GETTING CLOSER TO GOD

[Cardinal]

 :cloud9: Only had time to read the first post lastpost, but wanted to say a resounding AMEN before I leave. God is a Spirit and as all seeds must bear fruit after their own kind, God's Seed could only be a Spirit, a Spirit in the flesh man, Jesus. Seeing this will set you FREE and whom the Son sets free is free indeed. Blessings.... :HeartThrob:

[lastpost]

When Christ-Personal left His followers, He returned to them universally, to become an individual in each of them in the innermost sense. True brotherhood and sisterhood - the Family spirit was dawning...

"...`Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?' And having stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, `Lo, my mother and my brethren! For whoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother' " Matthew 12:48-50


Limitation and separation were being replaced with consciousness of belonging to each other as Family - a sense of one-with-all was in its infancy - inner lights were emerging into a growing Light which will one day cover the earth...

"...and of the multitude of those who did believe, the heart and the soul was one; and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common" Acts 4:32


Man was learning the basics of true Family: The whole is hurt when one is hurt...

"If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honoured, every part rejoices with it" 1 Corinthians 12:26


Man will mature to a state where he can cast away separation through doctrine so that man may be one with man in GOD - a Family in Divine unity...

"How good and pleasant it is
when God's people live together in unity!
It is like precious oil poured on the head,
Running down on the beard,
Running down on Aaron's beard,
Down on the collar of his robe.
It is as if the dew of Hermon
Were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,
Even life forevermore"  Psalm 133

"A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another" John 13


Quietly in all nations so does the Spirit of Christ work patiently, bringing glad tidings and goodwill to all men...

"...Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the greatness of his government and peace
There will be no end..." Isaiah 9:6,7


The Prince of Peace enables the abundant inner life to issue forth and be magnified, even as the flow of a sanctified river shall the Divine Family Spirit manifest...

"...the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favour of the holy people of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom" Daniel 7:22

"Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live...

Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing" Ezekiel 47:9,12


Love much and pray often, all is well for GOD shall redeem all, wherever His children might be...

"If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
If I make my bed in the depths, you are there" Psalm 139:8


The night is passing, Christ has conquered, let the Spirit guide, passing over the rocky mental constructs of the physical mind which creates dark false realities from what is meant to be spiritual Light...

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you" Deuteronomy 31:6

"The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armour of light" Romans 13:12


Consciously choose the noble Peace of the Saviour, then the Spirit will open out the interior lifeblood, joining the Divine Family so that it blossoms ever more beautifully until the ordained day...

"All the nations you have made
Will come and worship before you, Lord;
They will bring glory to your name.
For you are great and do marvellous deeds;
You alone are God" Psalm 86:9,10

Peace and Goodwill to All Humankind ✞

[Psalm91:4]

 :dsunny:   :icon_flower: :icon_flower: :icon_flower: :icon_flower: :icon_flower: :HeartThrob:
Amen

[Cardinal]

 :cloud9: Amen. This speaks to me right where I'm at right now. Awesome.  :thumbsup: :dsunny:

[Dandelion]

I didn't see this quote, in the conversation. Excuse me, if I missed it.

...27that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we also are His children.' 29"Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man....Acts 17: 27 - 29

In Him we live and move and exist.....yes, indeed.

And this one:

...4"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. 5"I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.  John 15: 4 - 5

Abide in me, and I in you.

And, I believe, that in partaking of Communion, we are actually becoming one with Christ.  An outward sign of a spiritual communion.

1 Corinthians 10:16
Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

So, yes, absolutely, we are the body of Christ....He in us; we in Him.

Only a mighty God would have this incredibly beautiful concept of oneness, with us. I am in awe.  :tender:

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With respect and reverence to the Saviour and His Grace ✞

Man's mental processes spot a glimmering of Truth,
They compartmentalise it,
They swaddle it in material formality,
They diminish its strength,
They disunite it,
They separate it from Divine Wholeness.

Man's image-perceiving gift becomes contaminated through abuse...

"Their cobwebs are useless for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make...

...Like the blind we grope along the wall, feeling our way like people without eyes" [Isaiah 59:6,10]


Self-generated dross and self-imposed limitations prohibit reception of Truth...

"...will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?...

...And Judah said, `The power of the burden-bearers has become feeble, and the rubbish is abundant, and we are not able to build on the wall' " [Nehemiah 4:2,10]


...therefore reviving the heart, mind, soul-body, and re-dedicating them to GOD should be practised regularly...

