Having come to the
understanding of the Kingdom of God being found within ourselves (not outside of
us) I now experience and realize a better understanding of this kingdom
(consciousness) of which I speak. You
see, when I first began to hear the Kingdom of God ministered by different ones,
I was looking for something to match what they described to me it was. What they
described to me never really fit what they were saying it was and what Christ
said it was, or vice versa. But after the realization that the Kingdom of God is
actually a consciousness found only within one’s self, all the parables,
references, descriptions, etc., began to line up correctly.
Understand this
consciousness generates an acute awareness or “knowing” of being “born
again” to a right relationship with the Father. Paul described the Kingdom of
God as righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. All three are found
within this born again consciousness. Righteousness--meaning you have discovered
your “right standing” as a son of God, and the peace that passes all
understanding rules your heart and you dwell in a state of everlasting joy.
That’s living TODAY in the Kingdom of God. It’s not mysterious,
hidden-away-in-a-corner, but rather a realm of daily living and operating in the
MIND OF CHRIST!
It is my desire to further enlighten one’s realization of the Kingdom of God found “within” mankind and the progressive growth of the awareness in one’s life. Just as a seed must fall into the ground and die, we also experience the seed being dropped into our heart and the quickening of the spirit within the seed breaking forth out of the old shell of human thoughts that has held this new life captive within for many years. Do not be misled, this seed is within EVERY man and it will NOT corrupt! It is only waiting for the quickening (realization) to burst forth out of the prison bars of unbelief that has kept it bound.
Over the past few years, many seeds have been planted in my heart that
have now come up and the fruit is being harvested. One of these seed thoughts
happened a couple of years ago while driving by an old barn sitting out in a
field, somewhat off the road. The Lord called my attention to it. The roof of
the old structure was partially collapsed, and the walls were deteriorated, the
foundation sinking, etc. The seed thought was planted within me as a question.
“Why is that house falling down when there are
many, many, more that are much older and are still standing in good shape?”
Then just as quickly as the question was asked, the answer was present,
“There’s nobody home!” Needless to say, I was somewhat taken back by the
whole event that had transpired with a few seconds. I’m sure you have observed
a similar house, barn, or shed, sitting in the middle of a piece of land,
dilapidated, falling down, maybe has even fell down! Yet, if one were to inquire
with the owner of the property, one would probably discover that the old barn
was built “after” the house, which is still in fine shape! Yet this
“newer” structure has deteriorated faster than the house.
If you have read any of these writings, hopefully
you have begun to realize the importance of observing the “things that are
made” to understand the “invisible” things of God. Herein is no exception.
As stated already, a seed was planted that day and has grown over the years and
now further enlightenment has come. The answer heard that day was simple, yet
profound. “There’s nobody home.” Let me explain.
WE ARE SPIRIT BEINGS CREATED BEFORE THE FOUNDATION
OF THE WORLD. That means we are created in the likeness and image of God which
is Spirit. You were given a body and together with spirit, or breath of God, you
become a “living soul.” The body bears witness of the spirit, or said
another way, the body is but a shadow of the true image of Spirit. Your body is
NOT the real you, only a “shadow.” It is only a MANIFESTATION of the
“invisible” spirit of who you are, slowed down to a place of
“visibility” in this three dimensional world. For example, if you look at
the blades of a fan, the faster they turn, the easier it is to “see through”
them or they become invisible to our eyes. However, if we were to slow the fan
down, the slower it revolves, the more visible the blades become. Can you
somewhat see that?
Water is another example of this stepping down to
a point of visibility. In its realistic structure, water is analogically a form
of spirit. It is invisible. For it is made up of two gases, (gases are invisible
just like spirit) hydrogen and oxygen. But when these two gases are
“condensed” or slowed down, these gases become visible by becoming a liquid
and with further reduction of movement, these molecules will become a solid
object called ice, which becomes even more visible. Yet when sped up, the
process is reversed and the ice will melt and return to the liquid state of
water, and if further accelerated, it will once again return to gases, leaving
the visible and entering the invisible. And if you think that “steam” is
visible it is only the molecules of liquid water that have not reached the state
of invisibility and become a true gas. Need I remind you, these described events
happen everyday, right here…TODAY…IN THE NOW!
