FATHER DIVINE in The Bible Institute of
Unity Mission Church, Philadelphia, PA
This beautiful and soul-stirring Sermon is filled with inspiring and uplifting Words of Spirit and Life direct from the Holy Heart of GOD ALMIGHTY, FATHER DIVINE! Truly is HE contagionizing the universe to-day with Americanism, Brotherhood, Christianity, Democracy and Judaism as Synonymous and bringing forth into practical reality the Symbol of the Flag of the Free in every land and country the world over!
Read, therefore, this glorious Sermon and you too will be enlightened with the marvelous thoughts contained herein. Truly it is being felt throughout the earth this marvelous change and mankind is coming into the earnest recognition and realization of GOD's Actual Presence in their midst, bringing forth into tangible reality His Righteous Administration!
Almighty GOD, we truly Thank Thee for Thy Condescension!
(The foregoing statements are those of the transcriber, after which is firstly transcribed the inspirational composition referred to by FATHER, shortly after which FATHER arose to speak.)
We will keep the flag of Liberty waving high,
By living our Constitution and our Bill of Rights
By fearlessly standing for the rights of every man
By establishing Justice and Truth as real Americanism
Through expressing a citizenry of true Democracy
We have the force of Power that's International Victory !
Eventually the symbol of the Flag of the Free
Shall be seen in every land
Americanism, Christianity, Democracy
FATHER DIVINE Speaks as follows:
Peace, Everyone: Here we all are again, there I sit and stand! In the Unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose I AM unifying the children of men all over this wide extended plane! And in keeping with one of our most recent compositions you heard us sing just a few minutes ago,
'Eventually the symbol of the Flag of the Free
Shall be seen in every land,
Americanism, Christianity, Democracy!'
That symbol of the Flag of the Free, it is put forth into expression where the Golden Rule is accepted! The symbol of the Flag and even Old Glory flies in Japan and in the South American Countries, in Europe and in Australia and Switzerland and even in Germany to-day! It is a privilege to realize it transcends the barriers of limitation! The Symbol of the Flag of the Free shall eventually be seen in Every Land, and all the Kindred of the Earth Universally shall taste and see that the LORD is Good!
Coming through the different channels of expression to bring Life, Liberty and the Reality of Happiness, we find these Qualities of Good are now being established!
For this cause we do rejoice and we are happy to present to you and the world at large a slight sketch and a reflection of a percent of a fraction of a grain of what I AM doing all over this wide extended plane! Eventually there will be no more divisibility, there will be no more so-called races and colors, for in the beginning of the creation they were all of One Language and of One Speech and there was no division among them! And it is written Scripturally otherwise,
'Let there be no division among you!'
I AM bringing about the amalgamation of all Nations, all languages, all Tongues
and of all People, and I AM causing humanity to be Conscious of GOD's Actual
Presence and not just a supposition!
You have imagined GOD's Presence as Something, at times, as an invisible Ecstasy, but not realizing it was as Real and Practical and Profitable as you are! GOD must be reckoned in business, profession, labor and trade and must be recognized so vividly until the Presence of GOD will be Tangibilated and observed Personified and realized, for GOD is the ESSENCE of LIFE universally, with or without a Personality! That is the mystery!
But oh, how glorious it is to realize, that which you once merely surmised has been materialized and personified, so that all mankind might realize and not only just merely surmise GOD is a Living Reality, made Real, Tangible and Practical, and has become to be a Living Factor in Every Activity!
One writer said,
'In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will direct thy paths!'
GOD is reckoning and considering you as you consider Him! I said, in all of your
ways if you will acknowledge Him, GOD will acknowledge you in whatsoever you
may say or do! It is Wonderful!
It is a privilege top live in such a recognition where the Spirit of GOD's Presence is no longer a supposition, for the Word has been made flesh! The Spirit has been Personified! The Spirit is a Person and no longer a supposition! Aren't you glad! So long as you observe the Principle of Mathematics merely as a Principle but not personified and not personally realized, it was just the Principle of Mathematics, but when it was personified and when it was realized by the Personifier of that Principle, it was no longer just a Principle but it was a Mathematician! the personification of the knowledge and expertness of the Principle put into operation
GOD in the midst of you is no longer just an invisible Principle! The Principle of Mathematics is no longer just something as a saying but the Principle has been made Real by the Personification of that Principle in the personages of Humanity! Therefore, the Principle is no longer as the earth was in the beginning of the creation void and without form. The Principle has been formed! Can you not see the mystery ? It is no longer void and without form!
