Truth and Righteousness Must Prevail

For It Is According to the Scripture, Fulfilling the Word Exactly as It Is Written. —FATHER DIVINE

FATHER DIVINE'S MESSAGE at the NEW STAR CASINO, 107th STREET BETWEEN LEXINGTON and PARK AVENUES, NEW YORK CITY
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28th, 1932 A.D.F.D. EVENING SESSION

 

FATHER and MOTHER DIVINE

FATHER and MOTHER DIVINE

 

At the evening session of the New Star Casino, FATHER sang the following song preceding HIS Message:

 

"So many blessings, you cannot count them all.
So many blessings, you cannot count them all.
You cannot count them all.

"One Million, one Billion, one Trillion, Quadrillion, Quintillion, Sextillion, Septillion, Octillion, Duo-decillion, Decillion, and Decillion of Decillions of blessings, etc."

 

It is Wonderful! When the last speaker spoke of the blessings, I thought of that. I hear so many of those of you that have been even in our midst saying, "Count your many blessings, name them one by one, Count your many blessings, see what God has done." But we are privileged to know that there are so many blessings, you cannot count them all.  I have so many blessings, you cannot count them.  It is Wonderful!  I said one million blessings, and even you cannot count them, and that is a little more than "Ten thousand blessings in His hand to satisfy the poor."

 

Limitless Blessings Where Accountants Left Off

The song that you all, many of you have heard, I believe you all have heard that old familiar hymn, "Ten thousand blessings in His hand, to satisfy the poor." But in modern times, in this very day, we are privileged to know that there are millions of blessings, and every day they are multiplied by as many more.  We are privileged to know that there are billions of blessings, and every day they are multiplied by as many more.  And we are also glad to know that there are trillions of blessings, and they are multiplied by as many more. We know that there are quadrillions of blessings, and they are multiplied by as many more.  And we know that there are quintillions of blessings, and they are multiplied by as many more.  We know that there are sextillions of blessings, and they are multiplied by as many more.   And we know that there are septillions of blessings, and they are multiplied by as many more.  Then we know that there are octillions of blessings, and we find that they are multiplied by as many more.  And we counted up to duo-decillions, and we find that they are multiplied by as many more.  Then we counted up to decillions of blessings, and they are multiplied by as many more.

So the majority of the accountants left off at that place.  It is Wonderful. But we did go on to say, there are septi-decillions of blessings.  And then we said, septi-decillions times septi-decillions times septi-decillions. And we left off about that time.  It is Wonderful!  We discontinued there, for there were so many blessings that they could not be counted, and that is what thousands and millions of people are going after.   It is Wonderful!  The limitless blessings that are in storehouse for one and for all—limitless blessings!  It is indeed Wonderful! That's why I said that in modern times we do not say there are "Ten thousand blessings in His hand ..." We heard that song years ago, and some of you did not actually know that there were decillions of decillions of ". .. blessings in His hand, to satisfy the poor."  It is Wonderful!

 

Praise the Multiplier

We are privileged to know that tonight, to rejoice in the fullness of the consciousness of all good things, also to know that just beyond your highest affirmation lie the fields of endless joy beyond degrees.  We are privileged to know that if you affirm, GOD will confirm, and if you ask, GOD will give, and if you give GOD thanks, GOD will increase.  And if you praise GOD as much as I do, if you do praise GOD as much as I do, GOD will multiply your blessings and you will not have room to receive them.  These are actual facts!  They are facts and figures that are too stout to be denied.  It is Wonderful!  When you praise GOD, you are multiplying that which you are praising HIM for.

 

Materialized Spirit Brought Materialization of All Things

Judge not with sight, nor with hearing, but judge with a righteous judgment.  If you ask for anything, whatsoever you ask for, realize within yourself that it comes forth by faith and not by sight, and it is given unto you by faith and not by sight, for the Kingdom of Heaven, or the Kingdom of GOD cometh not with observation.  It is Wonderful!  You cannot observe the things that are first given to you from GOD.  They first came forth mentally and spiritually until GOD materializes them by the material development of the Spirit in your consciousness.   Through the material development of the Spirit in your consciousness, and by your realizing that GOD HIMSELF was materialized, you will tend to produce and recreate that which you visualize, and bring it into actuality, yea, in and on the material plane that you may be able to partake of it and enjoy such blessings from a material standpoint of view.

Now we enjoy the abundance of the fullness of all good things mentally, spiritually, materially and otherwise, if there be any other.  We enjoy such by our recognition of GOD being firstly Spirit, and having materialized HIMSELF to materialize everything else that we may desire.   GOD was first Spirit, but HE materialized HIMSELF, according to the Word.  It is Wonderful! Materializing HIMSELF was a pre-evidence of the materialization of all things that are brought into your conscious realization by the Spirit of the living GOD.

