Pneuma- The Higher Reality
(part 7)
Spirit is Everything
It is difficult for the human mind to accept that spirit is everything when spirit appears to be nothing. Spirit cannot be seen, heard, tasted, smelled or felt through the senses of the body, and presently it can neither be measured nor tested. So, why then are some following something so intangible and unproven? Why should you or I believe in that thing called spirit? Well, I believe because I am what I am. In other words, the desire to go beyond this material world and our natural senses comes from within our innermost being- directly from our spirit. I am spirit because the One who gives me life is Spirit.
Many in their search for God look upward into an endless sky or outward to perhaps another person thought to be more holy than their self. All the while, God and His Kingdom are within us all and will fully become us all. Not only is God spirit, but also and absolutely God is our Father (and even our Mother, if you prefer). The point is that we need to fully accept that God is spirit and the myriad of ramifications that follow. Primarily that each spirit in the world is an individual extension of the Source emanating into creation for a purpose. Some certainly make the claim that they are “born of the Spirit of God.” However, in the truest sense, everyone is, but not everyone has realized this yet. Moreover, we are therefore spirit children that have come into this natural existence to reflect the glory of God. This is our purpose- to be the image of God in the imagined world.
So while we may see ourselves as being far from perfection, it should be apparent why we are aspiring for godliness- our spirit. Powering us through life is our spirit that is eternally connected to the Source of all life. Then, as the spirit empowers and emboldens us to walk with God, the soul like a devoted and loving wife makes this holy connection and identity a part of our reality here in this world. So, you see-- the spirit needs the soul in the same way God needs the Word. One is the cause while the other is the effect. One is projector while the other is picture. One IS while the other DOES.
After eons of experiencing the world via our natural senses, the souls of mankind are gradually coming to realize that this “way of life” does not lead to life at all. In fact, living life according to the knowledge of the flesh leads to death because it produces a carnal soul that is wandering lost in the spiritual darkness called Hades. While life without God is utterly impossible, trying to live a life while avoiding God is truly a state of hell. Once it is realized that God is spirit and all has come from spirit, each one must choose to seek and receive his birthright, which is the spiritual knowledge (God awareness) to light his way through and ultimately out of the darkness of hell. And what is the “darkness of hell”? It is spiritual ignorance. As we mature in Christ, our spiritual acumen is gradually being developed until our soul is wise enough to accept that life is given through the spirit and not the flesh. By trusting what she cannot see, the soul begins to live by faith, by feel. Except this “feel” comes from within and not from the outer shell of the body. One could say that she must divorce the flesh, become purified and then become married to the spirit, her true lover.
More and more, the light of the spirit is beginning to reveal the world in a whole new way. All of man’s notions of what and who God is will become greatly simplified by accepting one simple fact. God is all in all, and therefore, ALL is SPIRIT. Instantly, our perception is altered and the outside world doesn’t look so frightening when we understand and believe in the benevolence of the Almighty God. Yes, without exception, everything that IS has come from God- you, me and everything we see around us.
Surely, many devout Christians have read Paul’s discourse about God being “all in all” in 1 Corinthians 15:28, yet I find very few who actually accept this most paramount of principles. While I find this lack of understanding frustrating, I think that I can understand why so many don’t want to accept that God is everything. When God becomes everything, then they may fear that they become nothing. It was said that Jesus made himself nothing so that he could be the fullness of God. And yes, when God is everything it does seem that we become nothing. However, this is where we come face to face with the paradox of Truth. You see-- to have everything you must become nothing. Everything and nothing are one in the same just as the Beginning (Alpha) and the End (Omega) are one in the same. Absolute ignorance and absolute awareness may sound like opposites but they are one in the same because they both bring about absolute peace.
Jesus is our precious brother and divine example of one who fully surrendered to God. He did not set out on a mission to become God, but rather he surrendered his life and let God become him. He did this by following his mature Spirit of Christ, who is also called the Word of God. In this sense, we should understand that the ego is the word of Satan that does not want to give up its life in this world. Again, all life, which of course means all spirit, is connected to God. We feel separated from God only because our “lowered” consciousness in this lower world. As we move higher into the Kingdom of God our sense of being a separate “self” decreases while our awareness of God increases. This ascension continues until we reach the same conscious level as Jesus did. We must become one with God, and until that moment we are going to feel the discomfort of being separated from our life Source. As spirit, we are given the freedom to make choices that we THINK will lead us to peace and happiness along the way. However, eventually all will come to realize that this is only achieved in our oneness with God.
