HEAVENLY INCLINED...: FULLY ROOTED IN THE LORD, IN ALL TIMES...

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...

FULLY ROOTED IN THE LORD, IN ALL TIMES...

NO ONE is exempt from trials, tests, and tribulations, and as HE suffered so shall we share in suffering. But, as HE was GLORIFIED through suffering, so shall we, share in HIS GLORY---

In this time, it is always something, and the beat goes on; we endure, persevere, and KEEP THE FAITH, TRUSTING in THE LORD, and RELYING ON HIM, and HIS WILL, while PRAYING to HIM, and HOLDING FAST to the PEACE found in the HOPE of HIS PROMISES...

On this Earth, many things will be challenged, but especially our LOVE, FAITH, HOPE, PATIENCE, TOLERANCE, and all related to remaining IN HIM! When things happen, we tend to lose heart, then our patience wanes, then our TRUST, then we are lost in what is going on, even though we might KNOW that we shouldn't allow ourselves to be drawn into what is occurring, we just sort of do, BUT THE LORD HAS PROVIDED IN US THE WILL, and THE MEANS to resist the temptation of being taken over by what is of the world! HE HAS GIVEN us HIS SPIRIT to ASSIST, and to LEAD us past, and through ALL matters of this journey!!!

Which brings us to the FACT that IF we have FAITH even as small as the mustard seed, we ARE able to do MIGHTY POWERFUL things IN HIS name! This doesn't seem to ring true to a whole lot of people, HOWEVER, it IS one of THE MOST OPTIMAL messages we NEED to hear, and to believe! The enemy KNOWS that we are weak in certain areas of our relationship with *GOD*, and so, these he works against us! FAITH IS POWERFUL, and so, it is one of the areas which enmity uses to disprove us, to confuse us, to deceive us, to mislead us!!!

IN FAITH lies HOPE, and more than this, A PEACE not found anywhere else! This PEACE IS imperative to withstanding the tests, trials, and tribulations of this plane, INDEED, BECAUSE in this PEACE, we manage to hang onto what we KNOW IS TRUE, and OF *GOD*! When we lose heart, FAITH, and HOPE, our PEACE is shaken, and we are like, separated from our ONLY TRUE ASSISTANCE, which, even if briefly, can make matters all the worse, and more difficult to ARISE from! As our LORD IS CONQUEROR, so are we! We are made IN HIS IMAGE, which is the soul, which IS enabled, endowed, enriched, empowered, and encouraged IF we do not succumb to the flesh, instead of CALLING UPON HIM, TRUSTING IN HIM, RELYING ON HIM, and ALLOWING HIM THE TIME to aid us, lead us, and so on...

When we are PEACE-filled, we think, act, and react more readily, according to HIS WILL, and with greater discipline, which means less chance of the enemy tossing us about! AND KEY, we KNOW INSTINCTIVELY, that we CANNOT fix anything on our own, INSTEAD we LOOK TO HIM, IN FAITH, WHILE we KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON, with knowledge that we ARE LED BY THE MOST HIGH and SOVEREIGN LORD OF ALL and EVERYTHING! You see, we are EMPOWERED through our disciplined endurance, and perseverance, even if it isn't instantly that we find HIS HAND working in our favour!!!

We WILL be put through MANY trials, tests, tribulations, and the obstacles are innumerable, BUT we ARE UNDER the MIGHT of THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, and ARE thereby, ENDOWED with STRENGTH, COURAGE, ABILITIES, and CAPACITIES TO OVERCOME what is of this world, oh yes, we are! Let us NEVER wane in KNOWING that HE IS FOR US, and IS working for our good, safety, and benefit! Let us PRAISE HIM, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, REJOICE IN HIS LOVE and CARE for us, and IN HIS UNQUESTIONABLE POWERS OVER ALL, and EVERYTHING! Let us PRAY, PRAY, PRAY, and give THANKS as much, as we move onward IN HIM, and HIS WILL, EXALTING HIM LOUDLY in voice, action, and reaction, ALL TO HIS GLORY, AMEN!!!

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