FATHER DIVINE, the Body of GOD
One of the guests on this occasion, was from the theatrical world. His contact with FATHER covered only a couple of weeks, but he was beginning to recognize his GOD and he made this declaration. He thanked FATHER for the privilege of being present and partaking of all these blessings, and being of the Hebrew Faith he made his declaration thus: "With YOUR approval FATHER, I would like to call YOU from now on, FATHER DIVINE — the great I AM."
In response FATHER, unfolded more of HIS Wonderful Mysteries, speaking Personally as follows:
Well of course I usually a11ow a person to be governed by his or her highest intuition, and of course as I often say, if you continue to call a child a natural born "other fellow", better known by the religions the d- v- l, that child will eventually take on the characteristics and nature of that which you are stressing to him and imposing upon him. If the negative is contagious, and is made a reality by conception — by conceiving the idea — the positive is as operative and as real as the negative.
Therefore I consider, any person or persons, even on the material plane in mortal consciousness as an ordinary person; whensoever you are honored with the honor of a mission or calling, yea even so much as being called by an honorable name, if it is honorable and desirable, the qualities you should endeavor to produce and bring forth into outer expression, if it is only for the purpose of fulfilling that person's word that that person might not be untrue. So I often say it is a great blessing for a person to observe the significance of living up to the positive words that are spoken concerning them.
Of course you have a test and a trial to do it —as was in the case of Job. Job, GOD declared to be a perfect and upright man, and because of this declaration oppositions began. When the oppositions began the trial was on you see, but to stand to such a version and such a declaration that GOD made concerning him, it was Job's duty to stand to his integrity. As said the "other fellow" in speaking concerning him, "Do you still stand to your integrity?" So if there is a positive spoken word concerning any person, if it is a minor spoken word as a title a person may be called, that person should live up to it as far and as much as possible, that that person who has made such a declaration concerning that person might remain truthful, for Righteousness' sake and for the~ sincerity that was in that person that made such an assertion. It is indeed Wonderful!
By this, all mankind will have a chance to develop the good and minimize the bad, multiply the positive and cancellate until they can eventually dispel and completely eradicate the negative. That is the mystery! All of those things are possible if you are persistent in your ambition, for the Christ in the Person of Jesus was the Sample and the Example. When the declaration was made concerning Him, had He not lived according to the version of the predicter He could not have brought to fruition that version in the consciousness of the people, and in Himself as the Manifestor. But as He lived it and expressed it scientifically and perfectly, He brought to fruition in Himself that identical version that was predicted and in other words declared by the predicter, that He was in reality the Fulfiller of the prediction, Isn't that Wonderful!
Upon this Foundation if you will stand, positive words cannot cause you to deviate from that which is just and good, but the opposition will arise to prohibit such a state of mind from being brought to fruition. But if you are persistent in your ambition, greater is HE that is within you than all those oppositions and opposers who may be against you. So it is a privilege to realize, positive spoken words should be recognized, and should not be actually denied. It is indeed Wonderful! You overcome by the testimony you hold. "They overcame by the blood of the lamb, and by the testimony they held."
So if you hold a testimony, if you are steadfast and unmovable, and substantiated in faith, that which has been spoken by inspiration in you, or by inspiration in others, if you stand fast to the prediction you will eventually be in reality the fulfiller of it. Isn't that Wonderful! There is nothing impossible with the Infiniteness of the Almighty, according to your recognition of HIS Presence By recognizing GOD's Presence as a living reality; such an expression can be established in your conscious mentality and brought to fruition by living it scientifically and being materially manifested as you bring your body into subjection to it. It is indeed Wonderful!