One Spirit, Innumerable Souls-
Ephesians 4:4
There is one body and one Spirit- just as you were called to one
hope when you were called.
We do well to embrace this important message from Paul. He says we are being called out of the world and gathered back into ONE body by the ONE Spirit in order to return to back to God! This is God’s purpose for us here on the earth- to live by God’s Spirit and carry out God’s will. This is oneness with God. However, this oneness doesn’t completely negate our sense of self because though we are joined by one Spirit we each bring with us our different experiences to share with the whole.
It had been said that “Birds of a feather flock together”- and they certainly do both literally and metaphorically! Clearly, it can be shown that this desire for unity and togetherness is found at every level of consciousness and life. From atoms to animals, congregation is the way of life and how unity is often expressed. Water pulls itself together into drops, and the fish in the sea gather into schools. Humans that are like-minded also tend to gather together to form clubs, religions, political parties, and the like. So, should it be any surprise that our spirits would be any different? Each spirit creates an aura of higher energy about us. Like a light, this form of higher energy can be seen radiating out from our being and can even attract others- especially those with the sense to appreciate this divine “glow.”
John 1:4
In him (the Word, Jesus Christ) was life, and that was life was
the light of men.
John 1:9
The true light that gives light to every person that comes into
the world.
All life has come from the Word of God, who is the Son of God and who was expressed in the person Jesus. Our light is our spiritual energy being emitted into the darkness of this world. This is the light of Christ which grows brighter in those living by the spirit and who are also being gathered together in what is called the Body of Christ. They are being called out of every religion, every race and every corner of the world to walk in step with God’s will then reach out with God’s love.
This divine body for God to dwell in is also called a divine building constructed with “living stones” in 1 Peter 2:5. Yet, understand that we are not like identical bricks laid down in a conforming pattern. Instead, we are stones of every shape, every dimension and of every kind of makeup that are held together by the mortar of love. Some souls have been formed after being “shaped” for ages and ages. Others have been forged by undergoing periods of tremendous heat and pressure. Though different in all sorts of ways, each stone has been selected to become an instrumental piece the building in which God lives! Every prayer whispered from these living stones in the Kingdom of God is heard by God in the same way every cell in the human body speaks to the brain. These prayers are like neural transmissions from the body (us) to the brain (God). We tell God if we are in pain, and we tell God what feels good. Here in this world, we are sensing this lowest dimension in time and space for the sake of God and Consciousness. In turn, God has collected all this information and is relaying back to us the necessary wisdom so that we will know what the right thing to do is. Simply put, God knows all because God is all. In this way, God alone knows what is best for us because God alone literally has the wisdom of the world at His divine fingertips.
Let’s again consider the calling of oneness we read about in Ephesians 4:4. Like a living spring within us, this ever-present stream of life in every soul is what brings together God’s true Church (Ecclesia) here on earth. I can clearly see how this calling or desire for unity is expressed in many different ways through humanity. Some religious leaders warn us of global unity, but do they understand that this desire for unification is coming from our spirit and from God? God wants us to come together, but I also know that some will pervert and misuse our desire to be one. Even so, will not the love of God win in the end? Sure, mistakes will be made, but this is how we learn. I am heartened to see so many gracious souls helping those suffering all over the world. Surely, the recent natural disasters have shown God’s grace flowing from one end of the world to the other. It matters not if these souls are religious or not. What matters is that they are spiritually mature and are being called by God to pour their selves out for the sake of the Kingdom.
Thanks be to God that we are evolving! We are changing into the expression of divine Love! This is neither by accident nor is this Darwinism at work. It is the Spirit of God at work! More than this, God isn’t so much as working as He is just BEING. God is all in all and the only way to know this is through full self-awareness. To this end, we are spirit that has been maturing for ages and ages. Not only have we have grown in intelligence and consciousness, but we have also grown in faith and grace. We are moving away from fear and ignorance. Look how far man has come. What other of God’s creations has evolved like man? Ants are no more cunning than they were millions years ago. Monkeys are no more caring than they were at the dawn of time. Oh, but man has evolved in ways that evolution scientists would have a hard time explaining. Our growing sense of unity is not a matter of survival, but rather a matter of spirit. We are learning that love feels better than hate. We are learning that forgiving OTHERS actually releases US from burden. Feelings of hate, condemnation and discontentment weigh down the soul. Forgiveness frees the soul and let’s her rest in the peace of the spirit.