So why would one assume that what is manifested as a visible body is
one’s true reality, when in truth, you are spirit? So it’s important to know
“what” you are.
The other phase of “knowing” is to become
consciously aware of “who” you are. You have been told you are a sinner and
you have borne that image all of your life. You were told at an early age, you
were a descendant of Adam and Eve. You were further told that since they were
sinners, you are a sinner. However, that is not true. Yet you have believed that
lie and developed and lived a life according to that belief system. And the
“serpent mind” has struck again! Because you have accepted and retain that
belief in your true consciousness, that is what you have manifested in bodily
(visible) form. Yet in reality, you are a SON OF GOD, created in the likeness
and image of God, the same as Adam. That brings up the question, who is the SON
OF GOD?
CHRIST!!
Christ is the ONLY begotten Son of God made in the
likeness and image of God. Many
people believe that Jesus was Christ. I am not necessarily suggesting otherwise,
yet the problem is many believe Jesus was and is the “only Christ
manifestation” and there will never be another. Yet if one believes that as a
one person entity, I would have to strongly disagree that Jesus was the only
Christ. But if one believes that Jesus “expressed” the Christ, thus
“becoming” Christ, just the same as we today can “express” the Christ,
thus “becoming” Christ, then I would agree whole heartily with that
statement. Jesus, therefore, was the “first man” to literally manifest
Christ as the “Word made Flesh” and live, move, and have his being
completely as a Son of God. He was the “first!”
In response to all those who believe He is the
only one, what can we do with the scripture that states He was the “first”
among “many” brethren. Christ is the “head” of the church which is
Christ’s body, and the head is always the “first” to come out during the
birthing process, if the baby is turned right. We’ve had many “breached”
births and have not realized who we are! However, if we realize that we are
“now” the Sons of God we will quickly become conscious of “the greater
things than these shall you do” words of Jesus. When you begin to assume [not
presume, but take on] the Mind of Christ, just as Jesus did, you will manifest
the Christ TODAY, the very thing the whole creation is groaning and travailing
for!
This is not a mystery folks! We’ve held belief
systems of no value way too long! The time of Father plucking up that which He
has not planted has arrived. It is of necessity that we differentiate between
the man Jesus and the Christ, even though that can be hard to do because of the
completeness and harmony of the expression in Him. Yet if we miss the
difference, we will relegate Christ to “only” Jesus and that would be a
grave mistake. Do not misunderstand me, I am not stating that Jesus was not the
Christ. He WAS the literal embodiment of the Christ, yet he was a man from
Nazareth, born in a stable, whereas, you may have been from Kalamazoo, born in a
hospital. If you place the man Jesus as anything else, you may very well miss
His whole example as the “firstborn” among many brethren. Let me say it this
way without you picking up stones to stone me, Jesus was no more the Son of God
than you are! You may say, “That’s blasphemy!” NO! I’m saying, YOU ARE A
SON OF GOD the same as Jesus was! Only He was the FIRSTBORN!…..only you have
not yet realized it….evidently…those who are having problems
swallowing….these…..words!
Jesus, the carpenter (if He actually was a
carpenter), was the “Son of Man.” Maybe to help you understand this somewhat
better, it would help to replace the word “MAN” with the word
“manifestation.” Doing that we would see that Jesus, the “visible” man,
was the “Son of Manifestation,” or as commonly known, the “Word made
Flesh.” To “manifest” is to make visible or appear to the five natural
senses of man. That’s what Jesus, the “Son of Man,” did. He was a visible
expression of the manifested image of Christ, the Son of the Living God.
