Chapter 13
Today we know that the commitment to help one’s fellow brothers and sisters to understand and become aware of the reason for their existence, to value the best use of each second of their and our life’s, is as blessed and worthy of all love and respect as Jesus’ sacrifice for us all. May the emotions experienced by us in that communion that we partake with our brothers and sisters, in the body of Jesus and is a pillar for that commitment to grow in faith, love and understanding. May Jesus’ punishment serve as a curb against the abuses that we ourselves may someday commit…May our outrage become the ability to consolidate principles and maintain the good judgment and honesty that should govern all our actions…May our love and faith, arise from His sacrifice. For our greatest challenge lies in the willingness to confront and deal with anything that comes in life, with constancy and love. Doing His will, will bring us the pleasure and the joy, which is the grace that we grant ourselves as all of this is part of the Fathers-creation that the miracle is our existence shall achieve, and at the same time, it is in our participation with your Father in his great Work that we will find the purpose and energy necessary to go on, with joy and hope and Faith and with the certainty that each day we will be better, and that the future will be better too…Finally, we will rid ourselves forever of all fear and doubt…And we will smile at adversity, though our faces may be covered with tears. The chosen ones are all those who are willing to walk the path of life with the same devotion and the same love that Jesus walked it with, that devotion and love that so many kind souls have walked and given witness to. Remember that Jesus told us that any person who eats of His flesh, {remember that in doing so we must be like Jesus and have no sin in our hearts}, and drinks of His blood, {remember this is the added conviction of love and faith we have}, should have life eternal,
1Cor 11:23-34
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.
And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
15:1-8
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
Source: King James 1611
We must sharpen our senses; understand the parables of His words. To eat of His flesh and drink of His blood means to live with the same willingness and sacrifices that Jesus embraced; it means to accept our mission, as He had accepted His; it means to love our fellow brothers and sisters as He has and will always love them, and as He still loves all of us. But remember His words: Jesus said, My yoke is not heavy, and my burden is light, and that is true because the treasure that we will obtain is so immensely wonderful that in the end we will realize that all the effort was worthwhile, that meeting and overcoming all those changes that we have met with on the path of life was worthwhile…And that is to know the Father and love Him but it is also to begin to unlock the mystery of the parables that was His life. In order to truly know what that mission is. That Jesus had just spoken to us about, we must closely examine our heart and see what our true feeling is, what it is that truly motivates, and gives us pleasure. If we do this with honesty and follow that inclination with integrity and determination, He will ensure our inner gratification and bring added happiness to our lives. Pray over what He has told us. That is the only way that we will be able to enter through that narrow gate and walk that rugged road that He has been speaking of to us…the road that leads to our salvation……
Jesus told long ago that the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth…
John 4:22-24
Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Source: King James 1611
Romans 8:5-8
For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Source: King James 1611
Understand that the one we should love is our true and only Father in Heaven; we should praise Him, and preserve Him, and follow His Word, and live on ‘The Other Side of L.I.F.E.’ Living In Faith Ever after all He created us. This is the only worship that yields fruit; it is the way in which the Father shall be honored… Love life and we will be, loving Him; love our fellow brothers and sisters and we will be, loving Him…What we love and honor is what we know and is beneficial to us. For all time even unto the end our Father has been revealing Himself to us, and it was for that reason that Jesus was sent, for that reason He is speaking to us now, so that we may know Him and love Him and honor Him…Blessed are the fertile of heart that strive to understand His words. Jesus would have us know that His happiness lies in us; Jesus would have us understand that the universe is the visible fruit of that infinite love that creates everything at every moment; Jesus would have us know that everything around us is a creation that is renewing itself, by itself, at every moment. When we understand that the creation is the constant and ongoing work of the Father, we will be able to feel His constant presence and will be part of Jesus’ and our Fathers own happiness as our vision of the universe and ourselves expands. We know that the material creation is vast, and that in it there is always some new secret to unlock, some new world to conquer. Know, then, too, that our inner universe is just that vast, and however much we get to know it, there will always be something new to discover, something new to conquer…Life, even after death, is an eternal challenge, and therein lays its richness and magnificence. we would feel delight, we think we know that we are as deep as we are capable of diving, as perfect as we are capable of becoming…there are no limits…
