FATHER DIVINE - Rockland Palace, New York City - Abundance
As the question has been asked many, many times: "Where does FATHER DIVINE get so much money from?" this priceless Sermon is the answer to all such queries concerning FATHER's wealth. It is written:
"The earth is the LORD'S and the fullness thereof.
"The cattle on a thousand hills are Mine saith the Lord."
Read this priceless Sermon FATHER gave in interpretation of the old familiar composition sung back in Christendom,
"My FATHER is rich in houses and land, HE holdeth the wealth of the world in HIS Hand!"
FATHER explains profoundly the mystery of GOD'S wealth and the magnetism to attract and draw same. Take into consideration the Gems of Wisdom contained herein that you might rightfully be an heir and joint heir with Christ who actually holds the wealth of the world in His Hands!
We thank YOU, Almighty GOD!
(The foregoing statements are those of the transcriber, and the following is the composition sung preceding FATHER'S Sermon:)
FATHER DIVINE - Rockland Palace, New York City - Abundance
"My FATHER is rich in houses and land,
He holdeth the wealth of the world in his hand;
Of rubies and diamonds, of silver and gold.
His coffers are full; He has riches untold!
I'm a child of the King, I'm a child of the King;
With FATHER my Savior, I'm a child of the King!"
(FATHER speaks as follows:)
Peace, Everyone! We all heard that little song a little while ago, something about the richness of GOD, and I heard you say,
"HE holdeth the wealth of the world in HIS Hands."
By interpretation you might consider GOD holds the wealth of all creation under His Control and in and under His Jurisdiction! Is it not an abstract expression of something greater bigger and better than man can tell you, other than this of which is being manifested, that controls the universe at large?
Oh, how glorious it is to realize, GOD holds the wealth of the world in HIS hands! In other words, in and under HIS control! Aren't you glad! It is something that causes some thing or things— certain things to be wealthy. The value of anything is the wealth of it in expression and its worth, but its value, at least its value. GOD holds the wealth of the world in HIS hands under HIS control; even you— all of your power, your energy, your mentality, your understanding, your mind and your attention, all that you have as an expression of your value, in short, your wealth, whatsoever you are worth, GOD holds it under HIS control.
And truly did I say by that little composition:
"HE holdeth the wealth of the world in HIS hands."
But it was left without interpretation. I find it essential and justifiable to place the interpretation, to give you the significance of the mystery of the wealth of anything. Aren't you glad! HE holds the wealth— whatsoever the world is worth— in HIS hands, and whatsoever you are worth in all of your value; which is life, mentality, spirituality and love and devotion, ideas and opinions, all of the wealth of the individual under the jurisdiction of HIM WHO liveth forever!
Therefore, truly GOD is wealthy, for HE owns you and yours and has you under HIS control and HE owns each and every other one and theirs, and has both it and them under HIS control. Then HE holds the wealth of the world in HIS hands, the essence and the substance of both it and them; and when you lose the essence and the substance, you have truly lost HIM! Take these thoughts to consideration and you will see the Mystery of the wealth of which I AM now speaking in abundance, more than you can imagine, the essence and the substance and the wealth; in short, the value of everything. Isn't that wonderful?
You would not be here tonight if the value of you was not here— whatsoever you are worth and all of your wealth being under GOD'S control; and you are here because you have been drawn, because of the wealth of you being put forth into expression. It is the magnetism that truly is the center of attraction. It is wonderful! And it attracts and draws that of its own kind as gravitation attracts and draws things to the earth as it is earth bound, that of the earth's own kind.
I AM attracting you! I AM drawing you, for I have the wealth of you, the very essence and the substance of humanity, the life and the energy and the mentality! Aren't you glad! HE holds the wealth of the world in HIS hands, but by interpretation it has been explained! HE holdeth that Love that created all things by HIM Who liveth, and that love and that life and that mind, in other words, this of which I AM speaking; but as to one speaking of another, I say that, but I could have said, to ME it is this! To you it is that, the wealth of the universe, Love beyond measure! Unbounded Love!
I heard you say that one has said by inspiration and by composition,
"Great GOD. THY Love has no bounds!"