"...may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water" [Hebrews 10:22]

"For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you, therefore let your tents be holy, and nothing of filth appear in them, lest for uncleanness he forsake you" [Deuteronomy 23:14]


...Laying aside enslavement to the doctrines and dogmas of the physical mind; instead allowing the Christ within to be active...

"My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth" [1 John 3:18]


The gates of man's mind should be opened because they bar Spirit Power and Heavenly Truth through want of innocent purity and humility...

"...Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven" [Matthew 18:3,4]

"Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight" [Isaiah 5:21]

"Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him" [Proverbs 26:12]


The rose has a hidden inner life-force that nurtures it to flourishing beauty; the Spirit of GOD remakes the mind which becomes enlightened by the True Light... 

"When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.' "

"There was a very light, that lights each man coming into this world" [John 1:9]


The True Light nourishes one, bringing a state of calmness and unwavering faith; the hidden power in the rose brings it to serene and abundant life...

"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labour or spin" [Matthew 6:28]


...permitting the mind of the Christ-Spirit within to displace the mind of the body results in abiding peace...

"Great peace have those who love your law,
And nothing can make them stumble" [Psalm 119:165]


...a wholesome, loving, interior peace that permeates from inner body to outer body to surroundings...

"Therefore has my heart been glad, and my honour rejoices, also my flesh dwells confidently" [Psalm 16:9]

"The One giving peace in your territory, He is satisfying you with the fat of wheat" [Psalms 147:14]


God's cleansing thoughts are seeds that unfold within, springing up to manifest - as a reflection of Divinity - in the mind of the spirit and not in the mind of the body...

"For God it is who is working in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure" [Philippians 2:13]


Therefore, the heart must permit only holy and pure images to the mind; else man becomes his corrupted images of the senses which are false imaginings...

"They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity, and their mind prepares deception" [Job 15:35]

"...the Lord hates...
...a heart that devises wicked imaginations..." [Proverbs 6:16,18]

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you; they are giving you false hopes. They declare visions from their own minds - they do not come from the LORD" [Jeremiah 23:16]


The spiritual faculty for receiving and perceiving images should be handed over to Christ's total control, always keeping the heart and imagination unadulterated...

"How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
By living according to your word.
I seek you with all my heart;
Do not let me stray from your commands.
I have hidden your word in my heart
That I might not sin against you" [Psalm 119:9-11]

"Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they will see God" [Matthew 5:8]

"You therefore ought to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" [Matthew 5:48]


Appreciate God's presence as Christ, be aware of Him within, reflect His thoughts, with the Eternal Mind enhancing and enlightening, then comes consciousness of continually renewed inspiration and revealments... 

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, said the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end" [Jeremiah 29:11]

Peace and again Peace.

[rosered]

I appreciate how faithful and true you are to His Word  , Lastpost


      It is truly refreshing .

I was reminded of   of   Jesus  words when reading your  post  :HeartThrob:

   Clinging   to  His Words of Life  [Spirit ]  .
 
John 4  19 The woman said to him, "Sir, I perceive that  you are a prophet.

20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship."

21 Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.


22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.

23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.

24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."


25 The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things."

26 Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am he."

  Peace and joy in the Lord

[rosered]

I have come to a very simple and honest conclusion    , If   any motive  is not done in the Spirit of Love   ,it is for nought .

For God is Love .

     :HeartThrob:

[eaglesway]

I have come to a very simple and honest conclusion    , If   any motive  is not done in the Spirit of Love   ,it is for nought .

For God is Love .

     :HeartThrob:

This is the core of all truth!

[lastpost]

Separation, severance and darkness are alien to God's Unity, Divine Oneness, and Presence...

"But your depravities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have concealed his face from you..." [Isaiah 59:2]

"...for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?" [Lamentations 2:13]

"...and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it" [John 1:5]


The Christ is at One with God's Oneness, is God, and is eternal...

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning" [John 1:1-2]


How much of the Living Christ within does one express? Is one's mind wholly in union and accord with the Christ Mind?...

"Who has known the mind of the Lord so that he can teach him?" However, we have the mind of Christ" [1 Corinthians 2:16]


Thoughts of fulfilment, completion and reconciliation rise up from the Christ Mind within, yet looking out on creation, how much of the Christ-desire of fulfilment does one have?...

"Do not think that I came to undo the law or the prophets; I came not to undo the law, but to fulfil" [Matthew 5:17]


The beginning is also the end: Separation, severance and darkness are terminated with the God in Christ...

