SLOW down, take it EASY, read THE WORD with intent, and diligence; give it time to meld into the being; it IS imperative TO allow it to seep into the heart, the spirit, the being!!!

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.

MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS!!!
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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...

EVERYBODY PRAISE THE LORD: LINCOLN BREWSTER

WE EXIST IN OPPOSITION TO WHAT IS OPTIMIZING...

Good manners, civility, respect, regard, kindness, and all sorts of other virtuous behaviours brought us this far, to a pretty sizable degree, and such behaviours WERE once instilled from a very early age! NOT to say that the opposite wasn't in the mix, but, it wasn't dominate, like it is becoming now---

Wholesomeness BENEFITS humanity in diverse ways! Corruption, meanness, and the other aspects of wickedness DESTROY humanity! There IS GREAT WISDOM in existing in what is right, just, good, and POSITIVE, AS doing so fosters THRIVING, and abundant lives! It is SAD that the world has cast aside that which OPTIMIZES us!!!

In print, on the air, in conversations; ALL AROUND us is arrogance, nastiness, downright spite, unwarranted hatred, hostility, animosity, violence, and worse, as people feel free to belittle, curse out, or attack others, often premised upon assumption, and little more! It is absurd to listen to, and watch the vileness being slung around these days, and LORD, makes me long for days past...

WHY are Adults behaving like this, and WHAT is the purpose, let alone the gain? Is it really for the sake of being able to? Do we actually believe anything GOOD can come from the bitter seed being sown? And what about the Children, whom ARE the future? Can you stop long enough to imagine what kind of people this is producing???

Many are nearly barbaric in their treatment of others! They have NO regard for human life, nor for the RIGHT to exist in wholesomeness! Instead, these have determined that THEIR rights mean more! Yet, these will have a meltdown if they are confronted, or held accountable! ONE SIDED existence destroys CO-EXISTENCE, and rapidly so! There is NO PEACE, happiness, LOVE, or HOPE in such an existence, and if that doesn't mean anything, then we ARE doomed!!!

MANY things have gone awry in the past few years, and I tell ya, this NEEDS to be corrected, otherwise, it will get worse than we can even fathom, as there will be nothing left but screaming, pain, and destruction! YAH, we ARE close to paying the consequences of lack of control, morals, ethics, tolerance, integrity, and that which comprises, AND nurtures a decent existence for all!!!

The world is turning away from *GOD*, but know what?, WE NEED HIM MORE THAN EVER! ONLY IN HIS WILL IS there the knowledge, WISDOM, and understanding to co-exist, and in fact, do so in HEAVENLY ways! LOVE can only be realized, and manifest THROUGH HIM, because HE IS LOVE, and HAS GIVEN us the opportunity TO embrace it, and utilize it, FOR our own good, safety, and growth! WITHOUT HIM, we WILL be challenged like never before, and suffer the effects therein!!!

COMPASSION IS INNATELY ours, though free will allows us to deny, defy, and ignore it! We ARE more alike than not, but we simply, reject this fact! We ARE the HUMAN RACE, to which EACH belongs, and the only separations ARE the ones WE choose! Yah, we CHOOSE to separate ourselves because of this, or that! We DON'T have to be so critical of others, we CHOOSE to do so!!!

HEAVEN will be different; the SOUL does not have stigmas to separate us; we WILL be spiritual beings which IS our TRUTH, and our REALITY! AND we COULD exist in TRUTH NOW, but we first, HAVE to admit the flesh is NOT our REALITY, and TURN TO *GOD*, LOVE, and ALL which benefits us!!!
I am really saddened by what I am seeing, hearing, reading, and witnessing in this world, partly because it DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY! We HAVE the intelligence, heart, and spirit to do better, and to exist according to what is optimal for ALL! We HAVE the instruction, knowledge, and other means TO do better, but obviously, not many believe it, or care to!!!

WHY ARE SO many SO comfortable in the chaos, in the hostile environment of this day? HOW can anyone accept this as par for the course? IT IS NOT, and SHOULDN'T be considered to be in the least! We ARE endangering ourselves, thus others all the while, and OBVIOUSLY, NOT thinking what is ahead, or NOT caring! I am actually, shocked that there is little consideration OF the days ahead, as well as the sudden, mad turn FROM what WOULD make time sweeter, and more rewarding!!!

2 CHRONICLES 24: 20...
Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.

See how necessary it is that we act in religion from inward principle. Then the loss of a parent, a minister, or a friend, will not be losing our religion. Often both princes and inferior people have been flattered to their ruin. True grace alone will enable a man to bring forth fruit unto the end. Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada, being filled with the Spirit of prophecy, stood up, and told the people of their sin. This is the work of ministers, by the word of God, as a lamp and a light, to discover the sin of men, and expound the providences of God. They stoned Zechariah to death in the court of the house of the Lord. Observe the dying martyr's words: The Lord look upon it, and require it! This came not from a spirit of revenge, but a spirit of prophecy. God smote Joash with great diseases, of body, or mind, or both, before the Syrians departed from him.  If vengeance pursue men, the end of one trouble will be but the beginning of another. His own servants slew him. These judgments are called the burdens laid upon him, for the wrath of God is a heavy burden, too heavy for any man to bear. May God help us to take warning, to be upright in heart, and to persevere in his ways to the end. 

NUMBERS 14: 41...
But Moses said, "Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!

If men would but be as earnest for heaven while their day of grace lasts, as they will be when it is over, how well would it be for them! That which has been duty in its season, when mistimed, may be turned into sin. Those who are out of the way of their duty, are not under God's protection, and go at their peril. God bade them go, and they would not; he forbade them, and they would go. Thus is the carnal mind enmity against God. They had distrusted God's strength; they now presume upon their own without his. And the expedition fails accordingly; now the sentence began to be executed, that their carcasses should fall in the wilderness. 

That affair can never end well, which begins with sin. The way to obtain peace with our friends, and success against our enemies, is, to have God, as our Friend, and to keep in his love. Let us take warning from the fate of Israel, lest we perish after the same example of unbelief. Let us go forth, depending on God's mercy, power, promise, and truth; he will be with us, and bring our souls to everlasting rest. 

And from LUKE 11: 37-54:
We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed. When any wait to catch something out of our mouths, that they may insnare us, O Lord, give us thy prudence and thy patience, and disappoint their evil purposes. Furnish us with such meekness and patience that we may glory in reproaches, for Christ's sake, and that thy Holy Spirit may rest upon us.

Many say we are not under the law; that is true, YET WE ARE OBLIGED TO THE LAW OF LOVE; FIRST TO *GOD*, THEN TO ONE ANOTHER! This IS an ETERNAL LAW, which GIVES WHOLLY TO THE GOOD OF ALL IN CREATION, including humanity! IN this LOVE, all the crap we are existing in now, DOES NOT EXIST, and CANNOT EXIST, because LOVE eradicates all against it! LOVE CLEANSES ALL which opposes it! LOVE IS PURE WHOLESOMENESS, AND IS OURS TO EXIST IN, WHICH WILL GRANT US EVERY GOOD REWARD, AS WELL AS PEACE! To deny, or defy this TRUTH is to our own discredit; only that which rejects *GOD*, TRUTH, and LOVE SHALL suffer, and that, eternally!!!

LWINSOR © 2018
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