The Dining Room,
Palace Mission Church, Pine Brook, N.J.
In this beautiful Sermon given by the LORD of Lords and KING of Kings at the dawn of that glorious Holy Day, known throughout the universe as Christmas, our LORD brings indeed unto the children of men a Message of Good News and Glad Tidings, for HE fills us with His Divine Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding, which, if adhered to, shall bless us beyond measure!
Just after the singing of an inspirational composition, the words of which are herein transcribed, FATHER arouse and blessed one and all, not only those present, but here, there and everywhere, with these vital thoughts for consideration. Take heed, therefore, and put into practice His Live-giving Words of Salvation, that you might walk in the path of the Righteous and in His Presence; yea, that you might have His Eternal Divine Guidance and Protection in all you do and in all you say! Thus it is that you will also be successful and prosperous in business, profession, labor and trade for the Principles which FATHER sets forth, if adhered to, will give you the Victory therein, and naught will be able to hinder you!
O Almighty Redeemer, we truly do thank Thee!
(The foregoing statements are those of the transcriber, after which are firstly recorded the words of the inspirational song sung just before FATHER arose to speak.)
'Glory, glory, glory unto GOD in the highest!(FATHER speaks as follows:)
Peace on earth, heaven and angels singing;
Peace on earth, the redeemed are singing;
Peace on earth, young and old are singing;
Peace on earth, good will to men.'
PEACE EVERYONE! That little composition is well worth considering as this is the day that is commonly known as Christmas Day, early in the morning the day that has been declared by the Scripture the Wise Men came, seeking the Babe that was born in Bethlehem and they declared they heard the Angels sing,
'Glory to GOD in the Highest and on earth Peace, Good Will towards men !'In other words, more constructive and scientifically depicted, may be considered,
'Glory to GOD in the Highest and on earth Peace to men of Good Will!'That little composition and the Message it conveys should be deeply impressed upon your minds and stamped in your memory and considered by each and every individual:
'Glory to GOD in the Highest and Peace on earth in all things, and Good Will toward men!'I was just thinking about what this Truth will do for you! It will bring Peace out of confusion and it will cause you to be at Peace with your fellowmen if you do what I bid you to do! That is why the Angels said by composition and as a Message by inspiration,
'Glory to GOD in the Highest and Peace on earth, Good Will to men.'Showing you and assuring you that the Babe of Bethlehem, as it may have been termed and still considered as such, will bring Peace on earth and Good Will to men in all things; in business, profession, in labor and in trade!
If you will consider the Sermon on the Mount as the Foundation upon which you should and could build, the Sermon on the Mount and the Recognition of GOD'S Presence will bring you Peace on earth in business, labor and profession. It will bring you Life and Liberty and the Reality of Happiness, and it will cause you to have Good Will, yea, a Good Will towards your fellowmen.
I was thinking how a good many of you, even until now, may go to work on a job a man or woman as an employer desiring to employ you as a laborer as an employee in profession, in trade and many other activities through which you may function and you accept of the position and refuse to make an agreement as to what they should pay you; refuse to make an agreement as to how much you are to do and when you are to stop, and the like; and when you start to work like that, without an understanding, without My Spirit leading you and guiding you as I AM guiding you this morning you may find yourself in confusion because you may think they should pay you a certain amount. If there was no agreement to it they may not pay you half as much as you may think they should pay you and there is confusion, all for the lack of having My Spirit and My Mind in your presence; all for the lack of having ME to guide you and direct you! Can you not see the mystery? ("Yes, so true, GOD Almighty!" declared the Congregation emphatically.)
You go to a tailor shop to have a suit made, and order the suit, and you do not find out what your tailor is charging you for the suit. If he charges you more for the suit than what you think he should charge you, there is not much peace there, because you have left ME out of it. You have not allowed My Understanding in you to cause you to arbitrate or negotiate and to ascertain just what he expects you to pay. Can you not see the mystery? ("Yes, LORD!" replied the assembly.) Therefore, you find yourself disappointed, and at times resentful, angry and become to be antagonistic and lose all of your peace and would-be peace all because you did not accept of ME! If you accept of ME and let this Truth be as it is "Glory to GOD in the Highest and on earth Peace, Good Will toward men", My Spirit the Presence of GOD will direct and guide you and protect you and will tell you exactly what you should do! That is what I AM talking about!
