HEAVENLY INCLINED...: PONDERING HIS GIFT...

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...

PONDERING HIS GIFT...

IF CHRIST JESUS had not come to Earth for the sake of souls---

ONLY HE would remain; for ONLY HE is PURELY HOLY, and GOOD! But, in HIS GREAT LOVE for us, and because HE KNOWS the damage HIS enemy has inflicted upon us, and our free will, THE PLAN of RECONCILIATION has forwarded to even this date, THROUGH HIS ATONEMENT for our sins, for which HE suffered immensely!!!

In our CREATION, death, and suffering were not inclusive to our existence, but it wasn't long before HIS enemy had done his evil, and had altered our intended way of life...

Today is GOOD FRIDAY, and it is business as usual for many people. Lost in the hubbub of the clamour of the world is the SIGNIFICANCE of this day! Lost in the confusion of delusion is the FACT that without CHRIST JESUS, our LORD *GOD*, and SAVIOUR, there is NO LIFE for the TRUTH of our existence, and which belongs to HIM, our souls!!!

WHAT CHRIST endured for our sake OUGHT to be driven home to the heart, like the nails driven into HIS body, for the purpose of, at the very least, considering what this all means, now, and forever! WITHOUT CHRIST, permanent removal from our RIGHTFUL place in eternity IS what our souls, which do NOT belong to us, nor to the enemy, face! Now, the REASON there is little regard for the soul, IS the deception into which we are born, and taught, along with the incomplete message that HIS ATONEMENT freed all, without participation, regard, or obligation!!!!

We are SO wrapped up in the world, we DON'T consider the soul much, if at all, because we are under the delusion that we have plenty of time to worry about that later! NOT! Time is NOT on our side, and *GOD* IS LORD OVER time, HOLDING EXCLUSIVE POWER OVER our time in this realm, which is NOT our home, but CAN become our prison, so to speak! IT IS WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION, NOW, because we only HAVE *GOD* KNOWS how long to step ONTO THE PATH, and ACCEPT HIS WILL as THE WAY!!!

Tumult, troubles, tensions, all the way through to torture exists in this realm, and evil is loosing its evidences every single hour! Few have aligned to THE TRUTH, LOVE, and the beautiful HOPE GIVEN by our LORD! SO busy are people in the world that they are WILLING to ignore that THE KINGDOM IS AT HAND BECAUSE we know NOT when our time is finished here! THE KINGDOM IS AT HAND applies to ALL generations, because our time is like a puff of smoke, here today, gone today!!!

Today, over 2, 000 years ago, our LORD *GOD* died a brutal and nasty death: it IS worth some time to ponder, then to THANK HIM for; to PRAISE HIM, to WORSHIP HIM, to grieve for what HE went through for us, and to SEE the NEED for what HE has done for us! This day we SHOULD REVERE HIM with deep humility, and gratitude; we SHOULD be moved to better understanding of HIS WILL; we SHOULD check ourselves; we SHOULD PRAY!!!

A MOST PERFECT, and BEAUTIFUL BEING IS THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, who PROVED HIS LOVE for us, and who WENT THE DISTANCE for our sake! It seems right that we not only consider all this, but begin to realize our role in HIS WILL; HE IS WORTHY, and HIS INTELLIGENCE IS UNPRECEDENTED, let alone HIS compassion, GRACE, MERCY, and WISDOM in PROVIDING for us IN EVERY WAY!!!

Sadly, HE died by the world, yet, in this IS great information OF our capacity to EITHER, exist as is intended, or not, along with OBVIOUS evidence of WHY things are WAY better when we are IN, and REMAIN IN THE LORD *GOD*! Most of the very people who DEMANDED that CHRIST JESUS be crucified are the very ones who said they believed in HIM; proof of the fickle nature of humanity, and the ease with which we go along with the crowd/the world! You see, there is just a LOT of information in HIS SELFLESS GIFT, and this information IF taken to heart, brings us through the valley onto THE MOUNTAIN, and INTO THE GLORY OF *GOD*!!!

THANK YOU LORD for YOUR indescribable GIFT of LIFE, and for YOUR LOVE which can never fail, nor mislead! BLESS YOU LORD, YOU ARE AMAZING! May we EXALT, EXULT, and EXTOL THY EXCELLENCE evermore, and HONOUR YOU BY patterning our time here after YOU, in the best of our understanding, and capacities! ALL PRAISE, and GLORY BE UNTO THEE, as we REJOICE IN YOU!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015

HE WILL return, and when HE does, all which is against HIM, LOVE, and what is right, just, and good, will be eradicated, along with those who never took the time to LOVE HIM, KNOW HIM, and FOLLOW HIM, as well as those who could not bear fruit worthy of HIM! Let us THINK what this means. *GOD* BE WITH US, and HAVE MERCY on our souls...