As our spirits are joined into oneness forming the Body of God, we become a myriad of souls (cells) each able to share our experiences in the Kingdom of God. Again, the soul is saved by virtue of the mature spirit being strong and wise enough to lead her out the lower world and lift her into the Kingdom of God. While it is possible to experience the Kingdom of God while still in the flesh (Jesus), the connection to the physical world (flesh) must be severed to sustain that higher state of consciousness. It is almost as is there is a kind of bungee cord tethering the soul to the world. No matter how high our spirit may take the soul, the flesh will always be pulling her back down. This game of “tug of war” between the spirit and the flesh only ends once our experience in the natural body does. Yes, eventually we must all leave this world and go to the place that is not a place at all.
A Picture of God-
There may be those who label me a fool for attempting to create a Picture of God, but my only defense is that I truly felt inspired to do so. Even so, I don’t pretend that a two dimension drawing of circles is what God looks like. That is ridiculous, but what I am trying to do is explain certain aspects about God. However, Love cannot be drawn with pencil or painted with brush. If God is love, then surely, the clearest picture of God is created by those who color the world with their sincere acts of grace. It was in exactly this way Jesus showed us that the only true portrait of God comes when we let Him fully and unconditionally live through us.
With this understanding, what my illustration attempts to do in some humble way is attempt to explain using simple terms and shapes the nature of God’s Trinity and how God is raising us out of hell and into heaven. Before we delve any further into this, it is important to understand that these three areas of existence are neither above us nor below us in any physical way. So for this to really make any sense, we must try to let go of thinking in a spatial or natural way. Knowing the human mind has its limits; it would be best to try to perceive these three “circles” as spiritual (non-physical) multi-dimensional spheres of existence. It is no coincidence that God’s Trinity of existence (dimensions) is similar to our own trinity of being. We live by way of the body, mind and spirit. This triadic trait has been divinely and genetically handed down to us from our Father.
With this in mind then, the triadic configuration shown in A Picture of God represents the three different levels of life and consciousness that are experienced depending on one’s relationship (closeness) with God. It also shows, in a visual way, that there are higher realities beyond the material world while also maintaining that there is nothing outside of God because the whole picture is God’s being. Yes, as we see, even Hades itself is within God’s domain. Recall that the Psalmist was aware that even the deepest, darkest hell was not out of God’s reach. All has come from God and has its being in God. To this, there is no exception.
-The Outer Rim-
First, let’s consider what could be called the “outer rim of life” where all of God’s physical creation (manifestation) resides. This is where time, matter and space reside along with lower levels of spirit and consciousness. And yes, this is also where nearly all of mankind finds itself residing. Here, in the periphery of consciousness, the Holy Spirit of God reaches, inspires and beckons the natural man to move closer to God. For this reason, the Holy Spirit has been called man’s helper in this manifested, material world. This holy force can bring comfort to the suffering, healing to the debilitated and has even been known to hold a walking man above the water.
In the most outer reaches of this realm is where the wayward spirits inhabit and even create their personal hells. While they have positioned themselves “far” from God, they are never out of His reach thanks to the omnipresence of His Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit can touch the unclean, love the sinner and bring about the repentance of those who have turned their backs to God. Standing on broken chards of defiance and staring into darkness of ignorance, some souls refuse to accept God’s will and the Truth. In doing so, they bring about the hunger pains of a starving spirit. For those souls who cling to the flesh for life, they have only death awaiting them. Hell is thought by many to be a very dark, painful and hot place, and it is for those who will not face the Truth of who they are. However, for those who have turned back to face the Truth and God, they see the Life, the Way and the Truth straight ahead! What they desire and need is calling them from within; it is the Kingdom of God.
-The Kingdom of Consciousness-
The center realm in the picture of God is the realm of Consciousness where the world has passed away and God is the way of life. Here in the Kingdom of God all the inhabitants live in a higher level of consciousness. While the “edge” of this Kingdom does come in contact with the physical world, those that pass through the membrane of Consciousness will know a world without physical form. There are some stronger ones who still reside in the outer rim that have “jumped” up to touch heaven for a moment, however their physicality pulls them back down into physical world. Remember the spiritual bungee cord?