This may sound somewhat off-key to some, but if you adhere to My Teaching you will not stumble and you will not fall, because you will be able to see and know, glory to GOD in the Highest and on earth Peace and Good Will toward men!
If you go to the dress shop to have a dress made and if your dressmaker does not tell you what she is going to charge you, and you will not negotiate or will not make a bargain, an agreement, as to what she is going to charge you for your dress, and you choose to do so; and she has not agreed to sell it to you or make it for you for a certain amount, and she may charge you maybe three times as much as you think it is worth that will drive peace out of your mind, out of your body and out of your soul all because you have not built upon the foundation of common sense and consideration to carry everything through the spirit of analyzation, with Equity and Equalization, so as the understanding will tell you exactly what you should pay for your garment.
Take these thoughts to consideration. That is not the only point of view; not only that point but in all things! I said in BUSINESS, in PROFESSION, in LABOR and in TRADE; in ALL you DO; in all of your getting, GET UNDERSTANDING, and know just exactly what is required of you; and let the other fellow, the other party, know what you require of him or of her. Let it be known in the beginning and there will be no misunderstanding whatsoever, and things will work systematically, sympathetically and harmoniously, and you will have Peace on earth and Good Will towards each other as far as those things are concerned.
I thought I would touch on those little simple points of view for your consideration so that you might learn common sense; for you go to work for a man and you are expecting him to pay you ten dollars and yet he has not agreed to pay you anything, and if he only pays you three dollars, you would be offended; and if you had any peace of mind you would lose all the peace of mind that JESUS brought through the Babe of Bethlehem! Can you not see the mystery? ("Yes, GOD Almighty!" declared the entire Congregation.)
In all deeds and works and actions get an understanding! KNOW what you are DOING! For here be some, at times, may claim to be of you, yea, even of ME, and think when I do not see it Personally, they can put something over you. I did not say My True Followers and Members would do it but I said some who may claim to be of ME may try to do so! That is what I AM talking about! So then I say, in all of your GETTING, GET UNDERSTANDING! and in every agreement, it should be made with a definite understanding, even if it is only verbal, exactly what the agreement stands for; what you are supposed to do in carrying out the contract or agreement, and what the other person is supposed to do.
So take these thoughts to consideration! It may be simple, it may be little to be considered in your consideration, but in business, profession, labor or trade you should consider and know just what you are doing! If you are working for a company, if you are working for an individual, if you are working for the government itself or if you are working for any organization or any other person, you should know just what the person has agreed to pay you and desires to pay you, and if he or she does not offer to pay you what you think you should receive, you are not obliged to nor required to work for that person or organization that you cannot agree on the salary you are to get. Can you not see the mystery? ("Yes, LORD!" exclaimed the assembly.)
So I thought to drop these thoughts for your consideration, on every move of life, in other words, on every phase and in every activity, so that you might not be disappointed and become a failure, all for the lack of having GOD with you in your business and in your trade and in your labor. Matters not how simple the work may be and matters not how simple the business may be, come to a FINAL AGREEMENT as to what you are to receive and what you are to expect of the other party with which you are negotiating, or, in other words, are agreeing to co-operate with. That consists of everything! That is why I say the CASH and CARRY SYSTEM is the BEST SYSTEM OF ALL!
If you find you need something and if you can locate that you may desire, if it is a loaf of bread, or if it is a tract of land, or if it is an airplane, if it is a yacht, or if it is a hotel costing you three million and a half dollars, it should be with you to negotiate and know definitely what they expect, and let them know what you expect, and then PAY THEM FOR IT, and have it ALL FREE AND CLEAR! Then you will have PEACE on EARTH and GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN! ("So true, GOD Almighty!" declared the entire congregation.)
This Doctrine of JESUS CHRIST is not just a supposition, is not just a mythological concept of an expression of some mythological heaven just something imaginary but it is a living reality, made real, tangible and practical! That is why I said by inspiration and in that little composition as I sent it down through the Angels,
'Glory to GOD in the Highest!'But I did not stop there at giving GOD the Glory in the Highest. I said,
'And Peace on earth and Good Will toward men!'I brought it right down! See the mystery? ("Yes, LORD!" declared the entire assembly.)
