The Mission of GOD on earth is the interpretation of Love. Few people, even among the religious, know the true meaning of Love. Love has never been truly exemplified on earth, in its true and broader sense. FATHER teaches us that love is the expression of giving, and this is verified in this great expression: "GOD so loved the world that HE gave His Only Begotten Son to the world, for its redemption."
Love in its minutest aspect, was brought to our consideration on this day in this very significant lesson, and the subject of yesterdays Message is continued herewith. FATHER spoke "good manners" into expression and love for one another by being as considerate for another in the way of sharing our daily blessings with each other, as we are thoughtful of ourselves. This is love in its true sense, as it is pointed out to us herein by Our Great Teacher, the Dean of the Universe whose watchful eye sees all we do. Our Great Redeemer, we thank THEE.
(The foregoing statements are those of the transcriber, after which FATHER speaks a follows:) (Just prior to the Message which is a very informative and worth-while lesson, FATHER sang after the testimony of one, the following little song:)
"If you try to hide from ME,
If you try to hide from ME,
You cannot be happy
If you try to hide from ME.
"If you try to hide from ME,
If you try to hide from ME,
You cannot stay happy
If you try to hide from ME.
"When you try to hide from ME,
You are hiding from your life,
Oh, you cannot be happy
If you try to hide from ME.
"When you try to hide from ME,
You will hide from your Christ,
Oh, you cannot be happy
If you try to hide from ME.
"If you try to hide from ME,
You will hide from your health,
Oh, you cannot stay healthy
If you try to hide from ME.
"If you try to hide from ME,
Oh, you cannot be happy
If you try to hide from ME."
Peace Everyone:
("Peace FATHER Dear!" exclaimed the great multitude.)
That little composition, I brought it for the consideration of those of you MY hearers, Co-workers, Followers and friends as a Message to you I AM conveying.
"If you try to hide from GOD,
You will hide from your life. You cannot stay happy
If you try to hide from ME."
As I said yesterday, there are those who pretend to be MY Followers, who claim to know who I AM; they claim that I can save their souls and bodies from destruction, and they claim to trust ME to that degree, yea to that extent, and yet they cannot trust ME for a piece of meat.
If you are of ME, you will not take more than one piece on your plate at a time; for if it is necessary for it to be passed again, it can and it will be reserved. The dishes will be replenished and you can be generously served if you care to.
I mention that, because after speaking of it yesterday, there were many packages unearthed and brought to the surface. Some were even carried to MY Office, where some had taken as much as seven or eight pieces of chicken, apparently, and could not eat it, or did not eat it, and they had it wrapped up in paper, talking about, "This is this one's dinner and that one's dinner." Can you not see the dishonesty and the mistrust that they have in the Abundance of the Fullness, as GOD is the Source and the Supply and GOD is Present at all times?
Why should you be as a rat carrying a whole lot of stuff in a crack or in a hole. Hereafter, all of you will know, yourselves, and you will know others who are of ME, and who are not of ME, so far as those things are concerned. Ye shall be weighed in the balances and GOD through HIS Condescension, has the balances in HIS Hand.
Again, as I mentioned the other day, there shall be no more murmuring and quarreling or disagreeing about seats. Now if any of you wish to do those things, go on the outside and do it, and do not return again. We shall have a Righteous Government; but remember, "Judgment first begins at the House of GOD." Aren't you glad? Those who do any of those things, it matters not how high they may jump, or it matters not how loud they may holler; if they shout to the top of their voices, you may know they are not of ME.
If you desire to be of ME, clean up from all of that dishonesty, incompetence and untruth, and mistrust which you have in ME, and learn to trust GOD. If you do not know Who I AM, merely trust GOD even as GOD is, even as you should if you did know Who I AM. I say this because there are those who are not conscious of GOD'S Actual Presence. They can trust HIM in a great measure.
If you can trust the invisible GOD as your protection, as your support, as your source and your supply, without the knowledge of GOD'S Actual Presence, then those of MY Followers who claim to know ME Personally, should trust ME equivalently, even more in expression than those who do not know ME Personally.
Now if you know ME, if you love ME, if you believe in ME even , you will trust ME, and will not be dishonest enough to try to do things, say things, act ways at MY Personal Absence that you would not do in MY Personal Presence.
Jot these thoughts down in your consideration, and remember them, for they may be helpful in the time of need: unless you do obey, you will see definitely, you will need MY Protection shortly and very shortly. I thank you.
Peace Everyone: ("Peace FATHER Dear!" again greeted the children and others.)
I stand to think, to give you to think, to give you a sight— a thought to think. I stress it, I bring it forth into expression. I cause you to think it, and I cause you to consider it; therefore, if you wish to, you may take it along with you. I thank you.
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