So, in this medial sphere of God’s being, everything that “lives” here is in a state of spirit and consciousness. The spiritual self (spirit/soul) of each being has surrendered to God to enjoy a life without pain or suffering of the flesh. There is no want, no need and no fear because this is the realm of the Mind of God. Here all things are possible and all dreams can come true. This is where souls reach heaven- a state of happiness beyond anything that can be imagined in the outer rim. This is the realm of freedom- freedom from sin, pain and death. This is where the ego is dead, and our Father is alive! This is where time seems to stand still, and all the sons of God are full of gratitude and praise! There is no need for a sun because the light of Christ glows continuously!
-The Center of God-
At the center of God’s domain is the place where God is realized as all in all. Here the Father and Son are one. Here is the “place” where Spirit is and everything else isn’t. Here is where all things begin and all things end. Here is where God rests in eternal peace and is bonded by the power of divine love. This place is here and now- a state of constant love and truth. From this “place” God’s Word was sent (sacrificed) and then dispersed into the void of oblivion. From the center of God, came all the dimensions and worlds of the other two rims.
-The Big Bang-
This picture also helps to depict a “Big Bang” of a different kind- one of spirit and life. The explosion of energy and matter into empty space is a shadow of what really happened. God sent Consciousness (His Word) and Spirit into the void of oblivion to create an image of Himself. Can you visualize this? In a spiritual explosion of love, hope and faith, God sent His Son out into the void to make God from the ground up. This is the purpose of the Word- to express God’s fullness. To this end, the Son made all of creation to become as a mirror of knowledge and truth. After more than 17 billion years of creation, God has finally a being able to reflect back His glory and likeness- man. It is then the purpose of that creature called man to do what Jesus did and show God what He is- love. For ages upon ages, the spirits of mankind were pushing outward into the nothingness and into the darkness of the void. Born in ignorance, these spirits (who only wanted to know who they were) became lost in creation itself. They fell in love with the world and the ways of the flesh. Though maturing in spirit and consciousness, mankind found that the weight of sin grew too heavy to go any further. They had become imprisoned in a spiritual hell and needed a Way out. Enter the Spirit of Christ!
As God predetermined from the Beginning, a fully mature spirit (son) would eventually come into the world as a man and overcome hell. Jesus, you’re the man! Yes, Jesus was the man strong and mature in spirit who was CHOSEN by God to overcome sin, death and all the forces of evil that had been holding down mankind for ages. Jesus did something that no other spirit in this world had ever done; he became Christ-conscious. He became fully aware of his true identity and life. He realized that he was indeed the Son of God. And being the very nature of God, he did exactly what God did; he surrendered His life for the sake of those in Hades. You could even say that this sacrifice was another spiritual “Big Bang” of love that changed the world from that moment forward. From that moment in time, and Hades and all who are in it stopped moving away from God. The expansion of consciousness into the darkness was halted and yes, even reversed! It was in that glorious instant that God began to pull all of creation back to Himself through the spirit of the man Jesus Christ! From that day to now, Jesus the Christ is leading all mankind and creation back to God! Now, that is a plan of salvation! All we have to do is follow our Leader, who is our Lord!
How long must the spirits of humanity struggle against the pull of God’s love and continue moving outward believing there is something more than God. Truly, there is nothing more than God. And we, the pinnacle of all His creation, have the most essential and significant role in God. We, spirit from God, should know that it is our destiny, even birthright, to be His image. For the spirits who have let go of the world and surrendered to God, they are being lifted back to God by the power of the Son. It is the power of Love that pulls on us no matter how far we have moved away from God. And this irresistible influence increase exponentially as we move closer to God, who is our Father and destiny.
The Omega-
Well, believe it or not my friends, this article DOES have an end! All things do. Fortunately for us, God is not a thing! If the only thing you take away from this writing is that God is ALL and ETERNAL, then you have enough. Saying we believe or know this principle is one thing, but truly wrapping our minds around the concept that God is “all in all” will eventually transform every life until the Kingdom of God reigns on earth. Even those lives thought once thought to be meaningless and lost will become filled with purpose and found in the love of God. When God becomes our center and our reason for living, life finally makes perfect sense. Understand that I am not talking about becoming religious; God does not want us to be religious. It is very simple- God wants us to be God! He wants us to be a conduit that brings to earth His will, His spirit and His love. When this happens, our most earnest desires for justice, joy and peace actually become a higher reality taking over this lower world.