When we turn our attention from the man
“Jesus” and focus on “Christ,” you will see that Christ, not “Jesus
the man,” is the only begotten Son of God. Remember, Jesus was the “Son of
Man.” All of humanity was created in, through, and by “Christ, the SON!”
That’s not to say, all of creation is “expressing” the nature and image of
God, because many are not aware of who they are and bear an image of who
“they” perceive themselves to be. Because they believe themselves to be
formed in the likeness and image of Adam, they bring a “son of
manifestation” of Adam to birth and live a life comprised of pleasing
themselves through the sense knowledge of an Adamic consciousness. This
un-awareness of who they really are, goes back to the deep sleep of Adam. If you
recall, it was AFTER the deep sleep came upon Adam, the “CHRIST” MAN, that
there was a division of soul and spirit and the notable ramifications. Yet we
read to “Awake, thou that sleeps, and CHRIST shall give thee light!” Who
will reveal with light? CHRIST, THE I AM, will
reveal to you your true beginning.
I’m sure many are asking, “So if Jesus
isn’t, who or what is the Son of God?” As it has been already wrote,
“CHRIST” is the Son of God. What is Christ? In the simplest explanation one
could describe, Christ is the “anointed nature and expression of God the
Father,” the “image” of God. That’s why Christ is called the “SON”
of God. A son will always duplicate the image and likeness of its parents. While
meditating recently, the Spirit began to quicken the words of Jesus saying He
only did what He saw the Father do, and say what His Father said. Then the
Spirit revealed to me a literal example of this in visible form. Remember,
that’s Spirit “slowed” down to a place of “visibility.”
The Spirit said, “Have you ever noticed a child,
one whom loves their father very much….they do what they see their father
do….they say what they hear their father say?” I couldn’t help thinking of
countless examples of this very fact that become so real to me at that instance.
For I have watched my own sons do exactly what they have seen their father do,
just as well, say exactly what their father says. I have also seen others do
exactly as they have seen their father do.
It still goes back to the seeds planted in the
ground of their heart. The seed will ALWAYS reproduce after its own kind! You do
not have to worry, a watermelon seed WILL NOT produce tomatoes, neither will a
tomato seed produce a watermelon! That’s why we can be confident the
incorruptible seed planted within the heart of every man WILL NOT CORRUPT! Jesus
further stated that it was impossible for a corrupt tree to bear corrupt fruit
or vice versa! Can you see that? So the child will always do exactly as they see
their father do…good or bad! Don’t be surprised if your children do not
“turn out” the way you planned, when you have tried to tell your children to
do good, yet shown them a different example. They will only do what they SEE
their father do and SAY what their father says! So when you realize who your
real Daddy is……..guess what?
Remember the question Jesus posed to His
disciples, “Whom do men say that I am?” Jesus was not asking for his ego’s
sake. He was checking to see if Father had yet revealed it to them who he
manifested. Peter answered and said, “Thou art the Christ….the Son of the
living God.” Peter did not say, “Thou art Jesus the Son of God, but rather
thou art the Christ, the Son of God.” Jesus then uncovered the answer all
humanity is waiting to hear, “Flesh and blood did not reveal that to you, but
my Father.” In other words, “flesh and blood,” (the “man” Peter knew
as Jesus, the little boy from the carpenter’s shop,) didn’t help at all to
reveal the “true” identity of this man called Jesus, but it was revealed by
the SPIRIT. If you’re waiting to for flesh and blood to reveal this great
mystery to you, you’ve got a long wait in store. But when the Spirit of Truth
is come, He will lead and guide you into ALL TRUTH as to who you really are!
Have you experienced this unveiling of your true
identity yet? That you really are Christ, the Son of God, the same as Jesus! Or
are you still identifying with the “flesh and blood man?” That is, thinking
this person you call yourself is the “real you” and one day you’ll be
perfected and then God will accept this Son of Manifestation of flesh and blood.
NO, I’ll tell you what happens, flesh and blood CANNOT inherit the Kingdom of
God!