 

Must Have Faith

For this cause we can actually say and we can actually see the abundance of the fullness of all good things, whatsoever may be desired by you, brought into material manifestation or outer expression, and here it is.  You have beautiful homes.  Now just look at the beautiful homes, the beautiful mansions that you are living in.  It is Wonderful!  It is Wonderful!  Just the same as here a few months or a few years ago, you could not see this beautiful hall of worship.   But I see the abundance of all good things— everything that is desirable here and now, just waiting for your faith to enable you, in going out in MY Name, to reach out and partake of the limitless blessings that are in storehouse for you.  It is Wonderful!

Raise your consciousness to contact the Christ Consciousness and you will stand abundantly free.

"If you will say to yonder sycamine tree, be thou plucked up and be cast into the depths of the sea, it will obey thee"


because you have such great faith in ME!  It is Wonderful!  Do not marvel at this place, or at any other place that we have at our disposal or at our service.

"The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof."


But you must have faith to realize, firstly, that you are a child of GOD. Realize that you are a child of GOD and an heir of GOD and a joint heir with Christ.  That is far off from the reality of what you actually are.  It is Wonderful!

 

Of All of His Fullness Have You Received

I say, to realize that you are a child of GOD, heirs of GOD, and joint heirs with Christ—that is far away from the reality of what you actually are, for it is closer than that, as being a child of GOD and as a joint heir with Christ.  It is Wonderful!  Why is it closer?  Because John declared in his records—he said,

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God,"


and the Word was materialized—made flesh.

". . . and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and of truth." "And of all of his fullness ..."


not part of it, but

". .. of all of his fullness, have all we received, grace for grace."


Of all of his fullness!

Then why should you go around just like you are just one heir among many?  Why don't you act just like I do, just like you are the only heir of the Father, and the Father willed you everything?

"And we beheld" that glory, "his glory, as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and of truth."

It is Wonderful! Realize that you are as the only begotten of the Father,


"for of all of his fullness," not part of it, but

"of all of his fullness, have all we received, grace for grace."

It didn't say, you received part of it, but "of all of his fullness"  Then each one of you should act just as if though you are the only begotten of the Father, and the Father has willed you everything He has, for the mortal mind says they don't see the Father. Since the mortal mind doesn't see the Father, why then you act just like you are the only begotten of the Father. It is Wonderful! It is Wonderful!

 

Rise Above as Eagles

"Therefore, being justified by faith, you have peace with God through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."


Your faith is the victory that overcomes, or,

"This is the victory that overcometh the world, even your faith."


It is Wonderful! You overcome every obstacle or every adverse or undesirable condition, and you rise to higher heights. When the storms and the winds begin to rise, why you will be as the eagle, you will rise above them.  It is Wonderful!  You know I have often said—and you all, MY coworkers and those of you that participate in these meetings—you realize that with ME in reality, every knock is a boost!  It is Wonderful!   It is Wonderful!

 

Opposers Put Out of Business

Joshua and Caleb in their day, when they spied the Promised Land, they were not as those others that had gone over and saw men as giants over there; they said they only looked like grasshoppers. Now in this great universe of ours, in opposition, if there be any opposition, of all of the kingdoms of the world—I AM not speaking about a little gnat's egg, I AM talking about all the kingdoms of the world, and every kingdom, the same as the kingdom of the United States—if they would try to oppose ME, to ME it is a gnat. It is Wonderful!

Then I say, the gnats, the little gnats of the human kingdoms of the world and their filthy eggs, their filthy eggs which are their little organizations and societies, such as political Parties, and their, organizations that would—if they would oppose ME—would be nothing more than gnats and their eggs! It is Wonderful! It is Wonderful! And then think about some little insignificant, some little insignificant person, or some little insignificant organization, or some little insignificant society, or some little insignificant gnat's egg of a newspaper. It is Wonderful! It is Wonderful! I say, a little insignificant gnat's egg of a newspaper that will try to knock ME, I will put it out of business! I say I will close them up! Close them up! That's what I will do! It is Wonderful!

I have declared to elect Christ—Righteousness and Truth—King of kings and Lord of lords, if it costs ME a million dollars a day. And the thing or things, person or persons, organizations or societies, or whatsoever you may be, if you will not live right, if you will not do right, if you will not stand for the right, I will close you up! (Great demonstration from the audience) Listen! Two—two shall be in the political field, "One shall be taken and the other left." (Demonstration) Listen! Two are in the journalistic field. One is taken and the other left. Hear ye the Words of the Lord! Hear ye the Words of the Lord! Truth must prevail!. Righteousness must have its free access, and you might just as well have a millstone fastened about your neck and be cast into the depths of the sea, as to offend the least one of these. (Pointing to coworkers and followers). It is Wonderful! It is Wonderful!

