HEAVENLY INCLINED...: SHARE IN THE GLORY OF LOVE...

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...

SHARE IN THE GLORY OF LOVE...

LOVE is tried, and tested every second of every minute of every day---

We are in a world which does NOT understand, or embrace LOVE, and so, we exist in the results of the lack of it...

Thus we PRAY to be able to REMAIN in LOVE, no matter what, and that our doing so, WILL touch more than a few, because LOVE MUST forward of itself, and knows no boundaries, or limits...

Yes, at times LOVE is challenged ALMOST beyond our capacity to remain in it, but we RELY on HE WHOM IS LOVE HIMSELF, THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, THAT we can do so! In this time there is a whole lot of what is anti-LOVE attempting to cause us to doubt LOVE, but in reality, such should only INCREASE it, as more, and more, it IS obvious how much it is NECESSARY to our existence; to all in existence, as we witness the harsh realities of what is NOT LOVE!!!

LOVE is CARING IN ACTION! It is COMPASSION; it is TEEMING with POSITIVES, VIRTUE, and WHOLESOME GOODNESS! It is PRO-ACTIVE for the GOOD of ALL, and yes, even for that which works against it! It is more than a feeling, more than emotions, more than physical, more than we can even fathom, and yet, it IS within us, and our abilities TO understand, TO embrace, and TO stand in, regardless of what hopes to defy, or deny it! *GOD* IS LOVE; HE EXISTS IN the mind, and being of humans, and HAS GIVEN us THE WAY TO LOVE, albeit we HAVE to partake in discovering, and tapping into HIM/LOVE!!!

How far we are from THE TRUTH in this late age, and still, it IS right before us, and within us! How incredible it seems that we ARE to exist in LOVE when it, often, seems the hardest way to go! How perplexing it is to note that the more we LOVE, the more anti-LOVE is working to shake us loose from it! How much struggle we face TO REMAIN in it, as we are faced with evil, wickedness, and that which is negatively motivated! YET, we ARE enabled, and empowered BY THE MOST HIGH LORD! IF we HAVE the will to REMAIN IN HIM, we SHALL REMAIN IN LOVE!!!

Most of the people in this world consider LOVE from human standards, and perspectives, which we KNOW IS faulty, fickle, and ever weakening, especially as we are hit hard with the matters of this world! LOVE is FAR GREATER than we have imagined, and is NOT about human desire, and passions! LOVE stems from the deepest part of our being, the spirit, and IS OF *GOD'S* SPIRIT, and while it DOES have physical attributes in it's framework, it is mostly, spiritual!!!

In LOVE we find ALL imperative to LIFE; LOVE IS what HOLDS the universe, and all within it, together!!!

The enemy, and enmity CANNOT crush LOVE, for LOVE IS PURE HOLY POWER! It CONTINUES despite what works against it, AND it OVER-RIDES everything which is not of it! No matter what happens, THE TRUTH OF LOVE CANNOT be eradicated, and this applies to us too; if even we lose our bodies to enmity, LOVE WILL REMAIN IF we ARE ROOTED IN HIM/LOVE! LOVE IS MIRACULOUS, it IS SUPERNATURAL, it IS THE HEART PULSE OF THE CREATOR, AND THOSE WHO become one with it!!!

It SEEMS paradoxical to us that LOVE is SO hard to come by, and to maintain in this world, and that it IS the ONE COMMANDMENT which covers all, but it is actually, elementary, it is simply that what is against LOVE HAS ruled this planet for so long, it HAS been passed down to us distorted, and incomplete! IF we KNOW THE LORD, our SAVIOUR, we KNOW LOVE, and begin to SEE it's TRUTH despite the shroud of deception placed upon us!!!

One DOES NOT have to like in order to LOVE; LOVE quashes such, for it IS ABOVE ANYTHING which will hinder it, period! *GOD* doesn't like sin, and yet, IN HIS LOVE, HE IS WILLING to LOVE us despite our endless sin! Such IS THE WAY, THE LIGHT, THE TRUTH!!!

Just as we DON'T know how to PRAY, we DON'T know how to LOVE as we OUGHT, AND YET, the more we walk WITH THE LORD, and get to KNOW HIM, HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, HIS WORD, the more we step INTO LOVE, and finally, meld with it!!!

LOVE IS the theme of all in existence, and therefore, of THE BIBLE, of CHRIST JESUS, of religion itself! It IS INBRED in Mankind, but it has NOT been tapped into, thanks be to HIS enemy, who has worked long, and hard to blind us to it, but whom CANNOT remove it from our beings, albeit, he CAN deceive us into NOT believing in it, or receiving it!!!

In the end, LOVE SHALL REMAIN, when all of this world WILL be cast away, for LOVE, ULTIMATELY, IS ALL THERE IS, no matter! LOVE CANNOT FAIL, for *GOD* IS LOVE, and HE IS FOREVER, and FOREVER, and LOVE will NOT return to HIM void!!!

The sense, and sensibility OF existing IN LOVE OVER all else is beyond explanation, and still, the NEED to DO so, IS evident in the lack of LOVE which HAS plagued this world, and is ever increasing in destroying it!!!

POINT BLANK, we CANNOT learn LOVE from the world, ONLY FROM THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY WHOM IS LOVE, and so, if we struggle to understand, know, and embrace LOVE, we HAVE THE BIBLE to teach us, and to guide us as we open UP TO HIM, TO LOVE, and narrow our inclinations towards the world! CHRIST JESUS IS LOVE IN ACTION, and so, TO HIM we look, and HIM we study!!!

WHY we refute LOVE over what we see on this Earth is beyond me, but it IS IMPERATIVE to the now, and forever, that we instead, refute what is NOT of LOVE, because all that is negative, but LOVE IS POSITIVE, which is like rich soils which THRIVE, and GROW, leaving nothing but ABUNDANCE, while what is anti-LOVE DEPLETES, and DECREASES!!!

As always, the CHOICE is found in our free will! LOVE IS THE ANSWER, and THE ANTIDOTE TO ALL which causes this world to suffer, to be oppressed, to be afflicted, to be dysfunctional, to be thrashed about without regard by enmity! BELIEVE, and RECEIVE, IN JESUS CHRIST'S name!!!

REV. LWINSOR © 2016

HIS LOVE is LIFTING me HIGHER; higher than I've ever been LIFTED before, to not only SEE HIS GLORY, but to share in it! FAR better than the murk of the world which aspires to take me down! PRAISE BE UNTO HIM FOREVER, WORSHIP HIS HOLINESS, & REJOICE FOR LOVE SHALL BRING US HOME!!!