Since we struggle with similar thoughts, I
felt it important to establish the above mentioned struggles because of the
struggle that also I experienced while being awakened as to who I really am. To
the carnal mind, it would at first to seem blasphemous, yet we find Jesus
telling those around him, “know ye not that you are gods.” That is, He was
attempting to explain their true origin. That is, they came from and out of God.
NOT FROM ADAM! But they didn’t believe it then and it still is not believed.
But if you have awakened to your true identity, then further enlightenment is in
order.
Deep Calleth Unto Deep!
We are the temple and body manifestation of the
LIVING GOD. Therefore, every thought originates and proceeds out of the mind and
mouth of God. Don’t jump to conclusions yet! Hear me out! Yet, what manifests
sometimes, is another thing altogether. So what’s the scoop?
"Delight thyself in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart."
"Commit thy way unto Him and He shall bring it to pass."
"When desire comes, it is a tree of life!"
If God is presenting us constantly with many
expressions of Himself, why is it the expression manifested is not God at all?
For example, these very words are being mixed
together with your beliefs and a coloration has already begun to form within
your mind as to whether or not you believe what is being presented. Whereas,
these word are coming from the heart of the Father, yet you perceive them to be
from the mind of a man because of your beliefs or either the lack of believing.
So by what you do or do not believe, you have already “colored” or
“altered” the Word of God. The soil of your heart will only produce what you
will let grow. As long as you keep pulling up what you perceive to be weeds, you
will only reap a harvest of what “you” perceive to be “good” fruit. But
Christ in Jesus said, let them alone and let them grow up together, lest while
you are pulling up what you think is weeds, you may pull up the good also. In
other words, quit eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil!
Another way of saying this is to “agree” with
the Word spoken in your heart. When two agree, that’s you and the Word,
touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by the Father
which is in heaven. How can two walk together except they agree one with the
other? How can two share the same house/body/temple, except they agree one with
the other? How can a man serve two masters, for he will either hate the one and
love the other or vice versa. We have a tendency to go looking for someone
(another person) to “agree” with us about some particular thing. When all
the while God, Christ, and you, are
a majority! For whenever two, even three are gathered “together” in my name
or nature, I’ll be the third in the midst!
You see, God, the Spirit, gives the
thought/desire. You, the body manifestation, agrees. Then the Mind of Christ,
the third in the midst, performs it….using your body to bring it into
manifestation. When followed according to this pattern, God’s desire will be
expressed in the earth and the prayer “thy will be done in earth as it is in
heaven” will be fulfilled. It is not for “man” to do! God will do of and
for His PLEASURE! That’s why we were created. We sing the songs, yet, either,
we do not hear the words we sing, or do not believe what we are singing. “And
for “Thy” pleasure, we were created…..!” Instead we have man doing
“his” thing according to “his” pleasure. Yet the true order of God is
for man to enter into “rest.” That’s not to mean for one to plop down
somewhere. No, not at all! It means
for man to cease from “his” (man’s) labor and LET GOD! Man is not
involved. This is vividly illustrated in the birth of Jesus, the Son of
Manifestation, who embodied the Christ.
The Word from Father came to Mary through an
angel, or a messenger. Please remember that the Bible is NOT a history book. If
we can hear the real words being spoken and not a story told only around
Christmas time, we will find the messenger (angel) speaking in our hearts to our
“Mary.” Our “Mary” is that part of our virgin consciousness that has
never been touched by “man.” That’s the part of us of which this article
is written to and about. It’s the birthing place of all things from God.
It’s the place of planting and conceiving of the incorruptible seed of Christ
within everyone. The virgin soil of your heart, a place where carnal mankind
cannot touch...in other words, no “stinkin thinkin!”
The Word spoken by the messenger simply said you
are going to birth a manifestation of the invisible into this visible world.
