FATHER DIVINE
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(The following is a talk given by FATHER at one of the large meetings in New York after HE had sung a song of His own Composition: "You are in another day, praise GOD! You are in another day!"
(FATHER Speaks as follows:)
You are in another day. You are no longer in the day you were in. You are conscious of the Presence of GOD. This Consciousness will create an Atmosphere and this Atmosphere is the Spirit of the Presence of GOD. It is Wonderful!
'In all their afflictions He was afflicted but the Angel of His Presence healed them!'
It is Wonderful! We did not come to do anything. We came not to do anything according
to the flesh. It is Wonderful! But we know that the Spirit of the Consciousness
of the Presence of GOD is the Source of all Supply and it will satisfy every
good desire!
The atmosphere is so pregnant with the Consciousness of the Presence of GOD, it will move mountains! It will move mountains of sickness! It will move diseases! It will move blindness! It will move the d-v-l and it will set the prisoner free! Now aren't you glad because someone was radical enough to create such an atmosphere! ("So glad!" came the reply.) It is Wonderful! Someone was radical enough and ignorant enough to be willing to present their body as a living sacrifice to create such an Atmosphere, that every man will finally know that GOD is a GOD at hand! Now aren't you glad? ("So glad!" came the enthusiastic reply.) A Present Help in every need, and you will not have to go here or go there to find the Ever Presence of GOD but you will find the Presence of GOD wheresoever you are! It is Wonderful!
The time cometh and now is, I came to bring you that conscious realization of the materialization of GOD! You heard one of the speakers say a little while ago,
'In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with GOD and the Word was GOD, and the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us." --
but it did not stop there after being made flesh. It reads that it dwelt among
us and we beheld His Glory. Someone has beheld His Glory tonight! It is Wonderful!
Someone may say, "How sinnest thou? What caused this?" But CHRIST said,
'Neither this man has sinned nor his parents, but that the Glory of GOD might be manifest!'
Did you not behold His Glory a little while ago -- the Glory as of the only Begotten of the FATHER? It seemed to be filled with Something, did it not? ("Yes, LORD!" came the reply.) The writer here (pointing to the Bible) says it is full of Grace and of Truth! The writer realized that there is some Truth in what you are talking about! Someone realized that there is some Grace somewhere about it. Someone realized that, Dear Ones! So we beheld His Glory as of the only begotten of the FATHER, I heard you say, "full of Grace and Truth!"
Some of you beheld the Glory a little while ago as it passed from man to man, and it filled and thrilled you with joy, for the Mouth of the LORD has Spoken it! We beheld His Glory as some of you beheld this mighty Glory! You did not stop there, but I believe some of you began to feel some of it as you beheld His Glory as of the Only Begotten of the FATHER, full of Grace and of Truth; and you did not stop there, but apparently all of you were happy; and
'all of His Fullness have all we received, Grace for Grace!'
("So true, GOD Almighty!" exclaimed the masses.)
Now you believed that there was some Truth in it. You found out that there was some TRUTH in it, for the Glory of GOD has been revealed, and therefore you can really say that it is full of Grace and of Truth -- (it is Wonderful!) as you began to behold and you did behold His Glory as of the Only Begotten of the FATHER, full of Grace and of Truth! And because you beheld it, it lifted you from your situation. It is Wonderful! And all we have received now, Grace for Grace -- and all of His Fullness have all we received, Grace for Grace! Now aren't you glad! ("So glad!" exclaimed the Assembly.) You have received all of His Fullness and you can act as though you are the Only Begotten of the FATHER. I act like it! It is Wonderful! Act just like you are the Only Begotten of the FATHER, full of Grace and of Truth! Act it out and bring it to pass; bring it into actuality and manifest it to the world even also as I do; for GOD is no respecter of persons and GOD has no respect unto persons.
But you must live in accord with the TRUTH! You must live an Evangelical Life and give your Whole Heart and Soul and Mind to GOD and cast out of your system all anger, covetousness, revenge, deceit and all hypocrisy, bigotry, prejudice, fancies, pleasures and tendencies, and you will be even as I AM -- abundantly free from every limitation! It is Wonderful! This earth will have no gravitation over you for there is no bound nor barrier in the Great Universal Mind Substance in which we live and move and have our being! Then you don't have to have any depression! What are you talking about depression for, what are you talking about hard times for, when the Abundance of the Fullness of the Consciousness of Good, no space is vacant of the Fullness thereof? Filled with All of the Fullness, and
'of All of His Fullness have all we received, Grace for Grace!'
It is Wonderful! ("Truly Wonderful!" declared the Assembly.)
