HEAVENLY INCLINED...: HOLY SATURDAY: BLESSED IS THE LORD OUR SAVIOUR!!!

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...

HOLY SATURDAY: BLESSED IS THE LORD OUR SAVIOUR!!!

Knowing how CHRIST JESUS suffered for us, with heavy hearts, we reflect upon HIS Ministry, and HIS LOVE on this somber HOLY Saturday---

CHRIST lay in the tomb, at rest from all HE did while on this Earth, while HIS followers grieved, and hid...

It was finished; HE had overcome the world, and evil! Without HIM, there would be no HOPE for the people prone to darkness, or trapped therein! HIS undying, and FAITHFUL LOVE SHINES as THE LIGHT in the darkness, leading us through TO everlasting LIGHT, and PEACE...

The genius involved in HIS PLAN IS beyond our scope, thus, many do not quite embrace the impact it HAS on this world! PURE genius OVERCAME HIS adversary, and this enemy's conviction that ALL humans are doomed by their weaknesses, by their ignorance, by the many trappings within this world, and the flesh! HIS VICTORY IS OUR VICTORY, and while it touches many emotions, we ought to REJOICE LOUDLY, and BE GLAD that our LORD SO LOVES us...

Have you really ever thought about what went into HIM coming to Earth to SAVE it, and then, to die a brutal death for us? It is AWESOME, and AWE INSPIRING to say the least! Since HE IS *GOD*, it happened, though HE had to have managed some extremely difficult tasks in the process, in order to RISE, and to defeat death, which IS the evil one's greatest pawn...

The battle to destroy us, and our souls is derived from Satan; the battle to SAVE us IS of THE LORD; we are caught in the middle, and with FREE WILL, we HAVE the opportunity TO take our soul's final stand into consideration, and either GIVE it TO *GOD*, or perish with the enemy! Thus, we HAVE CHRIST JESUS, our EXEMPLAR, our LIGHT OF LOVE, to FOLLOW, or to ignore...

It is basic, and in retrospect, simplistic, yet because of the wicked world, it's ways, and it's ruler, TRUTH HAS been shrouded, and lies have become a part of our rearing! Despite the genius involved in *GOD'S* PLAN, and the details which we cannot fathom, the CHOICE IS SIMPLE!!!

My heart hurts that SO many ignore THE LORD *GOD*, LOVE, and TRUTH, and instead, would rather pacify the physical over the spiritual! WHY add to the endangerment we already exist in? WHY CHOOSE that the soul perish with this very woe filled world? It makes NO SENSE at all, BECAUSE we HAVE the option TO LIVE ETERNALLY!!!

FAITH opens up to FAITHFULNESS; one can proclaim all they want, if they don't exist in HIM, their FAITH is empty! Thoughts are powerful, but without action of them, they disappear, as they are as air...

HOW can anyone deny a SAVIOUR who went to the absolute extremes for them, out of LOVE???

Yah, today IS a somber day of wonder, of sorrow, but also, an entrance into JOY, PEACE, HOPE, and ALL which IS right, just, and good! Let us PRAISE OUR LORD *GOD*, let us WORSHIP HIM IN HONOUR, let us REJOICE, and let us REMAIN IN HIM, that HE REMAINS in us! Let us not only PRAY for others, let us, as HIS lesser lights, SHINE OF HIM, that they SEE HIM, and come to know HIM! BLESSED IS THE LORD *GOD* ALMIGHTY, who shares with us an incredible and POWERFUL LOVE!!!

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