This happens many times every day across the world even though many who fulfill
this birthing process have no idea of the reality behind it all. They mostly
believe it is something “they” accomplished, never once realizing they
possess such mighty qualities. Companies are formed, new means of transportation
are discovered, products improved, new
inventions are created, faster computer programs are written, etc, etc,
etc,….all of this is merely the hearing the messenger, conceiving the message,
and birthing the manifestation. Can you hear me. Now the hard part. Man had
nothing to do with it but to manifest it! Just as Mary did absolutely nothing to
conceive the child within her body other than carry that thing within her for
the gestation period and then birth the invisible into visibility. As I heard
one say, when you step into the “light” you cast a shadow. Well, do you?
How? You didn’t do a thing! Yet it happens automatically, just step into the
light and instantly manifestation occurs, without doing anything but obeying the
Voice.
Mary at first was confused. She lived in a world
similar to ours, in other words, we hear the same things she heard and have
similar thoughts, “How can these things be, seeing I have not had physical
relations with a MAN?” She believed as many do today, that man must somehow be
involved in this process to bring a son of manifestation into this world. Yet,
that was the point exactly, MAN is NOT to be involved in this act. This thing is
from the Lord.
Mary was not acting out of unbelief, but just
stuck in the mindset we find ourselves so often in, misunderstanding the spoken
word and trying to “figure it out” for ourselves. By the process of
“Stinkin Thinkin!” But we forget that the carnal mind is enmity with God and
neither can it understand the things of God, nor desire them. God is a spirit
and they that hear, hear with their spiritual ear. They that see, see with their
spiritual eyes. God’s ways and thoughts are much higher that man’s ways and
thoughts.
Now we hear the messenger say something that most
hardly notice. We are so caught up in this marvelous message and miraculous
birth, that there is an obscure little word in the angel’s description of how
this was all to take place that calls attention to the fact that this birth
would accomplish more than one thing. That word is “ALSO.” The angel just
told Mary how she would conceive the child by the Holy Spirit coming upon her
and the Power of the Highest overshadowing her. But then the angel spoke a
message that has remained unheard for the most part. “….ALSO that holy thing
which shall be born of thee shall be called the SON OF GOD”….which we now
know to be the CHRIST! Can you hear that? This few words blatantly stares at us
as to why it has taken so long to recognize the Christ in Jesus. Any time the
word “also” is used it is including another topic relating to the same
thought. You see, this conversation is heard today within our hearts. As the
messenger brings the message of a son of manifestation, whether it be speaking
of a book, an invention, an idea, a word, a object, etc., you will hear
something along these lines.
“Mary (or John, Susie, Henry, Alice, or whatever
your name is), Hail thou that are highly favoured. The Lord is with you, even in
you, the place of where I am speaking. You will conceive in your womb, [that’s
your soul, the woman of you that is highly favored among women (other souls)]
and you will bring forth a Son of Manifestation, that book, or invention, or
idea, etc. And the way it will happen is the Holy Ghost (Spirit) shall come upon
you and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you. [That simply means, the
Spirit will flood your soul with light of the book, or idea, or invention,
whatever the manifestation is to be, and the power of the Highest (Christ) will
bring it to pass or manifest in the earth.] Oh yeah, by the way, this thing that
will come from you, shall be called the Son of God!”
Not by your name, but by Christ! If your name is
to be attached, it will never happen. Then the messenger will tell you about
another one having the same experience, maybe not in the same fashion as you,
but in your eyes, you will be satisfied. Because the other is experiencing the
same happening, that’s the Elisabeth in us, that has been barren, meaning
never produced anything yet that can be called the Son of God!
“For with God nothing shall be impossible.” At
first glance, this verse just merely amplifies the power of God. Yet if we leave
it at that, we will not apply it to ourselves today. And that would be senseless
as well as fruitless! I heard a man explain this verse many years ago and I knew
when I heard it, there was more than I could hear at that time, yet I knew this
verse contain many overlooked truths. If we researched and studied what the
messenger is actually saying we would hear these words:
“No
Word from God is without power to perform it!”