Now this is but the outer expression of the condition of the mind within; I mean, the fullness of this Church tonight. That is the way My Table is always full! This is the way My Purse is always full! That is the way My Mind is always full! It is Wonderful! It is the Abundance of the Fullness of the Consciousness of GOOD, and no space is vacant of the FULNESS thereof! It is Wonderful! Filling and thrilling your mind with all good thoughts and good things -- and you will hatch out such things as that!
The thing that you visualize you tend to materialize and bring out into actuality in your lives, and then it is a reality unto mankind! It is Wonderful! I visualize the Abundance of Everything! I will fill every church in the world! THERE IS NOT A CHURCH ON THE GLOBE BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD ME! I WILL FILL ANY CHURCH AND PACK IT! My Mind is FILLED with GOOD THINGS, and "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he!" It is Wonderful! And I think of the FULNESS of things and I always get a FULL MEASURE of EVERYTHING -- HEAPED UP, SHAKEN DOWN and RUNNING OVER! You see, we have not the room to accommodate all of the people! ("It is true!" sanctioned the masses.) Of course, this is Wonderful; but still, it matters not what size church you have, you cannot build one BIG enough to HOLD ME! It is Wonderful! You cannot build a Table big enough to hold all the Blessings I have! Your mentality and your vocabulary is not big enough to hold all of the mental intellect and all of the spiritual revelations, all of the mottoes, all of the songs and all of the poems and all of the psalms, for they are spreading until everlasting; for we are the temples of the LIVING GOD and GOD has said,
'I will walk in them and talk in them!'
And when GOD begins to walk in you, HE inspires you; and HE said,
'I will put new songs in their mouths!'
And HE would sing in songs and spiritual hymns and put melody in your hearts!
So we cannot find space to receive it all! GOD said through the mouth of Malachi:
'Try ME now, herewith, and see if I will not open unto you the windows of Heaven and pour you out such a Blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it!'
Do you not see everywhere I go, that GOD is opening unto you the windows of Heaven
and GOD is pouring you out unto ME, and I do not have room to receive all of
the blessings -- mental, spiritual, physical and every other way? For,
'The Abundance of the Fullness of the Consciousness of Good, no space is vacant of the Fullness thereof!'
It is Wonderful! Now aren't you glad! ("So glad, LORD!" came the instant
response.) Did you not behold the Glory a little while ago? Did it not look as
though it was the Only Begotten of the FATHER being manifested unto you? -- for
no man could do this!
'It is not by Power nor by Might, but by MY SPIRIT, say the LORD!'
It is Wonderful! Now I know you are glad! ("Yes, so glad!" came the
reply.)
Now I did not touch the lady that was healed. I don't have to touch her! I don't have to look at anybody! I don't have to think about anybody. All you do is to think about ME! Get your mind off everything else but ME! It is Wonderful! And I will shake your dungeon. I do not even have to think about you! Talk about speaking the Word -- I don't even have to think about you. You think of ME! Get your mind off everything else but GOD! It is Wonderful! And your dungeon shall be shaken and your chains shall fall off and you will rise in the NEWNESS of LIFE, for the Mouth of the LORD hath Spoken it; and all of His Fullness have all we received! It is Wonderful! It did not say part of us had received, but "of ALL of HIS Fullness have ALL we received, Grace for Grace!" And you can rejoice because you have RECEIVED it! Now all you have to do is to EXERCISE it!
Relax your conscious mentality; be still; still your conscious mentality and know that I AM GOD! -- the very SPIRIT, the very LIFE, the very SUSTENANCE of YOUR BODY is GOD! It is Wonderful!
So again I say, REJOICE, and again I say, REJOICE! Let your moderation be known unto all men; the LORD is somewhere, didn't HE say?
The Word says,
'Rejoice in the LORD always, and again I say, rejoice; let your moderation be known unto all men, the LORD is at hand.'
HE did not say anything about up in the skies; and wheresoever you are, realize
that the LORD is at hand. I AM a present help in every need. I will not leave
you or forsake you. Lo, I AM with you always. GOD is a GOD at hand and not a
GOD afar off. Repent ye, for the Kingdom of GOD is at hand.
From henceforth, as I said the other day, I will preach CHRIST in words, but more so in deeds and in actions and I will put My Spirit in them and cause them to walk in My Statutes. But one of My most recent and most important lines I brought forth today concerning the wonderful demonstration of the Abundance of the Fullness of things. As I sat at My Table and having the Abundance of the Fullness of the Consciousness of material Good, I said,
'This is but the outer expression of the condition of the mind within.
It is the outpicturing of the fullness of the abundance that I have in the storehouse
for the souls of men."
