HEAVENLY INCLINED...: SIGNS OF THE TIMES; LET KNOWLEDGE LEAD...

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...

SIGNS OF THE TIMES; LET KNOWLEDGE LEAD...

It never fails to amaze me that SO many people TRY to predict the end times---

YES, I know that some of these people are well-known, established, and might or might not be, more knowledgeable than I, and YES, there ARE certain signs depicted in THE BIBLE, but one is advised to read carefully, and to realize that ALL of these signs have to happen before, or near the end, and so far, not all have happened, though perhaps some have, AND, I would have to say that for most generations, there has been a culmination of some sort of signs...

Our role is to be prepared, not enmeshed in predictions, and so forth! IF we are prepared then it will be well with our souls!!!

IF we are in the end times, which is feasible, there are MANY things yet which HAVE to occur according to the instructions THE LORD has left for us to study, understand, and take to heart, that we are able to stand firm, and REMAIN IN HIM, NOT in falsehoods, and deceptions...

FEAR IS the enemy, and WILL shake many people out of the SENSES, and lead them astray, and so, we MUST KNOW, and understand the WHOLE process, not only certain signs, all of which HAS been given to us by our LORD FOR the sake of withstanding the final tests, trials, and tribulations!!!

BE READY, NOT trembling with fear gained by listening to the world!!!

The blood moons people are assuming as signs, according to THE WORD, would come AFTER the other signs (the beginning of the labor or birth pangs) have happened, and so, one MUST be careful what they listen to, and take as TRUTH!!!

NO ONE, NOT EVEN CHRIST JESUS KNOWS the hour, the day, the week, the month, the year of the end, and so, it is WISE to STUDY THE WORD instead of listening to others! Be AWARE, be AWAKE in spirit, but do not be overtaken by the predictions of the world!!!

Be NOT misled! Instead, dig into THE WORD, and REMAIN IN CHRIST JESUS! Live today in preparation for THE KINGDOM in ways pleasing to THE LORD, and NOT in fear, for such is a tool of the enemy, and devised to shake us loose; even the most diligent!!!

RELY ON *GOD*, TRUST IN HIM, and CLING TO HIM OVER all else, and devour THE WORD every single day, and PRAY, PRAY, PRAY FOR the strength to discern first, and to withstand what is to come, IF it is to be in our time! Exist IN TRUTH, and SPIRIT, and KEEP what is ABOVE as the FOCUS, and train deliberately THAT THE CROSS LEADS us TO THE CROWN!!!

FAITH IS STRENGTHENED BY KNOWLEDGE, and UNDERSTANDING, and SO, STUDY well what is before us!!!

May *GOD* BE with us, and BLESS us, and may we REMAIN IN HIM, and BLESS others THAT they are positioned to RECEIVE!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015