When we get still before the Lord and hear the
“messenger” proclaiming to our virgin heart the message of a birthing about
to take place, we can assuredly go forth and bring that son of manifestation
into visibility without any hesitation or doubt on our part because we realize
that the Word sent from God is NEVER WITHOUT THE POWER TO
PERFORM IT or cause it to come to pass. That’s a powerful
revelation…to those who can hear it!
You see, the “angel/messenger” can be many
things. The “thought/idea/message” can be many things. The
“book/invention/manifestation” can be many things. But when it is come, IT
WILL BE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD! Oh, you don’t understand, for you are still
wondering how a book, invention, idea, etc, can be the Son of God the same way
you have thought Jesus to be the SON OF GOD. You are still calling the
“manifestation” the Son of God when all the while it is the “Son of
Man.” Yet, if you do not perceive the Son of Man embodies (manifests) Christ,
the Son of God, you will probably find yourself siding with the religious order
of Jesus’ day and getting very upset because Jesus was making Himself AS
God….which is what he literally embodied.
Yet Jesus, the manifestation, was only the visible
expression of God. It was not Jesus doing the works of God, it was God himself,
using the visible expression of Jesus’ body. When you understand this, you
will relinquish the life you now live and allow God to manifest Himself in your
body temple. That’s your purpose! You will then understand that the
“book,” “idea,” “invention,” etc., is not of you, but Christ, the
Son of God, is manifesting through you! Then when one reads the “book” or is
blessed by the “idea” or “invention,” then it will not be you that
receives glory, because you will know it was not from you, because you will say,
“Of myself, I CAN DO NOTHING!” But
“THROUGH CHRIST I CAN DO ALL THINGS!” And CHRIST will appear to mankind! Do
you understand, Mr. Reader?
Be encouraged, beloved! When you hear the
messenger speaking to your heart, please KNOW, beyond the shadow of a doubt,
that that WORD contains ALL the necessary ingredients to perform it. You do not
have to stop and try to figure out if it’s possible. You do not have to stop
and try to make it happen. You do not have to stop and “take thought” about
it! JUST DO IT! Have the “Nike” revelation, JUST DO IT! “BE”-COME THE
WORD OF GOD! If you stop and think, or figure, or try to make it happen, I can
promise you, it will not happen. Because this Word cannot be touched by man. If
man can touch it, it is no longer considered VIRGIN SOIL. We have passed beyond
the Holy Place where “man and God” participated together, we are now in the
MOST HOLY PLACE. In this dimension it is no longer “man and God” but ALL
GOD! It will come “through” you but not “from you!” It will be GOD! Can
you hear me? Let me give you an example of how this works in a “literal”
visible world.
I heard this example given by a messenger of God
that was sent my way several years ago. I call this person a messenger since I
now understand a little better what an angel really is and does. This man was
one of the ones who was used by God to open my eyes to the stark reality of
truth. It was not someone I was looking for, I did not even know who or where he
came from, he just appeared upon the scene in my life. I cannot say I have ever
had a conversation or even seen this man in person, yet I know beyond a shadow
of a doubt, he was sent by God to speak a message in my heart, just as Gabriel
was sent to speak a word to Mary. Whether one hears the message or not, I cannot
tell, all I know is I heard it. This particular brother related an incident that
happened to him and it greatly describes for us the above truths being
manifested for us to understand the nature of our inheritance.
He pastured a large church in Texas several years
ago and it was during this pastorate that this event happened. He said that one
Sunday morning he received news that a church’s roof, on the other side of
town, had collapsed due to several days of rain. The next morning when he
arrived at his church, he noticed there were trucks surrounding the building
with little yellow lights on top flashing away. He became concerned as to what
was going on and after finding the man in charge and so on, he discovered the
church whose roof had collapsed the previous day, had the same engineers who had
also designed his building. Furthermore, the man from the building department
informed him that there was about three feet of water standing on top of his
building and if they didn’t get in off, that roof would collapse also. It was
never dreamed when the building was designed that they would ever have that much
rainfall in such a short period of time and the roof was designed to hold the
water, but not 3-4 feet deep!
