HEAVENLY INCLINED...: TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: CONSIDER THE TRUTH...

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...

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: CONSIDER THE TRUTH...

*GOD* LOVES us, and our souls belong to HIM, albeit, in free will, some, or many, will give their souls to the world, and to an everlasting turmoil---

WHY do so many doubt, or deny? The body OBVIOUSLY wastes away, but the soul IS forever!!!

*GOD* made us, and put breath in our bodies, and when that breath ends, the physical realm is gone! Out of the body comes the soul, and it's eternal placement IS in the hands of THE LORD *GOD*! To deny this outright, or to not consider it worthy, is simply, foolish! It IS imperative TO think long and hard about it, and if you imagine that this is all there is, well, you do so at the risk of your soul! It doesn't even make sense that this is all there is, but I guess some people think this is paradise, so...

Listen, PREPARING is part of our existence on this Earth, so why wouldn't it be for what is to come? As Christians we ARE bid to PREPARE for THE DAY OF THE LORD, yet, how many ever do, and how many even believe it???

'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!' MATTHEW 3: 3, is telling us to change our hearts, change our hearts, consider our ways; a total alteration of mind, of behaviours, of character! PREPARE the soul FOR THE LORD, and HIS KINGDOM! DON'T ignore that HE IS COMING, and when HE does, HE WILL JUDGE everyone! Change the mind, that your ways are aligned to *GOD*, LOVE, and TRUTH! Mere proclaiming of HIM is empty IF void of change, or improvements according to HIS WILL, and WAYS!!!

Evil wickedness IS rampant in these times, and still, little change, therefore, it will NOT get better before it gets worse! LOVE is difficult for the masses to adhere to, yet, how many really try to? IN LOVE ARE ALL THE COMPONENTS FOR FAVOURABLE CHANGE IN societies around this globe, which is also, wasting away, and WILL end when THE LORD COMES! Without LOVE, compassion, kindness, respect, regard, tolerance, understanding, gentleness, humility, morals, ethics, and other crucial virtues are lost in the midst of the inequities, which are ALL negatively rooted, and bound, and can produce NOTHING more than more of the same...

NONE of us knows WHEN we will die, or when HE will appear, and so, we MUST be ready! It is said that 'the mind is a terrible thing to waste', but I say, the soul is the worst thing to waste! Eternity IS valid, though not tangible to the flesh! WHY take the risk of being cast into everlasting turmoil when you can FREE the soul into PEACE and JOY, forevermore?!!

RETURN TO *GOD* IN THE WAY OF DUTY, AND HE WILL RETURN TO YOU IN THE WAY OF MERCY! As long as you have breath, you have this most optimal option! This applies to many Christians just as much as it does to non-believers, as many are NOT existing IN HIM, though they proclaim HIM!!!

There may be many forward hearers, where there are few true believers. Curiosity, and love for novelty and variety, may bring many to attend on good preaching, and to be affected for a while, who never are subject to the power of it...

CHOOSE you this day to allow TRUE LIFE for the soul, for our existence on this planet is NOT the whole of your story! Choose to LIVE; *GOD* HAS GRANTED us this, IN HIS LOVE! WHY be a pawn for the evil of this world when your reality can be to be a citizen of THE KINGDOM IN ALL IT'S GLORY, void of every wrong, and every woe???

I have said it before, I will continue to say it, the ball IS in our court; THE LORD *GOD* HAS GIVEN us THE WAY through the valley, and past ourselves, and the enemies of time! And time IS of the essence, since we know NOT when 'this' will be over...

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