The relaxation of the conscious mentality! To relax your conscious self as an individual, realizing the very Fountain of GOD's omniscience lying dormant in every individual! Isn't that Wonderful! If it is not active and expressing, it is expressive and it can be expressionated into outer expression through the relaxation of the conscious mentality and by the stilling of one's self as an individual. Isn't that Wonderful! All Wisdom, all Knowledge, and all Understanding—everything that is necessary for the human information, all things whichever—are in the conscious and subconscious mentality of humanity. The majority, in other words the most of it, lies dormant until the conscious mentality is relaxed in harmony with the Infinite— when you relax your conscious mentality, consciously being in harmony with the Infinite, as was in the case and experience of Adam in the beginning of the Creation.
When Adam was caused to be asleep, and this deep sleep came upon him—the relaxation of the conscious mentality—he stilled himself in conscious action. Therefore from the relaxation of the conscious mentality as it relaxed consciously, but harmoniously with the Will of the Creator, the Creative Forces of Nature took from his side something when his conscious mentality was relaxed, and brought it into outer expression, and when he awakened, in other words awoke in consciousness again, he could see that something as a help-mate for him— showing you conclusively, everything is within you. All you must needs do is to relax your conscious mentality and still yourself as an individual, but still yourself in harmony with the Infinite, in accord with the Fundamental, as was in the beginning.
When Adam stilled his conscious mentality in harmony with the Infinite, the Creative Forces of Nature were put to work according to the Plan an,d Purpose of the Almighty, and that which had been lying dormant, in other words silent, was brought to the surface and made manifest, as a help-mate for him. Now isn't that Wonderful! The first surgical operation performed! It is Wonderful!
Now these are not mere words, and it is glorious to realize they are not mere words without some meaning. It is indeed Wonderful! But here they are, put forth into expression according to MY original Composition,
"The Abundance of the Fullness of the Consciousness of Good, no space is vacant of the Fullness thereof."
The very Atmosphere in which we are living! The Heaven, in other words, that which is termed the sky, it is nowhere and is nothing, but everywhere where there is nothing, yet in such spaces and such places the Abundance of the Fullness of the Consciousness of Good is there for one and all. The Heaven will not keep back, it will bring forth that which was invisible. It will come forth into materiality, into outer expression, it will be made real, tangible and practical, and such will be for our service, for our comfort and for our convenience, and for the sustenance of our bodies. Isn't that Wonderful! And that is why men are marveling at the unfoldment of this Mystery, especially since it is brought into materiality and materially manifested, made real, tangible and practical for all humanity. They must marvel at it!
Just as it is here, so will we have it all over after a while. At the time of so-called depression, when there was a great depression sweeping over the whole world of civilization, at such a time I put in MY appearance, yet always being here. But I began to show MYSELF to the children of men—isn't that Wonderful!—to let them see and know such a recognition as those of MY true Believers would lift all humanity out of depressions, out of lacks, wants and limitations, and out of the hardships, and trials and tribulations the Universe has been undergoing. Isn't that Wonderful!
The very Name of GOD, of Whom you say I AM, has actually lifted the whole human race, and mankind can see it as never before, but they shall see it a million-fold mare. I thank you.
It is Wonderful ! The Mental Omnilucence of GOD's Infiniteness preceding from HIS Omniscience, will cause the stagnation and the stilling of the conscious minds of men when they mentally observe HIM. On the Mount of Transfiguration — parably speaking, in the act of Christ's unfoldment to His People, He demonstrated the identical, as it reads. It is recorded as if though there were the rays of Glow upon Him—the visible Rays of Glow, and the Glows of GOD's ray, better known as the Glo-ray of GOD. Nevertheless, if you take it from a mental point of view for consideration, the Mental Omnilucence of His Understanding was so dazzling it was "dizzling." It caused Peter, James and John to fall as dead men at the Glory of the Light of His Understanding as He unfolded to them. Just as He unfolded it to them they could not understand it, therefore they fell as dead men.
The Glory of GOD is now revealed! Things that have been concealed shall no longer be hid, for that which is done in secret sha11 be made known on the house-tops. As you see yourselves coming, and see yourselves here, you are visible expressions of the mental and spiritual conception, and of the invisible, mental and spiritual blessings. They come the same as you. You are outward expressions. You are outwardly expressing and telling, in the act of your coming around ME, the mystery of the Abundance of the Fullness imparted apparently to ME, and they marvel and wonder how can these things be.
