HEAVENLY INCLINED...: NO MATTER HOW DARK THE WORLD, THE LIGHT IS EVER PRESENT!!!

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...

NO MATTER HOW DARK THE WORLD, THE LIGHT IS EVER PRESENT!!!

The world is full of woes, no doubt---

It is filled with that which aspires to break the heart, the mind, the spirit, the entire being, THAT one is SO riddled with negativity, and left with mental, emotional, and physical breeches, so as to dismay them, discourage them, then ultimately, to blind them to THE TRUTH, although for the seeking, or the FAITHFUL, THE TRUTH REMAINS! Still, the end goal of the works of this world is to shake people to the point of believing more in the sufferings of this plane, THAT they will abandon THE TRUTH, or doubt it, or feel cheated by it, and so on...

WHY is the enemy, and enmity SO able to cause us to be taken down? Because we ALLOW it to; we FALTER, as we are swayed, and tossed about! We get TIRED, we give up, we cower, we lessen our GRIP ON TRUTH, and our REALITY! We just DON'T want to RESIST anymore, because it SEEMS we are battling giants!!!

The enemy uses EVERY tactic, and device to rock, and reel our entire being, so as to weary us, and break the spirit, THAT our very soul is endangered! You see, far too often, when things hit people hard enough, they are so despondent they no longer care, or they forget that *GOD* CAN LIFT them, or they get angry, or numb, in which case, they might doubt to the point of denying *GOD*! When THE LORD is removed from the being, it is lost to the world, it's woes, and it's effects!!!

FAITH HAS to BE taken to the very core, and USED as the binding which attaches TO the anchor, CHRIST JESUS! FAITH in ALL ITS POWER, HAS to be understood, AND utilized NO MATTER WHAT the world will employ to toss it about! FAITH HAS to surpass pain, suffering, and all negativity; its powers REQUIRE TOTAL BELIEF towards victory OVER the world! FAITH KNOWS that this old world is hell bent, and set against THE LORD *GOD*, and us, and so, FIGHTS to REMAIN free of what would destroy it, which at times, takes a WHOLE lotta gumption!!!

WE CANNOT do anything on our own; IF we believe we are on our own, we are already lost in this world! ONLY *GOD* CAN, and WILL BATTLE for us with the enemy's of this time, and we HAVE TO BELIEVE it with ALL we have! We HAVE to REMEMBER at ALL times, to turn it over to THE LORD, with FULL TRUST IN HIM, and RELIANCE ON HIS POWERS! We HAVE to REMIND ourselves that NO MATTER HOW the enemy works to break us, THE LORD CAN HEAL US, RESTORE US, RENEW US, TRANSFORM US, and LIFT US! Though the waves of the most awful storms of time TRY to swallow us, IF we HONESTLY BELIEVE IN OUR LORD, HE WILL LIFT us out of the perilous dangers, WHILE giving us RENEWED strength, courage, and will to move forward, despite the bruises of the sufferings we just endured!!!

TRUTH IS *GOD* IN ALL HIS MIGHT, IN ALL HIS LOVE, IN ALL HIS WILL, and NOTHING of this time, save for our own shifting of power to where it does not belong, CAN DENY HIM!!!

Suffering IS part of this plane, it WILL aspire to take us to lows where we become entangled, oppressed, and weary, BUT IF we RELY ON *GOD* WITH ALL we have, body, mind, emotions, and spirit, HE WILL LEAD us through! One HAS to HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE LORD, AND HIS MIGHT, which IS unprecedented, incorruptible, immutable, and unmatched!!!

I have nearly been broken, but *GOD* RESCUED me! I have been taken down so low that I was nearly, forever lost! I have suffered incredibly in my years in this realm, and have cried oceans of tears! I am no stranger to the ploys of the enemy, and I have scars to prove it, HOWEVER, THE LORD, TIME and AGAIN, ONE-UPPED the worst the enemy could do, AND LIFTED me FOR HIS OWN GLORY, and HIS WILL!!!

We ARE endangered, and THE LORD IS THE ONLY SAFETY we have! GRAB ONTO HIM, and TRUTH, and DON'T loosen your grip! HE IS FAITHFUL TO THE FAITHFUL, and WILL RESCUE what IS HIS! We MUST STAND STRONG even when the whole world is attempting to shake us loose! BELIEVE, BELIEVE, BELIEVE, for ONLY THE LORD *GOD* IS ALMIGHTY, and SURE TO SAVE! PRAY, PRAY, PRAY; PRAISE, WORSHIP, and yes, REJOICE, FOR THE LORD WHO LOVES us, IS GOING TO MAKE A WAY, AS HIS LIGHT MUST SHINE, FOR THAT IS HIS TRUTH, and IS ETERNALLY PROVISIONAL!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2015

1 comment:

Lynda said...: Sometimes the wounds cut too deep, are too fresh, are too exposed to remind us that FORGIVENESS is part of LOVE, FAITH, and FAITHFULNESS, and the HEALING we can expect, but it definitely is. More on this to come...
*GOD* BLESS HIS people, and BE with them, and may HIS people BLESS HIM, and others, and REMAIN IN HIM! May the PEACE OF CHRIST JESUS, BE with us!!!; November 6, 2015 at 12:26 PM