Then I say, in the Sonship Degree as Jesus preached, I taught you through Him, to pray to let the Kingdom come and the Will be done on EARTH as it is in Heaven! Therefore, it must be on earth in every activity, in all of your business, in all of your trade, and in all you say and do! let GOD'S dominion come down in those things! Can you not see the mystery? ("Yes, LORD!" declared the assembly joyously.) And then the fulfillment of the Scripture is no longer a supposition but a LIVING REALITY! Aren't you glad? ("Oh, so glad, GOD Almighty!" exclaimed the happy assembly in one voice.) For truly, when the Kingdom is come and the Will is being done in earth as it is in heaven, it will be in you in thoughts, words, deeds and actions, and it will be in you and with you in all your deals and in every transaction! Then it is Glory to GOD in the Highest and on earth it is Peace, Good Will toward men. That is what I AM talking about!
I AM not talking about some suppositional Doctrine that only means the saving of the Spirit, as being termed the soul; for that which is commonly considered by a good many of the people, they think GOD is merely speaking of saving the Spirit, as being termed the soul. When every request that was made from the Manger to the Cross, it was bringing Heaven down to the children of men for a Blessing to them physically, personally and mentally as well as spiritually; and more definitely, because it can be more definitely discerned when it is physically manifested and economically manifested in business, profession, labor and trade. Then it is GOD HIMSELF dealing in the affairs of man and naught will be able to slightly hinder HIM, and you will have Peace on earth and Good Will toward men when you LET ME IN!
I hope each of you will take cognizance of these thoughts I AM conveying. I did not just say them as for the first time, but I have conveyed the thought for years and years and years, of the coming of the Kingdom of GOD on earth and in earth among men, and not to observe GOD some place far away mythologically, just imaginarily, but to observe ME as a living reality in the actuated words of expression in words, deeds and actions and in every emotion and expression; for the visible expression of GOD among the children of men is the things they do and will let HIM do in them! Can you not see the mystery? ("Yes, LORD!" exclaimed the entire Congregation.)
So when you go to deal with your fellowman, even if it is your sister or your brother, deal with them with the Spirit of Equity and with Justice, and GOD will be in you and with you and with them and with all who are concerned, right here on the earth plane! You will not need to look up to the Heaven in that imaginary concept of heaven, according to the mortal version, because you have Peace on earth and Good Will toward men right down here where I AM! ("So true, GOD Almighty!" declared the joyous assembly.)
Let all your dealings be with the Spirit of Equity and Justice for All; but in all of your getting get an understanding concerning every simplest, minutest detail of things that concern you, so that you will not be misunderstood and others will not be misunderstanding to you.
What a privilege to live in such a Recognition and to build upon such a Foundation as this one having GOD Himself with you, giving you understanding by inspiration and by intuition giving you light and love, and in your mind sympathy and compassion, one for the other, in all of your daily transactions and in every deed and in every action! Then it is truly Glory to GOD in the Highest; for you will, by so doing, glorify your FATHER which is in Heaven on EARTH, and GOD will glorify HIMSELF in you!
Now this does not mean one thing alone, as I said, but Everything! Every deal of every act, whatsoever you may do for an individual, for an organization or for a nation whatsoever you may do in any activity whatsoever let it be done with an understanding and an agreement that adjusts matters satisfactorily, and know within yourself what you are to do and what you are to pay, if paying is something required of you; and you will Peace on earth and Good Will toward men! But if you go around buying things and you don't know what they cost, and telling the man you will pay for it he sends the bill around, maybe three or four times as much as you think it is worth! Even if it is your sister or your brother, as afore said, and you do not get the understanding, you may cause yourself to be in confusion and cut off from all of the Peace that the Angels were singing, and men of old age and of the young, have been singing. Then you wonder why you don't have Peace on earth and why you cannot get along with each other as others do. It is all because you fail to do what you should do!
Take the Sermon on the Mount as the FOUNDATION upon which you should build and live it and express it in every deed and in every action for it is operative and expressive in all transactions and will weigh, in other words, will give you an accurate and an equitable adjustment of all things, if you will allow it to.
I need not say more at this instance, as I believe you have caught the thought I have conveyed concerning working for anyone; concerning selling anything to anyone or buying anything; concerning having dresses made or having suits made; concerning all you do; and in everything you may have connections get an understanding what is required of you, and you give an understanding what is required of them and there will be no confusion. All things will work together for GOOD to them that love the LORD, and you will find PEACE on EARTH and GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN! I thank you!
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