The false security mentality

The church is meant to be the place of the greatest good, but contrary to mass thinking, it can also actually be the place of the greatest evil. When the way of Christianity is taught in a way that is faulty, it can actually do more harm than all the other evils in the world. That is because when people think they are being led to do good when it is actually evil that they are doing, it is even worse compared to when they are doing evil but know that it is so. Evil presented as good is the greater evil than evil by itself.
It is better to be out there in the world, than to be in a church with the wrong kind of mentality. Instead of bring people to salvation, such a church would actually lead more people to hell. It doesn’t necessarily mean the literal hell, because Christians would still go to heaven after they die. But while on earth, they would be experiencing the effects of hell over their lives, even more so than the world alone could ever cause. They would be experiencing lack of power, freedom and happiness, which is hell indeed.
The two reasons why the church is in such a state, is because of the ingenuity of the devil and the stupidity of men. The devil knowing that he cannot outrightly oppose the power of the church with the world, has cleverly manipulated the church mentality, so as to cause it to destroy itself with its own power. The power of the church is that of godliness. By changing Christians idea of what true godliness is to an inferior form of godliness and making it as a superior form, the church is made worse than the world.
Truth always exists in a state of balance. By pushing to one extreme or another, it becomes falsehood. Perfect truth is always the integration of two opposite half truths. The church is actually meant to be a superior state of the world. But its mentality has been shifted to pit itself against the world. It rejects many things that the world and the devil use when those things are actually neutral. By doing so, the church loses much power, freedom and happiness, which is why the world is better than the church.
The world does not have so many of those restrictions that the church brought unto itself. Christians refrain from pursuing certain knowledge that is considered occult, which is why they remain in ignorance. Christians refrain from being exposed to certain activities classified as secular, which is why they are weakened in their ability to handle such things. Therefore children of world are wiser than children of light. All things are actually neutral and it’s only the intent of the user that determines good or evil.
The devil may play a part, but it is the stupidity of men that allows such things to take place. Sometimes when considering whether it is the devil’s work or the stupidity of Christians that is the greater factor, the answer might very well be that it has all got to do with the stupidity of Christians and nothing to do with the devil. One can devise great plans to conquer, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. Many Christians do not use their God given right to think intelligently.
A stupid person cannot be considered to be good since he does good things without knowing any better. Only one who can see both sides and choose to do no evil can be considered to be truly good. The church has kept its people in ignorance so that they will do only what it considers to be good without knowing any better. This is truly evil since the people will not know whether what they are doing is truly good in the first place. The only way to having true goodness is by developing conscious goodness.
A bad guy who turns good becomes truly good. That is because the bad guy has seen the bad side and now makes a conscious choice to choose the good side. A good guy who turns bad was never truly good in the first place. That is because he simply did good things without knowing what the bad side was like. Then when he has seen the bad side, he makes a conscious choice to choose it, which means he would never have been good in the first place if he was given a view of the two sides at the start.
Do not be afraid to enter Satan’s territory even to the point of falling out from Christianity. One who passes from light to darkness and back to light is more powerful on the side of light than ever before. The majority of Christian theory causes many people to be afraid of entering Satan’s territory lest they be corrupted and turn away from God. How can we call ourselves true Christians if we never made our choice based on complete awareness of light and darkness? The truest Christians are the fully conscious.
The principle of defying mass consciousness in Christianity in order to know God, is also the same principle in the world for achieving success. The only way to be at the top is to get there in the same way that those at the top got there. What is considered dangerous by the masses is safe to a master, because of his greater competency in handling those things, whether be they investment strategies or spiritual issues. He has ploughed through those things and learned so as to achieve mastery over them.
You need the challenges to develop the necessary skills in your area of business to become powerful. By taking the safe and easy path, you’ll never face the challenges which will give you greater mastery. You will never develop your strength because you are not required to use it anyway. It is not the investment that is risky, but it is the investor that’s risky. It is not the temptation that’s strong, but it is the person that’s weak. The only danger is the danger of false security. Being powerful is true godliness.

Are you faithful or fickle?