The earth was void and without form but GOD did say:
'Let dry land appear!'
Dry land appeared, and as dry land appeared it was no longer invisible and intangible,
it was no longer impractical and unprofitable. It became Productive and Producive!
Can you not see the mystery ?
GOD, in the midst of this people is no longer a Spirit, a supposition, but made a Living Reality!
'The Word was made Flesh and dwelt among us," one declared, "and we beheld His Glory as that of the only begotten of the FATHER, full of Grace and of Truth!'
Because of you beholding Something so visibilated and materialized, yea, Personified
as well as Tangibilated,
'Of all of His Fullness have all we received, Grace for Grace!'
Then I say, I AM taking you into the Recognition and the Realization of that invisible and the invisibilization of that intangible GOD PERSONIFIED so that you might realize that which was once merely surmised is no longer hid! GOD cannot hide! GOD is now Realized in every Activity, in all of your business, labor and trade, for truly this is GOD's Administration and GOD alone shall reign! ("So true, Lord!" verified the assembly.)
I know there are those who do not desire to recognize GOD in business, profession, labor and trade, but GOD is the Author and the Finisher of all things and they all must recognize HIM! And because of such a Conviction automatically matters are adjusted satisfactorily! You need not even observe MY original Composition as a Declaration and a Prediction, but when you are conscious of GOD's Presence, with or without the motto or prediction, things will work automatically satisfactorily! See the mystery ?
So then it is a privilege! You can see all over the world things are breaking for the good of humanity universally! When they become conscious of GOD's Presence, realizing that GOD is with them, even without the motto and the interpretation of the Scripture when they believe GOD is with them, automatically things begin to adjust themselves satisfactorily and humanity begins to realize things are not as they used to be and things are not so adverse as they once had been, because it is a MIRACULOUS change taking place in the hearts and lives of the children of men, and even the inanimate things of life will begin to work harmoniously, peacefully and pleasantly, and will work systematically and will obey you!
Why should not inanimate things be as obedient as the animalistic kingdom or as you expect man to be ? the most perfect specimen of the animal kingdom! You expect man to be obedient! Master the material and inanimate things so systematically and so harmoniously with your mentality and your consciousness of GOD's Presence until your glasses and pitchers will not break! You will not have any trouble! That is what I AM talking about!
GOD will cause the inanimate things of Life to work systematically and harmoniously for you because YOU ARE Conscious of GOD's Presence and are living thus accordingly! Not anything will work inharmoniously (Aren't you glad!) Because GOD is the Motivating Force that moves the Universe, visible and invisible, tangible and intangible, animated and inanimate things of life! Aren't you glad ? That is what I AM talking about! Making GOD a Living REALITY and no longer Something just imaginary!
You have prayed,
'Let THY Kingdom come and THY Will be done!'
Some of you have said by interpretation "in earth", and at times you
say "on earth as it is in heaven "! Bring all of the controlling Power
of the Omnipotent One down on the earth plane to control all living and all of
those things that are not living, for I did hear you say by the Apostle' Creed:
'I believe in GOD, the FATHER ALMIGHTY,
Maker of Heaven and Earth, and in HIS Only
Begotten Son Who was conceived by the Holy
Ghost and born of the Virgin Mary, suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and
buried, descended to (you know where it said!)
But on the third day He arose from the grave (or
from the dead) from thence (or from whence)
He came to judge the quick (or the living) and
the dead!'
GOD has something to do with the Dead as well as the Living those things that do not have animate life and things with which you have to do! If you have something to do with the material things of life GOD will have something to do with them too!
It is written in your Scripture, yea, your Gospel,
'Behold, we put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us and we turn their whole body about!'
Can you not see the mystery ? Then put the bit into the mouth of things, in the
control of things with which you have to do and the things you are concerned,
and turn the whole body about, and everything will work out all right! I thank
you!
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