The chief engineer from the city told him that
they had a plan and needed his approval to implement the plan and get the water
off the roof because it was about to rain again. He told them to go for it.
During the six hours it took to implement the
plan, the Lord spoke to him and said, “I’m going to show you my
sovereignty.” He told him to just stand there and watch. When they pulled
those sleeves up out of the tar to let the water loose, the Lord asked him a
question. “Did the downspouts work?” He said, “Yes!” The Lord asked him
again, “Did the downspouts work?” Once again he said, “Yes!” Again for
third time the Lord asked him, “Did the downspouts work?” In exasperation he
decided to try another answer, since the other one didn’t seem to work. “No!
They didn’t work!” he replied. “Right,” said the Lord, “they didn’t
do any work at all, they merely functioned!” As quick as lighting revelation
came and hopefully you see yourself the purpose of our being here. It’s not to
“work” but merely to “function.” To be the vessel through which the
“work” of removing the water off the roof can “function!”
We can find these examples everywhere. Electricity is probably the best example one could ever hope to come across. Electricity is invisible yet many, many devices are powered by this invisible force. Those devices do not work, they only function. They express the power behind them. Take away the power and what happens? Absolutely nothing. Is the device capable of “working” on its own? Can the device even function on its own? NOT HARDLY! Without the force of electricity behind it all, just like the Spirit of God behind it all, all those devices become useless, the same with us, take away that life force behind mankind and the same thing would happen! The smallest light would never burn as well as the largest motor if the invisible force of electricity never flowed “through” the piece of equipment. Electricity is known as A/C current. That’s not air conditioning either! It stands for alternating current. That simply means the power is flowing both ways! It comes from the Father and returns to the Father! How much better example do you want? So we need to take our places and allow the Spirit to “flow” through us and express this invisible God to the visible world!
So what are you waiting for? What is the desire of
your heart? Do you perceive that desire to be yours, or God’s? I hope you are
beginning to see! For as long as you perceive the thoughts and desires within
you as yours, God cannot be manifested. In order to understand this more fully,
I must return to the seed thought of the old broken down house. As I pondered
the condition of this deserted house, God began to reveal the how’s and
why’s of its demise. It is the same with our lives.
“There’s Nobody Home!” A simpler way of
explaining that statement can be found within an old adage we have recited for
many years, yet to some it may be new. “Whatever we focus our attention upon,
we become.” The Bible states it this way, “Out of the abundance of the heart
the mouth speaks.” I heard a lady speak it this way, “What you love the most
is what you’ll do the most.”
To understand all these different sayings that
sound alike, yet different, one must become aware that within himself is a
“consciousness” or a “knowing” that is our true life. It is actually
better known as the “Mind of Christ.” Let this mind “BE” in you that was
in Christ Jesus. That’s not to say it’s not there and you need to go out and
find it, but rather “let” or leave behind, forsake, refrain, etc, from
“your” mind and “BE” the Christ mind ruling and reigning your heart. To
accomplish that, one must first realize this mind is already present within you,
not something you must go out and find somewhere. Jesus described this process
as losing your life you will find life. In other words, by the death of your
mind at the place of the “skull,” you will find the in-exhaustive,
everlasting life of Christ.
When one recognizes this “consciousness”
within, it becomes most obvious that the “river of life” has been
discovered. The operations of Kingdom living proceeds from this dimension of
consciousness. All of life is sustained by the invisible forces of this realm.