Have you noticed that some words fairly drip with meaning? Even the sounds of these words help convey their meaning. You know the kind I mean. Words like: snap, boom, sizzle, (or fizzle) – words like expunge, lunge, whack and whirl. Interesting, you might say, but not very significant. Yet words do have an impact.

As we deal with other people on a personal level, whether it is those who provide services to us, or fellow workers, or those with whom we interact socially, sometimes we have a good experience and at other times we are let down, disappointed or maybe even abused by the actions of others. Certainly, there are some positive experiences that we all desire along the way.

There are many colorful words to describe people. On the negative side there is the “feckless” person who doesn’t have a clue. You know the type; ineffective, incompetent, having no sense of responsibility, one who is indifferent and lazy. Things just don’t work out for this kind of person, but it never seems to be his or her fault. Someone else or some circumstance is the cause of their problems, at least in their own eyes.

Then there is the “fickle” person who is likely to change course because of lack of commitment or instability. This kind of person is not constant or loyal. A fickle person is easily distracted and is blown about by every wind. You probably don’t want them on your team, no matter what your endeavor.

And then, there is the faithful person. You know the type; one who is true to one’s word, steady in allegiance, being loyal and constant, reliable, trusted, believed. This is a rare trait. King Solomon wrote about it in Proverbs 20:6, “Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but who can find a faithful man?” Jesus also commented on it in Luke 18:8, “Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

It is a rare commodity today, but there are a faithful few who can be counted upon. These individuals are highly prized, or should be, in every organization or endeavor. They are the bedrock, the backbone that steadfastly cling to the values and core beliefs that sustain and propel a person or an organization forward, regardless of the obstacles faced.

Now, not everyone can be neatly categorized into one of three groups. Life is not that simple, and we all have our good days and our bad days. But, in the main, our habits and our attitudes determine our results, our success or our failure. Again, King Solomon wrote much about the “wise and the foolish” in the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.

The words “feckless and fickle” seem to characterize the foolish and the word “faithful” characterizes the wise.
“Even a child is known by his doings” wrote Solomon, long ago (Proverbs 20:11). So as we go our way each day, let us not be feckless or fickle, but faithful to those who depend upon us and to the Way of life described in the Bible. For Christians especially, it is the only way that brings true happiness and success.