I thought as I saw the many coming in, wheresoever I go they will come if they can. I have striven to get away from them at times, as I did,but yet if they find out where I AM if they can they will come. As you come in persons, so will and so do the blessings come—every desirable blessing, as your desirable harmonious attention has been called to come; to come in all pleasantness, come in all harmony, to come in all appreciation, to come with a desire to help if you could. Therefore if you did so, the very Spirit and the Essence of other blessings will come forth into outer expression. I cannot have room to receive them. That is the mystery! As I say at times, I have to get away from even things that I do not care for at times. It is Wonderful! It is indeed Wonderful.
Unbelievable as it has been, I have so arranged ways and means whereby your coming will not always be in vain, for your contact with ME if it is harmonious, will cause an harmonious result to come forth and you will not regret it. It is indeed Wonderful! Harmonious results wi11 come, and as well as getting the harmonious result you will find you will have comfort and convenience, and accommodation, and as you live in the Light of this Understanding you will not have an occasion to worry.
As Mr. Madison said a little while ago, about coming up here just a little more than a year ago at this place firstly, this was the first place that came to notice in connection with ME as a Person, as being termed under MY Jurisdiction. As soon as I opened up the way where MY Followers could have an outlet to express themselves scientifically, and agriculturally, and industrially, and politically, and educationally and otherwise, then and there the door was thrown open wide. We do not see where there will be a barrier! We do not see a limitation! We do not see where it is possible for this unfoldment to be limited, for it is founded upon the Fundamental upon which GOD spoke to Abraham saying, "As far out in the land as you can see, shall be for your inheritance." Not only so, but "Your seed sha11 be as the sands of the sea and as the stars of heaven, and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed."
Now is not this the fulfillment of it—bringing you back to the very Foundation of Righteousness for this generation, under the Biblical guidance of GOD transmitting HIS Spirit through Moses and Aaron; firstly through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Moses and Aaron, Joshua and Caleb down to the coming of the beginning of Christendom as a Standard of Righteousness exemplified in the Person of Jesus, and bringing it back to the FATHERSHIP Degree to be recognized among the people as a living reality, as was in the experience of Jesus in the Sonship Degree of expression? Isn't that Wonderful! Bringing the Kingdom of GOD to the earth in reality. While the Kingdom of Israel was merely a parable, parably speaking of the mystery of the Kingdom of GOD that would bring all nations of the earth together, as the parable in the Kingdom of Israel was limited, therefore an expression to a certain degree, of selfishness, it could not go on perfectly, therefore it was not a Standard for all humanity. Hence, the Prophet said by inspiration, "Lift up a standard for my people."
The Standard has truly been lifted through the Life and the Teaching of Jesus, bringing in the essence of all of the different religions from the beginning of the Creation, and causing all of the Righteousness of a11 of the religions to be summated up in this experience in this dispensation, that the kingdoms of this world might become to be the Kingdom of our GOD and HIS Christ, of Whom you say I AM. GOD through the Prophets and the Seers spoke, moved and acted, but in HIS Own Majesty, Love and Mercy HE came in Jesus in Compassion, but because of His Love, and Mercy and Compassion, without the FATHERSHIP Degree of expression, and without the recognition of it, the Sonship Degree could not have dominion over all of the wickedness of the different kingdoms.
Therefore it was essential for the FATHERSHIP Degree to come forth into expression as said Jesus in the Prayer He prayed in the Seventeenth Chapter of St. John, "I pray not that Thou shalt take them out of the world but that Thou shalt keep them from the evil." Jesus could not keep them from the evil, for the crooked politicians killed Him. Therefore it was essential for the Sonship Degree of expression apparently to make His Ascension, and when He Ascended and vanished out of the sight of the children of men He was merely parably speaking of going back from whence He came, into the FATHER from Whom He had descended, because He in the Sonship Degree did not have the Power to protect Himself in reality, and to keep His People from the evil. That is why He prayed the FATHER to keep them from the evil.