"This is what the Lord says - Israel's King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God" [Isaiah 44:6]

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End" [Revelation 22:13]


Love does not rest while separation and darkness claim His own; all must be brought back into the One Fold of Unity and Harmony...

"For thus says the Lord God: "Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day" [Ezekiel 34:11-12]

"What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, does not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?" [Luke 15:4]


The Kingdom of God, through His Christ, shall be complete, with all reconciled to the Divine Oneness and Unity...

"Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
The crooked places shall be made straight
And the rough places smooth;
The glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken" [Isaiah 40:3-4]

"The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over the entirety of things He created.
All Your works shall praise You, O Lord, and Your loving ones shall bless You" [Psalm 145:9-10]

"And every creature that is in the heaven, and in the earth, and under the earth, and the things that are upon the sea, and the all things in them, heard I saying, `To Him who is sitting upon the throne, and to the Lamb, is the blessing, and the honour, and the glory, and the might -- to the ages of the ages!' [Revelation 5:13]

Peace and Joy in the Knowledge and Experience of His Love ✞

[rosered]

   

   Again ,   beautifully    said   :HeartThrob:   
Psalms 119

Thy Word
...159  Consider how I love Your precepts;

Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.

160 The sum   of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.   Shin ..


161 Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your words....


I remembered this   ,  the Sum[ Thy Word is true from the beginning] in the Psalms  ..   and saw Shin and was wondering about   it ,  so I looked it up   .


SHIN - 21ST LETTER OF THE HEBREW ALPHABET
the Hebrew letter SHIN   The letter SHIN, being equivalent to the number three hundred in the Hebrew alphabet, and represents Divine power as it is the initial letter of two of the Names of God.

Shaddai, one of the names of God, begins with the letter SHIN. The word Shaddai is usually translated into English as 'Almighty'.

The SHIN appears on tefillin in two forms: on the left side of the one worn on the head, the letter is embossed with four splays, while on the right side of the one used for the arm, the standard three-headed version of the letter is used. These two forms represent the two kinds of Divine wisdom: the revealed and the concealed.

The letter SHIN alludes to Shabbat, the seventh day of Creation. This day signifies total rest from the week of work and is filled with peace and tranquility.

The letter SHIN stands for shalom, denoting peace and perfection.

[lastpost]

GOD is worthy of being given more quiet time by His children...

"Be still [desist], and know that I am GOD: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted throughout the earth" [Psalms 46:10]


...so that His reflection is gathered more and more upon the mirror of one's GOD-given image-receiving gift, and transformation into His likeness becomes a reality...

"So all of us, with faces unveiled, see as in a mirror the glory of the Lord; and we are being changed into his very image, from one degree of glory to the next, even as by the Spirit of the Lord" [2 Corinthians 3:18]


...as His children are meant to become holy...

"For I am your Lord GOD; be you holy, for I am holy. Do not befoul your souls with each creeping thing that moves upon earth" [Leviticus 11:44]


Transformation of the soul into His image requires patience and silence as the GOD in Christ within becomes more apparent...

"Only for GOD, be silent, O my soul, For from Him is my hope" [Psalm 62:5]


In the patient waiting, there has been an enormous wonder occurring behind the scenes, and much fruit is to be harvested as Divinity is manifested...

"And he said, `Thus is the reign of GOD: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth, and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how; for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear; and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he doth send forth the sickle, because the harvest hath come'" [Mark 4:26-29]


One must shut out the propositions of devil of the senses of ages past...

"But you, when you pray, enter into your inner chamber, and having shut the door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who is seeing in secret, shall reward you manifestly" [Matthew 6:6]


...so that the expression of GOD in Christ can manifest in the body even now, and being at oneness with GOD so His Spirit-Blood surges through the heart...

"Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness. See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you'" [Luke 11:34-36]

The soul is no longer separated from the whole of GOD's spiritual universe as exhilarating vibrancy is poured into the conduit of the soul which Christ has now recovered in completeness, reconciled - healed.


Peace and again Peace ✞

[rosered]

 :HeartThrob:   


    Openly knowing,  past , present and to come ,  there is not a soul  on the face of the earth that does not need Gods love , mercy and grace

  I know not one ...........   :dsunny:

John 8
Aramaic Bible in Plain English


And Yeshua spoke again with them and he said: "I AM THE LIVING GOD, The Light of the world.

Whoever follows me shall not walk in darkness but shall find the light of life."

  John 1 3All things came into being through Him,

and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

4In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.


5The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

  Lord help us to understand   your desire !

