HEAVENLY INCLINED...: 2016: THE CALL TO LOVE LIKE NEVER BEFORE!!!

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...

2016: THE CALL TO LOVE LIKE NEVER BEFORE!!!

LOVE THE LORD your *GOD* with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your soul, with all your strength, with all you have, and with all you are---

We, AS Christians have nothing to prove to the world other than *GOD*, and HIS LOVE, which will THEN, RADIATE through us, in what we say, think, or do!!!

Our LOVE FOR HIM takes PRECEDENCE OVER everything, and everyone else, which a LOT of people don't like to hear, or think about, because so many believe that we should LOVE our Family, and others more than we LOVE HIM, but TRULY, our LOVE FOR HIM IS PREEMINENT! WHEN we LOVE HIM in such TRUTH, and SPIRIT, our other relationships take on more meaning, and more BLESSINGS, all the way through to even our enemy(ies)! HE IS our FATHER, our CREATOR, our SAVIOUR, our HOPE, and our FUTURE, AND HIS LOVE EXEMPLIFIES the workings of our LOVE(S)!!!

Two perfect examples of the SOULFULLY ROOTED LOVE FOR *GOD* are Abraham, and CHRIST JESUS; who were WILLING IN THEIR LOVE TO FULFILL THE WILL OF *GOD*! Both WILLINGLY placed themselves IN HIS WILL, with TOTAL TRUST IN HIM, and RELIANCE! They existed IN expectation of their roles IN HIS WILL manifesting! Despite their LOVE for others, the LOVE inbred in their hearts, and beings FOR *GOD*, was greater! But IN their LOVE OF HIM, IN their FAITH, and FAITHFULNESS, they were BLESSED exceedingly, whether in this realm, or afterward!!!

It is not enough to proclaim LOVE, not for *GOD*, nor anyone else; instead it IS A PROACTIVE state of existence, AND a MOST POSITIVE state at that! LOVE FOR HIM may begin as a proclamation, but then, SUPERNATURALLY, and with our willingness, it grows, and in that growth, begins to show in all we think, say, or do! IN our LOVE FOR HIM, we ARE formed INTO righteousness, which is NOT tangible, yet SHOWS in tangible ways AS we go through our allotted time, which then, ENHANCES our relationships all the way through...

LOVE IS PRINCIPLED, and the standards therein, DO become our nature, as they are of HIS! We won't ever, in this realm, BE perfected, but LOVE IS perfecting us! And the MORE we MELD with HIS LOVE, the more we are Sanctified, Consecrated, and thus, BLESSED!!!

Human LOVE is fickle; it is VERY difficult for the very components which STRENGTHEN it to remain consistently, and steadily, but IN THE LORD, we LEARN GREAT lessons OF LOVE, and THROUGH HIM adapt to them, more, more, and more, THAT we can understand WHY the NEED for FAITHFULNESS, FIDELITY, STABILITY, and MUCH more! THROUGH *GOD* we FUSE TO HIS LOVE, and HIS WILL!!!

The world IS at the opposite spectrum of LOVE; it exists in negativity, hatred, and all which is NOT OF *GOD*, which IS obvious in the endless woes! It is SO easy for us to exist in what is wrong, but SO difficult for us to exist IN HIM, IN LOVE, IN HIS WILL, and what is RIGHT, JUST, and GOOD! WHY???

We KNOW what existing in the world is like, and yet, TOO many struggle in their decision to STEP UP INTO THE LORD, and what is RIGHT! It IS SO simple, and yet, like the most confounding thing ever for too many! IF we WOULD ALL STEP UP INTO HIM, OH the world would change!!!

Evil IS ever increasing as more people debunk the POWERS OF LOVE, OF *GOD*! THEREFORE, FOR the Christian, it IS all the more NECESSARY for us TO BE LOVE, TO REFLECT LOVE, TO STAND STRONG IN IT, no matter what, BECAUSE part OF OUR ROLE IS to SHINE for those under the veil TO SEE THE LIGHT, THAT they can begin to make decisions which WILL LEAD them TO LIGHT, and LIFE ETERNAL!!!

NOTHING IS MORE PERTINENT OR IMPERATIVE THAN LOVE! LOVE IS THE LAW OF *GOD*, and DOES WORK MIRACLES, FOR IT IS HIM, AND IS ALL POWERFUL, POSITIVE, AND FAR FAR REACHING! Let us then in 2016, DEEPEN our LOVE, and LET IT issue forth from us like never before, FOR HIS GLORY, and the greater good of all, as it, like a balm, HEALS, SOOTHES, and INSPIRES!!!

PRAISE THE LORD! WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS! REJOICE IN HIS LOVE, and CARE for us! HONOUR HIM BY BEING LOVE, and SHARING ALL HE IS! BLESS HIM BY BEING A BLESSING for others, directly, or not! BE THANKFUL, GRATEFUL, and APPRECIATIVE, FOR HIS LOVE CAME TO EARTH TO SAVE US from what is NOT LOVE! *GOD* BE WITH US, and LET US BE WITH HIM, IN TRUTH and SPIRIT all the days, and ways of our time!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2016