Greater success to fulfill a great purpose

Untold millions of people in our modern society are striving for "success." They read books, listen to tapes, attend seminars and do all manner of things in order to be successful. But what is "success?" It is vital to realize that you cannot attain true success unless you fully understand what it is! Many people equate success with having or making a lot of money. Others feel that if they could just become a famous star of film, television, music or sports—or reach any kind of "celebrity" status—that would make them successful. But would it, really? When it came to making money, J. Paul Getty was the most "successful" man of his generation. He was worth billions of dollars at a time when a dollar was worth at least two or three times what it is today. Yet he had a failed marriage, was often lonely and frustrated, and has been widely reported to have said: "I would give up all the money I have ever made if I could just have one happy marriage!" Surely most of us are aware that countless television, film and sports celebrities end up very frustrated later in life. The stories of their involvement in heavy drinking, drug addictions and marital discord—and their all-around "emptiness"—are legendary. Younger "stars" quickly come along to replace them, and without any sense of an overall goal in life, they wither on the vine. They certainly do not feel "successful" as their celebrity status recedes, their income goes down and people regard them as "has-beens."
The "Key" to TRUE Success
The most important key to genuine success is learning to set the right goals—and learning to doggedly pursue those goals. I say "goals" because it is necessary to set and attain a number of interim goals in preparation for attaining the ultimate goal. Many become confused as to what true success is all about, so they decide that "making money" is one of their major goals. They do not realize that while having generous financial resources may add slightly to the degree of happiness one has already attained, it is not the real source or foundation of happiness or of success. Most truly successful people come to realize that, though millions of others never do. Some of the important areas of success involve one’s family, one’s career and one’s health. Recognized for several years now as the "world’s greatest golfer," Tiger Woods believes his success comes from trust in family, believing in goals, maintaining an unflinching focus and serving in the community. This outstanding young man says: "The many ideals and lessons I’ve learned from my mother and father define who I am and make me proud of who I am. Their unwavering trust and confidence in me keep me going each day. No matter how tough we think we are, we can’t do it alone." His father, Earl, has said that as the two embrace after a win, Tiger always says, "we did it"—never "I did it." An outstanding family can certainly contribute immensely to one’s sense of self-worth. It can help give a person a feeling of stability and purpose, and add immeasurably to one’s happiness and sense of fulfillment. As we become older, if we not only have a loving mate, but are surrounded by loving children, grandchildren and other responsive individuals in an extended family, the deep sense of pride, satisfaction and sense of fulfillment this brings is worth more than all the money in the world! That is why our Creator said: "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him" (Genesis 2:18). In a loving family, if children and grandchildren come along (eight grandchildren and "counting," for me!), the feelings of warmth, security and happiness that come with this cannot adequately be measured. As the psalmist wrote: "Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate" (Psalm 127:3–5). And in the very next Psalm, we read: "Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, your children like olive plants all around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord" (Psalm 128:3–4). The American writer/philosopher Elbert Hubbard advised: "Get your happiness out of your work." Those who have pursued a career path that truly "fits" them will all agree that this is a major area in which to build success and happiness—or, on the contrary, to experience frustration and emptiness if the wrong type of career is chosen. Our Creator stated: "Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth" (Genesis 1:26). Mankind was made in the image of the great God. We were made, to a limited extent, to be "like" our Creator—to think, to plan, to rule and to exercise a creative imagination in many different ways. If you direct your path into a career where your capacities can be fully and fruitfully exercised, then your job or career can indeed bring a feeling of success and fulfillment. People who train and discipline themselves to make the "best" cabinets, automobiles or houses can rightly take a great deal of satisfaction from this. A dedicated teacher, physician or similar professional garners a tremendous sense of fulfillment by knowing that he or she has greatly contributed to improving the lives of hundreds or even thousands of people, and helping them reach their human potential more fully. Even so, achieving success only in one’s business or career will leave most people feeling empty. Billionaire J. Paul Getty describes his own emptiness in this regard in his fascinating book, How To Be Rich. After describing how he made his first million dollars by age 24, Getty writes about how he "retired" and plunged "full tilt into the Southern California-L.A.-Hollywood world of fun and frolic." But he then relates: "It took me a while to wake up to the fact that I was only wasting time and that I was bored. By the end of 1918, I was thoroughly fed up. Early in 1919, I was back in the oil business—not a little abashed by the ‘I told you so’ smile I got from my father when I informed him that, having retired at 24, I was coming out of retirement at 26!" Nearly every wealthy person with whom I have talked, or about whom I have read, freely acknowledges that "things" do not make one happy. With the blessing of good health and a happy family, financial success can bring reasonable contentment. However, genuine success goes far beyond financial or business achievements. As a number of authors have stated, in effect, "beyond success lies significance."
Does Your Life Have Deep MEANING?