Joshua and Caleb saw the individuals over in the land of Canaan, and said they looked like grasshoppers.  Those that went over to spy out the land, first, they came back and said they looked like great giants over there.  But I have come over to spy out the land in all of the fields of life, and in all of the kingdoms of the world, and they only look like gnats to ME.  It is Wonderful!  And their corrupt organizations only look like gnat's eggs to ME.

 

Righteousness to Reign

Now I know you all are glad for righteousness to reign.  It is Wonderful!  You have been a long time waiting for righteousness.  We will from henceforth have a righteous reign.  GOD declared though the mouth of David that

"Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne,"


and because of this, David saw this, he said,

"The earth saw and trembled."


Do you not see materialism, mortality and carnality, all of "John Smith" and his family trembling?   It is Wonderful!

Now I AM not opposing anything that will do right.  I AM here to help everything that will do right, to help everything and everybody that will live an Evangelical Life.  I AM not here to oppose that which is ordained of Christ or by Christ, and set apart and will do according to His Life and according to His Teachings.  But I AM here to set at naught the things that are, that are not in accord with the Life and Teachings of Christ.  It is Wonderful!

Then you do not have to get offended with ME because I said, two are in the newspaper field, one is taken and the other left.  You do not have to be offended with ME, for that is according to the Scripture. I came fulfilling the Word exactly as it is written.  Then do not get offended with ME because I said "Two shall be, and two are now in the political field, and one shall be taken and the other left."  Do not get offended with ME because I said that  I AM not after you if you are doing right, but I came, and I have influence and dominion over the minds of men.  It is Wonderful!  MY Spirit, MY Mind and MY Name shall predominate over each and every mind of mankind.  Although they may be many, yet the Mind of GOD is the Master of both it and them—the Mind which I claim and represent in the presence of the children of men.  It is Wonderful!

 

Just Do Right

"At the name of Jesus Christ every knee must bow,"


e very one I mean!

"every tongue must confess."


Then do right and you will not be disturbed.  Just do right!  I just came to help you do right and if you will not do right, I AM going to put you out of business!  It makes no difference to ME what profession, or what class, or what society you may represent, unless you do right, I will put you out of business!  And that is why, the reason why you and thousands and millions are willing to follow ME wheresoever I go.  It is Wonderful!  For I came to stand for the right and I will stand for the right and will do right, with or without a body.  It is immaterial to ME, as far as I Personally AM concerned.  The Spirit of the Consciousness of the Presence of GOD, that is the Principle.  It is the Source of all supply, it satisfies every good desire.

 

Hid from Wise and Prudent

Truly might have Philip said,

"Show us the Father, and it sufficeth us."


You know you never were so satisfied before. Something has shown you something to satisfy your heart.  It is Wonderful!  And because you have beheld something that has been revealed, you too with ME, as though it is you and yet it is ME, and as though it is ME and yet it is you, as being called naught—shall bring to naught the things that are.  And that which is called ignorance, that which is called foolish to this world, shalt set at naught the things that are, I say, and the things that are called intelligent.  It is Wonderful!

And that is what has stirred the nation up, because it has brought to the surface something that has been hid from ages back—things that were hid from the wise, hid from the prudent and were revealed unto babes and sucklings.  And now, a little child shall lead them.  It is Wonderful!   So we can rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of great glory, realizing that there are millions and millions and billions and billions, and trillions and trillions, and quadrillions and quadrillions of blessings, and quintillions of quintillions of blessings, yea, even septillions of septillions of blessings, and octillions of octillions of blessings, and not stopping there, but going on to decillions of decillions, for one and for all.   Rejoice now from henceforth and be exceeding glad, for your reward has come.  It is Wonderful!  It is Wonderful!

 

Your Deliverer Has Come

Now if I would say this, it may be a little deep for some of you, and you may look at ME, but I will say this for your consideration, rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for your Deliverer has come!  (Long continued applause from the audience and shouts of "Thank YOU, FATHER!")   It is Wonderful!  It is Wonderful!  You don't need to fret nor worry.  Do not doubt nor fear.  As I say, I will say again, your Deliverer has come!  Now that is not confined to materialism, that is not confined to matter, that is not confined to personality nor persons, but it is this Principle that transcends all limitations and goes far into infinitude, the end you cannot vision.   It is beyond the comprehension of all human understanding.   It is infinite, incorruptible, undefiled and it fadeth not away.  It is just as operative without a body as it is with a body.

Once this Principle has been imparted to the mentality of yours, it will develop in your mentality, it will remain in your mentality and will be transmuted and transmitted to and through your system, and it will "Change your vile bodies and fashion them like unto his own glorious body."   I thank you.

 


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