HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TRUTH IS TRUTH IS TRUTH FOREVER; NOTHING IN THE WORLD CAN CHANGE IT!!!

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...

TRUTH IS TRUTH IS TRUTH FOREVER; NOTHING IN THE WORLD CAN CHANGE IT!!!

As Christians, we ought to be moved by such a quote, for it DOES echo loudly of the state of this world, and even of THE BODY OF THE CHURCH---

HOW many the wrongs which HAVE been accepted as rights, and too, the rights which have now become wrongs! Complacency IS part of the problem, as well as a feeling of utter helplessness as we face giants in this time! SOME people ARE standing strong, and enduring opposition, and worse, as they hold fast to THE LORD *GOD*, and HIS WILL, but it takes ALL of us, as ONE, to diminish the powers of the world!!!

TRUTH IS TRUTH and CANNOT be changed, though we ALLOW it to be swept under the rug, or swept away by what is of the world, and those who KNOW better ought NOT be handling that broom, UNLESS it is to shoo the enemy(ies) away!!!

We are called to HOLD ONTO what is true, pure, noble, just, good, right, and OF *GOD*, at ALL times, keeping them in our hearts, and thoughts, and STANDING STRONG in them, for such is what prevents us from being swept away, and into the pile which will be disposed of!!!

It IS very difficult at times to be a STRONG Christian in the face of the world, yet, we LEARN to do so, thanks be to THE LORD *GOD*, as HIS HOLY SPIRIT enables us in every necessity! It often means opposition from even our Family, Friends, and acquaintances, yet so be it, and don't forget to PRAY for *GOD* to change their hearts! IF we cave into people rejecting us, we should remind ourselves of the ultimate fact that they are actually, rejecting *GOD*, and again, we must PRAY for them! We are NOT to argue, fight, and otherwise create dissension, thus distance with such people, instead, gently, kindly, and effectively we speak TRUTH, and move on, PRAYING for them to TURN to HIM! It does NO good to add fuel to the fires of deception, and the wrongs of this world, for THE LORD IS THE ONE they will answer to...

SO many wrongs being made rights, but that is the world, not those of THE LORD, and IS to be expected, and dealt with in aligned ways only! Such things PROVE the righteous, indeed, as they CLING to THE LORD OVER all else, which then, SHINES BRILLIANTLY of HIS GLORY, for EACH being who KNOWS THE TRUTH STANDS in HIM, and in it!!!

We are NOT helpless in the face of the enemy(ies), we ARE EMPOWERED BY THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, and HIS TRUTH, so let us NOT bend to the beat of the piper piping deceptive melodies!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015