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On opening one's eyes to the life which is real, it is meant to be into a wondrous dawn lighting up the land, with God visible everywhere, where completeness renders the part useless...

"...but when completeness comes, what is in part shall be put to an end" [1 Corinthians 13:10]


He of old, who sacrificed righteously to God, is still able to speak righteously because of his faith, even though his blood was spilt many centuries ago...

"By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks" [Hebrews 11:4]


The Sacred Record, infused with Spirit Power, is the medium by which man interprets God's Wisdom wherein all things are revealed; it will never be superseded although it will be read more intelligently and better understood...

"In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word...
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path...
I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, for Thy word I have hoped...
Mine eyes have gone before the watches, to meditate in Thy saying. ..
The sum of Thy word is truth...
According to Thy word cause me to understand"
[Psalm 119:16,105,147,148,160,169]


Angels minister to humankind out of Divine Love; spiritual vision is hindered by the dark cloud of fear which belongs to the senses of the world alone and not the senses of the Spirit; finding the Christ within removes all fear...

"The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified" [Matthew 28:5]


The Spirit of Christ works ceaselessly and silently on man, and the end result will be that man is freed from being afraid of man, God and evil for God is Love...

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love" [1 John 4:18]


Fear and all that separates man from God will be removed with the increase of the Spirit of Christ because the Truth sets man free...

"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" [John 8:32]

God is Love ✞

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I am of the opinion that 'Understanding' can bring a person closer to God...


Jesus materialised from the 'non-physical' to the 'physical' in a locked room full of people...

"Then on that same first day of the week, when it was evening, though the disciples were behind closed doors for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, Peace to you!" [John 20:19]


Personality is exactly the same after death as it was at the point of death, as demonstrated by Jesus when He proved that He was alive, the same Jesus with the same personality as before physical death...

"And having said this, he showed to them the hands and the feet, and while they are not believing from the joy, and wondering, he said to them, `Have ye anything here to eat?" [Luke 24:40]


Sometimes, one finds it hard to believe the Joyous Tidings that God is amongst us, that He has beaten out the path and shown the Way into a Life beyond human imagination...

"And he said unto them, 'O poor in understanding and slow in heart to believe on all that the prophets have spoken!" [Luke 24:25]


The scales fall from one's interior vision; being prepared by Christ to awaken to a fresh new understanding, with a consciousness of God that is truly alive, where Love is in every breath of one's being...

"And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received sight forthwith, and arose and was baptized" [Acts 9:18]


Consciousness of God becomes un-shadowed; profound spiritual cravings are satisfied; all truths are no longer distant but part of oneself - as they always were; one need not wait for Heaven, God is in His Kingdom now...

"Neither will they say, 'Look, here!' or, 'Look, there!' for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you" [Luke 17:21]


Love does not rest pleasing and enjoying itself, but love must flow to where it is needed; overwhelming love is poured out on all, and the desire to inform of the Christ who lives within others is unquenchable...

"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing" [John 15:4,5]

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me" [Galatians 2:20]

"...so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love" [Ephesians 3:17]

"to whom God did will to make known what is the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations - which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory" [Colossians 1:27]


The dwelling place of Christ is in the heart - and Christ is God; He is the power behind thought, He is in all space and beyond; He never leaves you; He is as close as breath - always as close as breath...

"It shall happen that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear" [Isaiah 65:24]


Peace and Goodwill to All Humankind ✞

[rosered]

    :HeartThrob:
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures.....


Amen   peace and good will to all mankind

Proverbs 8 Wisdom's Call
8 Does not wisdom call out?
    Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 At the highest point along the way,

    where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 beside the gate leading into the city,

    at the entrance, she cries aloud:
4 "To you, O people, I call out;
    I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 You who are simple, gain prudence
    you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
    I open my lips to speak what is right.

7 My mouth speaks what is true,

    for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just;
    none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the discerning all of them are right;
    they are upright to those who have found knowledge.


10 Choose my instruction instead of silver,
    knowledge rather than choice gold
11 for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
    and nothing you desire can compare with her.


12 "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
    I possess knowledge and discretion.
13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil;
    I hate pride and arrogance,
    evil behavior and perverse speech.

14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
    I have insight, I have power.
15 By me kings reign
    and rulers issue decrees that are just;
16 by me princes govern,
    and nobles—all who rule on earth.
17 I love those who love me,
    and those who seek me find me.
18 With me are riches and honor,
    enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 My fruit is better than fine gold;
    what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
    along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
    and making their treasuries full.
22 "The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,
    before his deeds of old;
23 I was formed long ages ago,
    at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,
    when there were no springs overflowing with water;
25 before the mountains were settled in place,
    before the hills, I was given birth,
26 before he made the world or its fields
    or any of the dust of the earth.