As one begins to hear and obey the Voice speaking from the throne-room of this
consciousness, life is realized, promoted, sustained, and wonderful. When this
consciousness is withdrawn from its attention, life ceases to exist and the
visible manifestation begins to melt away. That was the answer that has now
become understood when the Spirit spoke those words, “There’s nobody
home.” In other words, the attention has been withdrawn from the consciousness
of its life source, therefore, the visible manifestation was in the actual act
of “de-materializing” in front of my eyes! If you can hear this, you will
begin to realize why the scriptures say, It’s not by might, nor by power, but
BY MY SPIRIT…!” We’ve been looking for might and power when all the while
the source of all things was nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thy heart!
When one begins to understand this consciousness
within, you realize the Kingdom of God is within you just as Jesus said. You
further begin to realize that you hold the keys to hell and the grave, as well
as the power of life and death, sickness and health, and poverty and prosperity.
Even more so, you realize that it is ALL GOD who is working, willing,
expressing, doing, healing, helping, loving, caring, and a million more
attributes we cannot even begin to describe. The realization of all this is the
key, that is, it all comes from and out of your body/temple. You’re where God
decided to call home! If you have him somewhere else, then you need to check the
address again, for He is nigh you, even in your mouth and in your heart! And
He’s waiting for you to recognize and acknowledge His presence within you. I
stand at your heart’s door and knock. KNOCK< KNOCK< KNOCK>
When you open the door, I will come in and sup with you and you with me!
Acknowledge God in ALL things and He shall direct your paths.
It is confusing to a new-born to understand the
difference between “thoughts” and this “consciousness” of which we
speak. The reason being, the same facility is being used….your mind! It is
through the “saving”or restoration of the soul that you come to the
awareness of this consciousness within you.
He restoreth my soul! That simply means to return
back to the place I once was, to the glory I had before the foundation of the
earth. Nowhere is it commanded that the “spirit” needs salvation, neither
the body manifestation! But rather it is the soul that must be restored to its
former glory. That is the oneness with Spirit as we seen in the beginning with
Adam, and God called “them” Adam! Not Adam and Eve! But Adam! Adam
representing PURE SPIRIT and Eve representing the SOUL, the womb of man
reproducing PURE SPIRIT in conjunction with and in subjection to the SPIRIT MAN
called ADAM! This is the place of “restoration” David was referring to when
he stated, “He restoreth my soul.” Adam, PURE SPIRIT MAN, operated out of
this consciousness of which we speak.
Maybe an easier term would be a “knowing.” Eve
operating independently of SPIRIT sought after a “feeling” instead of
knowing. This “feeling” is what we know as the five senses, only acquired by
eating the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Whereas the “knowing” only
eats of the Tree of Life. When you perceive this knowing of which I’m
speaking, you partake of the Tree of LIFE only! You no longer desire the Tree of
Knowledge of Good and Evil. Our thinking process of trying within ourselves to
“work” out our problems by knowledge gained from eating of the Tree of
Knowledge is the process of thought that Jesus said to not do…Take no thought!
You do not have to try to think about it, for the answer is within you, every
answer is already there! Can you hear me?
We have come to understand that the soul consists of our mind, will, and emotions. All of these must return to the place of submission to Spirit. All of these also make up the part of us that we believe ourselves to be. This is the part of us that must die! The soul that sinneth shall surely die! In the day that you eat of it, you shall surely die. This dying is the death of your mind, your will, and your emotions, or in other words, YOUR LIFE! This is Calvary! Where this mind was crucified! If you will lose your life, you shall find it, what is the it? LIFE! Christ LIFE!
This is the inheritance of the Sons of God! Ruling
and reigning WITH CHRIST. That’s not meaning “John” and “Paul” ruling
together, but CHRIST ruling through your body/temple. You are dead! For I am
crucified WITH CHRIST, yet not I but CHRIST lives in me! For we know it is
senseless to try and change “Adam,” the process we have spent years and
years trying to perfect. It is time to realize that Adam died over 2000 years
ago on a cross outside of Jerusalem. I encourage you to put on your breastplate
of righteousness and know your right standing with God.
May the Spirit of Truth quicken these words to your spirit!
The
Treasure Hunter