Everything we are able to dream, everything we are able to imagine, is within the realm of our possibilities, but first there are laws which must be obeyed, and goals to achieve. For just as God is generous, His ways are wise and straight. Now we are the sheep in Jesus’ flock, those of us who keep our hearts clean. Jesus knows that we lovingly and devotedly cultivate the seed of love and Faith that we were born with, that our works are good, and that we walk on the path of righteousness. We are His joy and His hope, and He asks us to also be the shepherds of those sheep who become lost. Jesus tells us that the greatest responsibility of those persons who have cleansed their hearts is to aid those who have not yet done so, those who have held back…
2 Cor. 2:14-17
Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
Source: King James 1611
It is there that the seed of love with which we were born truly take root. So be apostles of the truth and give witness of the happiness that we have achieved, and we will enjoy the fruits of that labor as He enjoys it in us. Do not become comfortable or complacent, as there is always a lot to do and the fields are filled with these lost sheep calling out for consolation and direction…The work is hard but our reward shall be the ability to ever more rapidly approach the source of love, to take delight in the blessed honey that only the prophets and His chosen ones are allowed to taste.
Isaiah 35:8
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Source: King James 1611
Matt. 7:13-15
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Source: King James 1611
And they, who are lost sheep, they must open their eyes and hearts to the call of the shepherd. Jesus knows that we are strong of character and that we do it with our Fathers guidance. We face the world as we and only we really can…And Jesus knows that in the dark of night and in the infinite loneliness that dwells within our hearts we often muffle our sobs so that no one can hear, and we hide even from ourselves…Therein lies our misery and unhappiness, for no one can hide from his or her real self, just as no one can deceive the truth…the seed of love and faith that is planted in us by the Father and from that moment we were born can never be killed…The evil one will be able to deceive us, and he will be able to employ all sorts of tricks, we will be able to deny our own humanity and commit the worst of crimes. But we should know that although we are always going to have to pay the price of those acts, to suffer the consequences, we always are going to have the fount of love waiting for us, with the precious grace of forgiveness… And it will be then, in our repentance, when our tears will come forth like a torrent, when we finally understand the magnitude of our wrongdoing and realize the waste we have made of our lives love and faith…Listen, then and make our path straight…There is still time; Jesus and every fiber of our being encourage us. And those of us who look with mistrust upon our brothers and sisters who do not share our beliefs, and even come to see them as our enemies, Jesus tells us that we should always be alert to the temptation to judge our fellow brothers and sisters. Long ago Jesus told us that as we judge, so shall we be judged, and that its fruit knows the tree, He has also told us that there are as many paths as there are brothers and sisters among us, and that none among you can claim a monopoly on truth…Pray on the content of His words, and we will understand that just as the creation is immeasurably rich in its apparent mixture, so is it magnificent in the options that it gives us in achieving that for which we were born. It is that attainment through which we become participants, with our Father, in the miracle that we truly are, growing in love, faith and grace … Re-creating ourselves through our clean actions and the realization and the reason for our own existence…When we understand this, our vision will grow and the opinion that we have of our brothers and sisters will be corrected…Value the fruits of those other good trees, {brothers and sisters} that grow in such abundance in our fields, {life}. Their roots are not planted in the same fertile, {life} soil as ours, but that the source of the abundance that we enjoy is the same source, {life} that has fertilized the soil where all those trees, {brothers and sisters} that give good fruit are planted…Working in this way for the Fathers glory. Know that just as we should not judge our brothers and sisters for their beliefs, we also should not judge any of our peers.…