27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,
    when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above
    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29 when he gave the sea its boundary

   so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30     Then I was constantly at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day,
    rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world


    and delighting in mankind.
32 "Now then, my children, listen to me;
    blessed are those who keep my ways
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise;
    do not disregard it.
34 Blessed are those who listen to me,
    watching daily at my doors,
    waiting at my doorway.
35 For those who find me find life
    and receive favor from the Lord.

36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;

    all who hate me love death."



Wisdom is justified of Her children ! :cloud9:

[sheila]

  lovely... :HeartThrob:

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It seems to me to be of vital importance to always be prepared for Christ, which means seeking renewal and growth from Him, which in turn brings one closer to God.


An ambiance of love hereafter is most easily entered by the loving disciple, fear gone, a pervading tone of fulfilling peace, rest and deep joy, of loving God and loving man awaits the prepared...

"Love does no harm to a neighbour. Therefore love is the fulfilment of the law" [Romans 13:10]


Abide deeply in the Love which is the harmonising chord behind the knowledge, power and wisdom which is of God...

"If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing" [1 Corinthians 13]


The false man of the senses seeks to imitate that which is of God...

" 'You are doing the works your father did.' They said to him, 'We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God.' ..."Jesus said to them...You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires...When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies" [John 8:41-44]


True spiritual growth is from the centre of ones being; the outer man of the senses becomes amplified and aggrandised in that which does not belong to Christ...   

"By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother" [1 John 3:10]

"By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?" [Matthew 7:16]


True growth is never characterised by hostility and aggressiveness...

"He guides the humble in what is right, and teaches them his way" [Psalm 25:9]

"For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory" [Psalm 149:4]


The Son of Man exemplifies the greatness of humility; inner growth occurs when the lack and the poverty of the things of the Spirit is recognised...

"...All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, 'God opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble' " [1 Peter 5:5]

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience" [Colossians 3:12]

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven...
  Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth" [Matthew 5:3,5]


Hereafter, the soul is in a state of lowliness as it truly emerges out of the falsities of the senses, becoming emancipated from the unreal world, free of self with all its deceptions...

"Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven" [Matthew 18:4]


The soul is nourished by the True Vine, it is well to know God is at the centre of ones being, as spiritual roots abide hidden in silence while a tremendous work occurs...

"Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God" [1 Corinthians 4:5]


All is well, truly love all humanity each one, and allow the soul to know the greatest depths of Love so that its growth and work is steadfast and cannot be impeded by anything...

"But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash" [Matthew 7:26-27]


Disused building materials must be removed before the building is erected on the only sure Foundation - unsound thinking, improper actions, self-importance - all must become as nothing and replaced by the Christ within...

"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ" [1 Corinthians 3:11]


If one is dead to all except the Divinity of the Christ within, failure is impossible...

"In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus" [Romans 6:11]


One can discern the mortal self by its self-serving nature, its desire to be applauded by the masses, its hankering after worldly prestige and illustriousness - what is built must be according to the Christ who has laid down the Way...

"Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow, that also he shall reap" [Galatians 6:7]


May the All-Love grant Peace and Joy to all mankind ✞

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WOW !!   God  Bless   you   ............. This spoke to me today as a confirmation    witness   as  working in the house  this morning  :HeartThrob:   

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[I wanted to apologise to Ronen, originally I only meant to post once in his thread, the context of which was about getting closer to God because we are "already in Him and that there can be no closer relationship...there can only be an every increasing awareness of it"]


Divine thoughts of God are manifested as His words - thus Divine thoughts are inherently more powerful than a weapon...

"For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword" [Hebrews 4:12]


One is made by one's most interior and highest thought - thought manifests as deed...

"Let the wicked forsake his manner,
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
And to our God, for he will abundantly pardon" [Isaiah 55:7]


At the centre of one's being is Christ with His judgment bar where actions are tested...

"For it behoves all of us to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things done through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil" [2 Corinthians 5:10]


That which is unholy does not belong to the Higher Self and is cast into the outer darkness...

"And he said to him, friend, how did you come in hither, not having clothing of the marriage-feast? and he was speechless...

...Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth' " [Matthew 22:12,13]


The followers of Christ have many, many holy thoughts and deeds that can enter and enhance the Kingdom of Heaven...