Hence, it was essential for the FATHERSHIP Degree of expression to come into the consideration of the people, that they might be free and GOD might be able through this recognition to keep them from the evil. Now isn't that Wonderful! You never heard of a religion, neither a religious teacher or professor, who could change mankind's innate nature and keep them from those evil tendencies, until I came Personally "I pray not that thou shalt take them out of the world, but that thou shalt keep them from the evil." Therefore the GODSHIP Degree of expression was the only hope of the redemption of humanity, to keep them from the evil, for Jesus was with them daily and He could not stop them from doing those things they had been doing. Although He Himself as a Person was Virtuous, not only Virtuous but Holy, still He could not keep them from doing those things. Therefore He prayed the FATHER, and in this Prayer it was a beseeching as a prediction of His Ascension and going to the FATHER. See?
In the Garden of Gethsemane when He prayed, the act of the Prayer parably speaking in the parable of the Prayer, it was the mystery and the prediction of the Ascension of Jesus, petitioning the FATHER to keep them from the evil, therefore He ascended there. The same as if you had a case, a very important case to defend, if you were an attorney and you wished to get the Governor to help you, you may send him a letter, a special letter, special delivery, registered air-mail, return receipt requested. If he does not answer it immediately, you may go as a committee of one, or your attorney of record and others may go for you directly to the Governor's Chamber. Isn't that Wonderful!
Jesus ascended, and vanished out of the sight of the children of men, parably speaking of going to the FATHER mentally and spiritually. When this was accomplished He must return. It is indeed Wonderful!"He shall return," and so He did. He returned as He said, in the FATHERSHIP Degree of expression, bringing deliverance to His People, bringing victory over every difficulty. Therefore the FATHERSHIP Degree of expression was the only hope of redemption, and the only hope of mankind's deliverance from the bondage they had been in, and under, from the very Foundation or beginning.
Then I say as this recognition or hope of redemption is made real strong, you can see it openly manifested, and GOD HIMSELF in Mercy and Compassion expressed. Isn't that Wonderful! Then I say it is not merely for the spirit nor for the mind, but it is for the body and for all of your affairs, right here in this present world. "I pray not that thou shalt take them out of the world, but that thou shalt keep them from the evil." All of the religions of orthodoxy, and all of the modern, religions of Christendom, and other present religions in civilization, and those of the uncivilized world, cannot actually keep you from the evil and change you completely from that Adamic state of consciousness, which is commonly called "from nature to Grace." It is indeed Wonderful!
By this, if you know you are right you may relax your conscious mentality, as I said in reference to Adam. Adam's conscious mentality harmoniously was relaxed, and GOD HIMSELF in HIS Own Majesty, after Adam's conscious mentality had been relaxed, brought from Adam something that would help him. I AM bringing from MY Subconscious Mind, Words of Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding. When I relax MY Conscious Mentality I will bring from MY Subconsciousness something that will help ME mentally. It is each and every individual's privilege to do so. You do it consciously and unconsciously. You are doing it daily in your studies. When you go in the silence if you are a metaphysician, or if you are metaphysically inclined all of those different ways of the relaxation of the conscious mentality are but ways of parables speaking concerning the mystery of the relaxation of your mentality in reality, that GOD HIMSELF might get something out of your subconsciousness to help you, as HE did out of the body of Adam when Adam's conscious mentality was relaxed. GOD caused a deep sleep to come upon him, his conscious mentality was relaxed, and from Adam GOD could get something to help him. When you still your conscious mentality and relax it completely, the Infinite One within you can and will get something from your subconsciousness to help you that will transcend all the conscious thinking of all human intelligent people. I thank you.