So, let us be heartened because all that has come from the Source of peace will also find its end in peace. Because all has been born of love, then all will also succumb to never-ending force of love. Yes, this world of despair and duality is doomed; it is but a dream that will be transformed from nightmare into paradise. Each of God’s children will awaken one by one and take control of this grand saga. Then we, the spirits of God who have been the characters, will remove our costumes and masks that the world placed on us. Once the last of the lost has been found, this world, which has been our stage, will disintegrate back into nothingness. Yes, this natural world must vanish once it has served its purpose.
Now, so-called Bible prophecy experts continue to say the end of the world is near, and someday they will be right. However, we must be clear when discussing this subject what is meant by “the end.” If you have read the Book of Revelation, you should know that many terrible plagues, wars, famines and the like are predicted to devastate humanity, but none of these mark the end of the human race. Neither do these horrific events bring and end to time, space and matter. The material world must end because it did have a beginning. At anytime, humanity may be done in by a very large asteroid or a super volcano. A deadly plague or a nuclear holocaust could dramatically reduce our numbers, but if we continue surviving on this planet for another 4 or 5 billion years, our own Sun will consume us, as it expands to its death.
However, none of this should alarm us because, as I acknowledged in Revelation- The End of the World as We Know It, experience of being human is only temporary. Human is our present bodily form and not our divine identity. Eventually, the human race must cross some kind of finish line along with all of creation; however, we are not the organic elements making up these human bodies. In the same way, we are not the widely varied and superficial personalities constructed by an imaginary world. Our lives here are merely for experience that leads to knowledge that leads to wisdom. We are spirit, and our lives in this manifested world are part of God’s plan to teach us, qualify us and bring us higher into His Kingdom of Consciousness.
Some of my writings may suggest that I am skeptical of Bible prophecy, but I am not. While I may certainly doubt the predictions and interpretations of today’s Bible scholars, I completely accept that famous prayer, prophecy and promise of Jesus when he said, “Thy Kingdom come and thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.’ In other words, God’s Kingdom will come to here to this (lower) world by God’s will being carried out here as it is in the Kingdom of the Son- the realm of divine Consciousness. To me this is the only prophecy that really matters, and this is the return of the Spirit of Christ! In spite of all the evil and darkness still in this world, surely we can see His Kingdom growing in the hearts of the children of God. Moreover, the mature Sons of God are coming of age to inspire and lead mankind into an age of wisdom, justice and love!
I know that many (like the media) may lead us to believe that evil is growing stronger, but I say evil is simply lashing out like a fire trying to stay lit. The time will come (and hopefully soon) when the collective consciousness (soul) of mankind will reach a kind of critical (spiritual) mass, so that the scales of love and justice will be tipped, and the world will be transformed. Unfortunately, this transformation may only come after great tribulation, but it will be worth it. We got a small taste of what life can be like when Jesus brought the Kingdom of God down to earth. However, the time is coming when the Sons of God in the power and Spirit of Christ will purify and lift this world up to heaven! Heaven does not come to earth as must as our earthly lives are being lifted up to heaven like an offering before God. In every day and every moment, the spirits of mankind are growing stronger and flying higher thereby making our very lives living sacrifices to God. And this, my friends, is how hell is transformed into heaven!
Who will stand against evil? Who will sacrifice themselves for love? The Sons of God will! This is the calling of humanity- to lock up the serpent of old and bring back paradise. Being the children and temples of God, mankind has the capability and even the responsibility to liberate all of creation. Through God, the divine spark within every soul becomes an all-consuming fire. Through God, a drop of divine life becomes a torrent of love flowing through us. God is filling us with His fullness so that we will overcome the tethers and snares of the lower world. Jesus was the first to break free and create a gateway into the higher dimension of God’s Kingdom. He not only did this for mankind, but for all of creation. Yes, all the spirit of creation will also be brought back into the Kingdom of God through the power and life of Christ. Paul wrote about this awesome phenomenon in Romans.
Romans 8:18
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing
with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 The
creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be
revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration,
not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected
it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from
its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the
children of God.