I have something that is new, and your soul wants something that is new. Now did your soul no want something that is new? It is Wonderful! Can you not taste and see now that the LORD is good, for your soul has found something that is new? Behold I will make all things new! I will make old men young. I will make old men and old women leap and skip like young hearts, for the Spirit of the Consciousness of the Presence of GOD will change your very mortal bodies and change your mortal bodies like unto His Glorious Body, and it will vigorate your whole body and manifest it to the world as the Temple of the Living GOD, which temple ye are. I don't have to say anything, you know, for I will preach CHRIST in words, but more so in deeds and in actions and I will put My Spirit in them and cause them to walk in My Statutes, for My Spirit will be preaching in you as you go down from this place. I will not preach to you in words so much but I will preach in you in deeds and in actions.
Now there is someone here tonight that will not want to drink whiskey any more. (Cheers) Lo, I will be with you. I will be in you and I will cause you to walk in My Statutes. I do not have to ask you not to do it, but I will get in you in My deeds and in My actions, and I will put My Spirit in you and cause you to walk in My Statutes. Aren't you glad! (The whole audience arose with arms outstretched, crying, "Yes, FATHER, so glad!") I AM going through and I AM going to walk in men. I AM going to talk in men. I AM gong to run in men, for ye are the temples of the Living GOD, and GOD has said,
'I will walk in them and talk in them.'
And the Word says,
'In the days of My Power, My People shall be willing.'
And wherever I go they are willing. Why? Because he that conquers his own will
is greater than he that taketh a city! And in Adam all die and even so in CHRIST
shall all be made alive, and a man or women that will control their own will,
then they can control others.
Now, I believe that the majority of you all here tonight want ME to walk in you and want ME to talk in you; want ME to live in you, and I believe that you are willing to consecrate your heart. I didn't say consecrate your money, but consecrate your heart! Sons and daughters, give ME your hearts, and your spirit, soul and body will be governed by ME only, and wheresoever a King reigns that is where His Kingdom is. So I say from henceforth, sons and daughters, give ME your hearts and I will rule and reign in you and wheresoever a king reigns that is where His Kingdom is. And it is not the name of man, it is the Name of GOD, so it must be the Kingdom of GOD, and you can rejoice for bondage and lacks and wants will get out of the way, for there is no lack in ME! I always have a-full and a-plenty, for the Abundance of the Fullness of the Consciousness of Good, no space is vacant of the fullness thereof, and the Spirit of the Consciousness of the Presence of GOD is the Source of all Supply, and will satisfy every good desire. Aren't you glad!
Let these words go home with you, dear ones, and let them be as a light to your pathway and as a lamp unto your feet. Let them go with you, dear ones, for your own good, for I AM not asking you for a thing but your heart. When you shall have given ME your heart you shall be happy, oh so happy! You see how all of these are around ME here and this is only a slight sketch. We have more than three and a half million! Three and a half million souls that belong to GOD! That have consecrated themselves to GOD even as these have and have been required to do, and they will find peace and happiness, and success and prosperity, health and pleasure and everything else that is good! None shall lack in GOD'S Abundance, for there is a-full and a-plenty for all, mentally, spiritually and otherwise. You need not to fear, for if the LORD is for you, who can be against you? I thank you! * * *
If the churches will not receive ME I will go down into Chinatown and establish the Kingdom of GOD, and I will do it eventually anyway. If the churches don't receive ME, I will go into the brothels and establish the Kingdom of Heaven there. Just as you heard these brothers speak and say they have been robbers and everything else and their individual houses have now been changed and they are houses of prayer. That is a shadow and a type of what I will do in the brothels, the bad houses. (This was spoken at a large meeting in a orthodox church, several ministers being present.) * * *
I have declared that if you will not give up the Ghost, you cannot die. But if you can live in a mortal state of consciousness that death will have such a sting, it will be so severe you will feel, "Well, I give up." It has been proven that if a person will not give up the Ghost, you cannot die. Now, you can give yourself over in the consciousness of those that will give you up, and they will give up the Ghost for you, and you can go in that way; but if you will not give up the Ghost you cannot die! If you will not give yourself over in the hands of those who will give it up for you, you cannot die. In the case of an accident it is the same way. If you will not give yourself up into the hand of the mortal, naturally you cannot go unless you give up the Ghost. Greater is HE that is within you than all of death.
Love is stronger than death and if it is an accident you have given yourself over into the care of or to the mortal version of things that will give you up under such conditions, don't you see? They have set that standard for you, and if that accident produces a certain condition, it will produce death, for that is held for you in a certain state of consciousness and you have sacrificed your life to that even before it comes to pass. But if you do not put yourself in that state, it matters not what happens, if an automobile turns over or a boat sinks to the bottom of the sea, if you have not given up to that thought of death yourself, or through the consciousness of someone else and you do not give up the Ghost, you will come out alive!
Greater is HE that is within you than all they that are in the world, and if you will give yourself over to HIM, HE will take care of you! Have faith and you will have the Victory! I thank you.
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