The wealth of the universe! And with this wealth of which I AM now speaking, You can be rich in Virtue, in Brotherhood, in Honesty, in Competence and in Truth! Such a wealth in storehouse for you; wealth that is incorruptible; a wealth that is undefiled; absolutely untouched by prejudice, maliciousness and untouched by violence; untouched by savagery; untouched by all brutality; for it is incorruptible, undefiled; it is Perfect, untouched and un-reached! Aren't you glad!
Therefore, live in this recognition and you will be filled continually with enthusiasm and your cup will continue to run over with joy; for I have charged the atmosphere in which we live with Brotherhood, with Virtue, Honesty and Peace and it will make you supernaturally rich in these things mentioned and rich in them! Every thing that is material or necessary from a material point of view will come to you!
Produce the desirableness of the desirable from a mental point of view and whatsoever may be most greatly desired by the conscious mentality of humanity will come to you. That is why this Truth will make you wealthy! If you desire health, it will attract and draw it. Even if you do not desire it, it will attract and draw it, for it is magnetism for health and all desirable expressions for all GOD'S Creation!
Then it is marvelous, is it not? It is in itself attractive and conductive, it will attractive and it will draw it to it, whatsoever it may be that is desired. The reason people do not get whatsoever they may desire, it is because they do not produce the desirableness of the desirable. Produce the Magnet and magnetism, and it will attract and draw its own kind to you! Aren't you glad! The earth will attract and draw anything of its own kind to itself, and you, if you produce the necessary magnetism, which is the desirableness of the desirable and that desirableness which is the magnetism; for whatsoever is desired, it will attract it and draw it automatically if you live Soberly, Righteously and Godly and remain susceptive and expressive where you can express it as well as accept it; you will reflect it and you will manifest it and you also will attract it!
Just look at the beautiful everything! Truly might one have declared by composition:
"Beautiful isle of somewhere!"
He may have thought of an island some place out on the south seas where he could get the beautiful— if in expression, by the sense of feeling— pleasant heavenly breeze, but this is it of which he was speaking! I may be surrounded by the people as the waters of the sea, yet the Island is lifted above the seas and above the sea billows that roll! "Beautiful isle of somewhere!" Aren't you glad!
Then produce it and bring it to fruition and develop it in consciousness as well as in expression. Transmit it to others as you live it, and tell it and others will get it through concentration and all will be affected by their great supernatural superlative Contagion, for it is contagious!
"Beautiful isle of somewhere!"
The desirableness of the desirable! Then truly when you produce it and bring it to fruition, if you have that desirableness that will satisfy the desires of those who desire, then you are wealthy and super-wealthy, for you have the wealth of the wealthy and the desirableness of the desirable and that which they desire, for it is the wealth of the person in question that has desired something. You have the value of it and of them and of the something they are desiring, for whatsoever they would be willing to pay for that something, you have the desirableness of the desirable and that which they desire, therefore, you will attract and draw that which you have desired and that which they have desired without money nd without price!
Then you are wealthy, aren't you? You have something that came not by the will of man, neither by the will of the blood! Aren't you glad! I think I had better stop! But it is so beautiful and so beautifully exhibited as I have transmitted it without speaking it! Just look at the Beauty of GOD exemplified, the Beauty of GOD reincarnated and reproduced as it is materialized and personified, and you are the exemplification and personification of it in question! It causes you to feel good! It causes you to think good! It produces everything your heart can desire!
Therefore, truly it is the wealth of all creation and GOD holds it all under HIS Own jurisdiction, ready for the display of it and to put it into expression as you are worthy and in readiness to to receive it. It is beautiful then. Whatsoever you are expressing at this instance while concentrating in this direction, it is it of which I AM expressing and that which I have put forth into action; it must be the wealth of something that is in question when you are filled with such enthusiasm and have your Satisfying Portion and millions of others have it!
Then your FATHER must be rich in houses and lands! Material houses and material land will come forth into expression, undisturbed! Aren't you glad! Whatsoever it is, the desirableness of the desirable will produce it, for you desire it,and it will come forth into expression undisturbed! Aren't you glad!Whatsoever it is, the desirableness of the desirable will produce it, for you desired it, and it will come forth into expression, for the rightful desire in the rightful place and person will attract it and draw it! I thank you.
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