"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world" [Matthew 25:34]


When the heart lives in Christ, then the thoughts of the Christ within produce heavenly treasure...

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" [Matthew 6:21]

Peace in Him

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In HIM

If man could see he would find in his very place his own, a great host of witnesses...

" 'What do you want me to do for you?' Jesus asked him. The blind man said, 'Rabbi, I want to see' " [Mark 10:51]


To see is to let the Christ within take complete control, to live in God, then Spirit and life are heard and seen...

"The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life" [John 6:63]


Life becomes an unceasing life of prayer in Christ, the tiniest detail is lived in Christ, not one good thought turned deed is without fruit, having faith and courage that the results are real...

"Pray continually" [1 Thessalonians 5:17]


Help is immediate when the desire to help itself arises truly pure and unselfish...

"If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
With the pointing finger and malicious talk,
And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
And satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
Then your light will rise in the darkness,
And your night will become like the noonday.
The Lord will guide you always;
He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
And will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
Like a spring whose waters never fail" [Isaiah 58:9-11]


From the heart can arise jewels without price, as thoughts of holiness and Christ-life, pausing to hear the command which renews, regenerates and the God within expresses further aliveness...

"Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: 'Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy" [Leviticus 19:2]


There are periods when man breathes the same air as God, the Christ of God is victorious and takes the race of the sons of God in His hand so they may with Him when He hears His Father's Love...

"And the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased' " [Luke 3:22]


Surrendering all gains all, man is hurt through separation by sin, God and man are in union when the noble sacrifice is revealed further and further as the veil lifts by the learning of the life of Jesus...

"Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away" [2 Corinthians 3:15,16]


To exist only in God, the Real, by cooperating with Him, is man's future, to breathe out God even in the body, drawing from God at the centre, reinvigorating all - this man may do by God's Grace...

"On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations" [Revelation 22:2]


The awareness of the forgiveness of God is hindered by sadness and regret, for He pours out everlasting Love as fresh as the morning dew that expunges past sins, He only asks that man turns to Him in recognition of his need for Him...

"Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases" [Psalm 103:3]


Then He joys to fill one to the brim so that there is an overflowing of Himself...

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled" [Matthew 5:6]


Beware and pray - and again, always watch, and again, always pray...

"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" [Matthew 26:41]


You in Him Always - and Him in You Always

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  ah , so lovely   !     God blesses  with  favor and protection

  :HeartThrob:

[micah7:9]

Love is only equaled through forgiveness.

[rosered]

Love is only equaled through forgiveness.

Only at first, when   LOVE is perfected there is no sin , error missing the mark

  there is no sin To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone's account where there is no law.


what is the perfect law to Love God first and  foremost and love your  brother as yourself   


Hearing  what the Spirit is saying  and Doing     the works of faith as living works   of the Living God     
...24for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.

25But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.

26If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless.


1John 3  there is no sin  or error    in  Children of God  having the Christ seed in them are the Children of the Day and the LIGHT OF CHRIST is shining   in them

they forgive   without need to be forgiven   they remain silent before their accusers     ..I am learning this is what pleases God , taking Christ example   before the  procurator      and  on the Cross before the FATHER   


...4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.


5You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.


6No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.

the seed is Christ and being planted and growing within you  becomes strong  in faith and  overcomes all things   by the Power of Gods Spirit working in you   and by His own word that judges us  continually       and how we handle the word of Life ..  in high honor and regard...       

[micah7:9]

Love is only equaled through forgiveness.

Only at first, when   LOVE is perfected there is no sin , error missing the mark

  there is no sin To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone's account where there is no law.


what is the perfect law to Love God first and  foremost and love your  brother as yourself   


Hearing  what the Spirit is saying  and Doing     the works of faith as living works   of the Living God     
...24for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.

25But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.

26If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless.


1John 3  there is no sin  or error    in  Children of God  having the Christ seed in them are the Children of the Day and the LIGHT OF CHRIST is shining   in them

they forgive   without need to be forgiven   they remain silent before their accusers     ..I am learning this is what pleases God , taking Christ example   before the  procurator      and  on the Cross before the FATHER   


...4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.


5You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.


6No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.

the seed is Christ and being planted and growing within you  becomes strong  in faith and  overcomes all things   by the Power of Gods Spirit working in you   and by His own word that judges us  continually       and how we handle the word of Life ..  in high honor and regard...     

My words had nothing to do with "sin,"[at least not intended] yet in my opinion I can not gain loves's equality or fullness without forgiveness.  :HeartThrob: :dsunny:  :2c: