour THE WORD is healthy for the entire being! THE BIBLE is an incredible trove of treasures, riches, knowledge, tools, keys, and maps TO THE KINGDOM; FULL OF HIS LOVE for us, and HIS WILL, as well as HIS very nature! It takes time to understand the finely interwoven workings of HIS SPIRIT therein, but once they begin revealing, LOVE, PEACE, HOPE, FAITH, and overall well-being ensue, bit by bit, until we are SURE of our place IN HIS WILL, and HIS BEAUTIFUL PRESENCE!!!

SINCERELY READ THE WORD, consider the messages therein, and PRAY; making it a HABIT in EACH day, for THE WAY to be obvious, and for the CONNECTION WITH our LORD which is SO necessary TO knowledge, understanding, wisdom, and utilizing HIS WILL, FOR HIS GLORY, and the greater good of all!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015