These are powerful and trustworthy words! Creation will be liberated and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God! Yes, the Sons of God! Amen, amen Paul! It is little nuggets of deep wisdom like this that lead me to believe that Paul knew much more than some may give him credit. Of the very few of his writings we have, it seems apparent that Paul definitely grasp some of the higher concepts about the universality of both “Christ” and His redemptive power. He understood that what Jesus did was the merely the beginning of the end- the first of many Sons of God. Jesus’ resurrection was the moment in time marking the beginning of the restoration of all of creation not just mankind.
Again we read, “…creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay...” I find it interesting that Paul uses the word “bondage” here. While this was likely referring to a life of servitude as with a slave, I also see that this applies to the spirit (energy) that holds everything together. All matter is condensed light (energy), and all energy is spirit. Therefore, everything is spirit. We can then understand that the spirit from EVERY THING including every atom in the universe will be released back into freedom.
As I have written about many times, creation has been built as a pyramidal matrix of spirit. In the Beginning, the Spirit of God created countless atoms of hydrogen from which all the other elements are derived. From the elements came the compounds and building blocks of nature. From this platform of compounds and elements, the Word (Spirit of Consciousness), gave life to the plants and animals of the earth. From this stage, the creature man has evolved into the form he is today. We have reached the apex of the animal kingdom. There is no other creature after us. God has built this world from the ground up you could say to give us His life. All of creation was to serve us, so that we would someday serve God! Don’t you see?
After comprehending this perfect plan, one should then also see that mankind’s love for creation is not in vain. It is all about sacrifice. The natural world and all that is in it has offered itself to us so that we may reach our appointed destiny. So, the Sons of God with their divine love will pull all of creation with them into the Kingdom of God. This will include the souls of animals, plants and every living thing on the earth. No level of consciousness is lost because Christ’s salvation is UNIVERSAL! Yes, in spite of those fictional prophetic best sellers, NOBODY and nothing is left behind! If you have ever loved a pet, it was not in vain. I know that for some their pets are their best companions in what can be a very lonely world. Every living creature derives its life from God and will have a home in heaven because God’s life is universal.
Ephesians 4:10
He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the
heavens in order to fill the whole universe.
The Son of God, who is also the Word spoken by God in the Beginning, is the “very one” that is spoken in Ephesians who fills all things. But what does “all things” actually mean? It means that Christ, who is Spirit and the Son of God is going to fill you, me, everyone and everything. Why? This divine overthrow of the universe is done for one simple reason- so that God is realized as being all in all. “I am God and there is no other” is only fully realized and reflected by the Son to the Father. From the Beginning to the End, the Son (Word) of God has been working on this glorious goal.
Every living creature that has ever breathed has been given its life from the Son- the King of Consciousness. For this reason, the spirit of every creature that has ever lived on earth is brought into a kind of unity that the human mind cannot fathom. What is heaven like? It is everything that is good about this world and more. It is flowers expressing the glory of God! It is singing birds proclaiming the glory of God! It is more than the human mind can fathom, and that is why we must have the Mind of Christ.
Again, coming into the “Mind of Christ” does not mean we completely lose our own identity. Instead, the reality is that we are reclaiming our true identity! We are made perfect- the perfect you and the perfect me in the spirit and life of Christ! In the Kingdom of God, we then become like Jesus able to heal, to teach and to save. Jesus came to the realization that he was the Son of God and that the Kingdom of God was like a seed that grows into a large shrub. Yet, consider the concept of a shrub for a moment. A shrub is made up of many leaves and braches. Coming into the oneness of God’s Kingdom is like one of the leaves of the shrub coming into the awareness of the whole plant. We could then think of it this way. For ages and ages we have believed we are separate entities like a leaf, but one day we realize that we are not just a leaf but actually a tree- being an extension of the whole.
It should then be clear that when you do this or that to any part of the shrub, you do it to the whole. I am no longer just “me,” but I am in you and you are in me, as Jesus taught us. This is the truth that will truly liberate humanity from the control of the devil and the lying ego. WE ARE ONE! When we do harm to others we are only hurting our true self in Christ. Conversely, when we love others and forgive others, we are blessing our true self and God. Yes, we are learning how to love as our Father loves. But even more than this, we are becoming the fullness of God in the process! Our God through His Son has given us His spirit to travel in consciousness through this world of space and time. At the end of our journey, we shall express and be the image of perfect Love. Then united by this love, we shall be one at peace in the higher reality of the PNEUMA.
May your empowered spirit shine brightly and your soul warmed by the light!
brad edwards
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