HEAVENLY INCLINED...: AIN'T NO POWER STRUGGLES IN PARADISE!!!

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...

AIN'T NO POWER STRUGGLES IN PARADISE!!!

Since the beginning, the enemy has used the greed of power, or pride, to manipulate people---
In which money is the central culprit!

It amazes me, at times, that something made by human hands, such as coins, which came of simple ores of the Earth, and paper bills which came of trees, holds so much power over us! It is as ironic as it gets, and simply, blows me away! In retrospect, both are minor resources, and products of the soil, and yet, they have been given value beyond THE HEAVENS!!!

What if all of a sudden there were no money? How would we then, exist? On what would social classes be defined? Is it necessary to have such boundaries???

Money is nothing in truth, and yet, it has been GIVEN power by us; powers which we use in every feasible way, and which COULD be used for the good of all, instead of against others, but alas, humanity has been taught by ways of the world, and are incorrect in their perceptions, thus surmising that there is power unlimited in these ore, and tree products!!!

What will happen when the mines in which the ores are found, cease to produce, or the trees begin to diminish? What will we use for power then???

Our CREATOR, THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY set the first being(s) IN paradise, and gave them all they could need, and then an appetite for more came to distort what was perfect, as it hissed in the ears of free will, and inspired temptation! Just like that, free will wasn't satisfied with all it had, and never has been since!!!

THE LORD *GOD* IS THE ONLY TRUE POWER IN CREATION, in WHOM there exists ALL we need, and yet, we give power to earthy materials!!!

It IS laughable, and sad at the same time, and TRULY shows HOW idolatry exists, and is used in this world! Mere ore, and paper are granted enough control that through the generations, people are frenzied by the thought of possessing these, and will use any means to obtain them, increase them, and hoard them; even to the point of harming others, and worse!!!

We live and die for something which IS corrosive!!!

Is it any wonder THE LORD bids us to seek HIM, and THE KINGDOM first, which IS NOT going to corrode, diminish, or fade away???

HOW difficult IT IS for humans to grasp onto the MIGHT of *GOD*, and HIS PROMISES, as they are taken down paths FAR from THE TRUTH, and believe the lies, and emptiness thereon! HOW hard the minds of the people are that they CAN'T begin to fathom that there IS FAR greater coming to those who TRUST *GOD*, and look FORWARD to being heirs to HIS KINGDOM! HOW CRUCIAL it is for us to stop, look, and listen to the SOUND, TRIED, TRUE, and PRINCIPLED DECREES OF THE LORD, and yet, the chatter of the world, and the rush to find the pot of gold at the end of the path, deters our concentration to the point of blind deafness!!!

The SOUL is all which will remain once we have passed from this fading world, and eventually, this world also, will be destroyed, in which case, THE LORD *GOD* IS THE ONE, and ONLY JUDGE of souls, which WILL appear before HIM, to either be GIVEN their inheritance, or banished from HIM forevermore, and STILL all we can focus on is worldly gain, and power, and other matters related to satiating the flesh!!!

*GOD* PROVIDES for HIS people; those who TRULY TRUST, and BELIEVE IN HIM; those who LOVE HIM, and are FAITHFUL unto HIM, in this time, though it might, or might not be tangible! Some of HIS people were given great worldly possessions, yet often this was for the purpose of moving them forward, and to provide for their increase in size as Families, and leaders! TRUTH tells us that we should not desire what is of the world, instead what is of *GOD*, and some of those HE lavished upon PUT HIM FIRST, and REMAINED FAITHFUL TO HIM even with all their gain, but for most, great gain increases their power hunger!!!

Veins of ores, splinters of pulp, to these we GIVE more authority than not! Tell me something isn't awry in this thinking!??

We HAVE been led astray, and currency IS the primary denominator which leads us into that which takes us farther away from our TRUTH, and REALITY! They say money is the root of all evil, but in actuality, it is the LOVE of money, and the MISUSE of it, which is the root of what is evil, because such opens up to pride, greed, lust, gluttony, sloth, envy, and wrath! Think about it!!!

TURN TO *GOD* WHILE there is time, and as HE says, store up in HEAVEN your riches, and do NOT be tempted by what is fading, and will NOT last! ONLY WITH HIM is there HOPE, PEACE, LOVE, and ALL else the being craves!!!

It's a long, long road to PARADISE, in a short, short time-span, and money, money, money CANNOT shorten it, sweeten it, or buy it! The ONLY way to get there is THROUGH THE LORD, CHRIST JESUS, and the stripping off of the world, and the breaking off of it's binds!!!

Let us PRAY for TRUE knowledge, and power, and let us WORSHIP, and PRAISE THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY WHOM IN HIS LOVE for us, HAS SET THE PATH before us, with a GRATEFUL, and CONTENT heart, because we KNOW where our wealth lies!!!

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