HEAVENLY INCLINED...: MONDAY: THE MIGHT OF MENTALITY...

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...

MONDAY: THE MIGHT OF MENTALITY...

By the GRACE, MERCY, and LOVE of *GOD*, we have a new day, in a new week; let us GLORIFY HIM, and EXALT HIM all the while---

You know, sometimes our circumstances, and conditions make this realm seem almost unfair to have to deal with; sometimes we get so weary of what we face; sometimes we almost feel like quitting; sometimes we feel lost, alone, and are bewildered by the constant assaults against our beings! NO MATTER how the tears flow, NO MATTER how the heart aches, NO MATTER how tired we are, NO MATTER what the hours hold, THIS IS THE TIME TO CALL UPON, RELY UPON, TRUST IN, and WAIT ON THE LORD, WHOM IS our SURE, and PRESENT HELP, our ROCK, our FORTRESS, and ALL we might need to endure, persevere, and move forward IN HIS NAME!!!

THE LORD IS THE CHAMPION of the downtrodden, the afflicted, the weary, the oppressed, the suffering, the lost, the lonely, and all who need HIM! HE ALONE, IS THE SOURCE of that PEACE we seek for in this world, but cannot quite find! HE ALONE, IS our PROVIDER, our BENEFACTOR! HE ALONE, IS ALL POWERFUL, ALL KNOWING, ALL SEEING, and ALL PROVISIONAL! HE IS HE WHOSE hand we grasp onto in the raging storms of time, and WHOM we ENTRUST WITH OUR VERY SOULS!!!

THE LORD *GOD* IS ALMIGHTY, and HIS LOVE SENSES everything we face, and experience; HE would NOT leave HIS own to the ways of the world, although they must realize that they have no power away from HIM! TRUE FAITH IS placing it ALL into HIS hands, and ALLOWING HIS WILL TO BE DONE, while we gather strength FROM HIM, and BELIEVE the hours ahead ARE more favourable BECAUSE we HAVE THE LORD, IN ALL HIS GLORY, AND HE IS FAITHFUL TO THE FAITHFUL! Though the darkness threatens to take us, HIS LIGHT WILL SURELY LEAD us through!!!

Unfortunately, an enemy turned PARADISE into a war zone, and endangered the very people *GOD* brought forth to inhabit it, BUT WE ARE NOT ALONE, HE IS OUR SAVIOUR, MIGHTY and SURE! Suffering became part of this realm by way of enmity, and IS part of our journey through the valley of this time! CHRIST JESUS SUFFERED, and AS ONE WITH HIM, we shall also, be put to the test, BUT we REMAIN CONVINCED OF HIM throughout it all, and WAIT ON HIM TO DELIVER US!!!

BY *GOD*, and THROUGH HIM, we ARE able to withstand whatever this old world employs against us! We CAN MAKE EACH hour better than the one before BY STANDING IN TRUE FAITH, and FAITHFULNESS; ASSURED BY THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY; CONFIDENT IN HIS LOVE for us, and IN HIS WILL to BRING us unto HIM!!!

YES, FOR SURE, it IS tough, HOWEVER, we ARE EQUIPPED BY THE MOST HIGH *GOD*, IN MORE ways than we are even aware of! Tears may fall, hearts might break, agonies of all kinds might afflict, BUT that is NOT the end, INSTEAD it IS the ONSET OF THE PROOF OF THE LORD IN HIS people, AS we ARE RENDERED VICTORIOUS IN HIS NAME OVER what is of this world! AMEN!!!

TODAY we ARE going to ARISE IN THE LORD, we ARE going to heal, we ARE going to STAND STRONG, we ARE going to SHOW enmity OUR SAVIOUR IN our COURAGE, TRUST, BELIEF, PATIENCE, and RELIANCE ON OUR *GOD*! HALLELUJAH, we SHALL BE TRIUMPHANT EVEN as the tears, and pains are drying, and fading, and we SHALL PRAISE THE LORD, WORSHIP HIM, AND REJOICE even when it seems difficult to find the voice to do so, FOR HE, ALONE, IS GOING TO PROVE us!!!

We PRAY, we WAIT, we HOLD ON, and we KNOW THE LORD *GOD* IS FOR US! Let us NEVER be taken down into the vortex of deception, which IS full of the sorrows which intend to overwhelm us in order to overpower us, INSTEAD LET US LIFT UP TO THE LORD!!!

I wish you a BLESSED day, a week of PROGRESS, GROWTH, and PEACE, FILLED BY THE SPIRIT OF LOVE, and HIS HOLINESS! MOVE FORWARD and BE SURE OF YOUR LORD, HE IS ALL YOU NEED!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015