At certain points in life, most people begin to ask themselves: "Is this all there is?" You need to face that question squarely! For if you are willing to carefully and fully consider the real answer to the question, "Why was I born?" you will be on the road to discovering how to have a truly significant life—a life and a purpose that goes deeper and deeper into fulfilling the ultimate purpose for which you were placed on this earth. Most of you Tomorrow’s World subscribers are no doubt willing to consider that great purpose, or you would not be subscribing to or reading this magazine. So let us now consider how this ultimate purpose relates to attaining "success" in life. Please be willing to think things through carefully, to get at the genuine answers to life’s most important questions—not "quickie answers" that consider only part of the story and give only part of the real answer. Most of you know that Jesus Christ said: "Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word of God" (Luke 4:4). The only written "word of God," at that time, was what most of us call the Old Testament. Notice how Jesus again validated the Old Testament: "Jesus answered them, ‘"Is it not written in your law, "I said, ‘You are gods’’’? If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?" (John 10:34–36). In this passage, Jesus Christ clearly describes the Old Testament as "Scripture," and then states that "the Scripture cannot be broken." I mention this because it is vital that we each prove for ourselves the existence of the very real God—the Creator of heaven and earth. It is also vital that we prove that the Bible is the inspired revelation from God, telling mankind why we are here, and revealing the true purpose for our lives. We need to understand that without this divine revelation—which can be proved—we simply wander around in the wilderness of human confusion. For, apart from such a real God, each man’s opinion is just as valid as every other man’s opinion! Where would that leave us? It would leave us in emptiness and confusion, and in a state of failure to find any transcendent purpose for life. We each need to consider, carefully, what God said: "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth" (Genesis 1:26). As beings made in the "image" of God Himself, created to have "dominion" over the earth, where are we ultimately headed? How can we reach that goal? And will that goal give our lives wonderful meaning?
The Good News
The answer to this last question is a resounding "Yes"! Once you have proved to yourself the real meaning of life—and once you start fulfilling the great purpose of life—every phase and facet of your life takes on significance. Every day is filled with meaning. The morning paper and the evening news are filled with significant meaning as you see, day by day, how God’s purpose for the nations is slowly but surely unfolding, and how each individual’s life is blessed to the degree that he or she is responding to the awesome purpose for human existence. God inspired ancient King David to write: "What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet" (Psalm 8:4–6). In the New Testament, God inspired the author of Hebrews to repeat David’s words. Then, after the final phrase—"You have put all in subjection under his feet"—the Apostle Paul adds: "‘For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him" (Hebrews 2:8). Biblical scholars acknowledge that the phrase, "has put all in subjection under him [mankind]," may well indicate man’s eventual rule over the entire universe! As Paul adds, God "left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him"! For millennia, mankind has studied the moon and stars, and philosophized about how we might reach them someday. With our modern technological capacity, we are now able to "probe" some of the nearest planets in our own solar system. But the vast universe out there—containing stars and planets billions of light years away—would require men and women to live, reproduce and die in some kind of space vehicle for many generations before reaching even the closest edge of other galaxies! So will we conquer space? Yes! We will eventually "conquer" space, but in the way our Creator has ordained. For Paul continued, in this inspiring section of the book of Hebrews: "But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings" (vv. 9–10). God will eventually use mankind—created in the "image" of God to become full sons of God as Christ is bringing "many sons to glory" (v. 10)—to assist Christ in ruling the entire earth and later, in all probability, the entire universe, as indicated in Hebrews 2:8! Talk about a great purpose! Talk about a transcendent goal! Although most professing Christians have never heard about it, this is the ultimate Good News! This is why you and I were born! We were not created to "float off" to heaven with nothing to do. Rather, God created us to learn to use our time, our talents and our creative capacities to serve our God—our Father, for true Christians are told to address God as "Father" (Matthew 6:9). Remember, God’s word tells us that Jesus is to be "the firstborn among many brethren" (Romans 8:29). We are to be actual "younger brothers"—not "pseudo-brothers" on some lower level of existence, like a cow or a goat is beneath a human being!
God’s Eternal PURPOSE
Again and again, God tells us in His inspired word that those whom God truly calls to understanding in this current age will be given the opportunity to be kings and priests in Christ’s soon-coming Kingdom, and assist Him in ruling over cities and nations—in bringing genuine peace and prosperity and joy to this confused world. Paul wrote: "Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?" (1 Corinthians 6:2–3). Paul tells us, in plain language, that we have an eventual "goal" of ruling over the nations of this earth under Jesus Christ—if we will believe the plain words of the New Testament, and if we will fully give our lives to God through the true Jesus Christ! In Revelation 2:26, Christ is speaking in the first person: "And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations." Yes, the true saints—the "overcomers" who understand and surrender themselves to God’s great purpose—will be given power over the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, China, Russia and all the nations of this world under Jesus Christ in His coming world government! This is the wonderful "Good News" of the Kingdom, or Government, of God, which the Bible proclaims from one end to the other! No! That part of government will not be up in heaven! For God’s inspired Word pictures the true saints singing to Christ: "For You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth" (Revelation 5:9–10). After describing how the soon-coming False Prophet "shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High" (Daniel 7:25), Daniel shows the final deliverance and rulership given to the saints of God: "Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him" (v. 27). This is not just some allegory or vague dream, as some modern theologians like to imagine! Jesus Himself told the Apostles: "And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Luke 22:29–30). Yes! If we will give our lives wholeheartedly to God, through the true Jesus Christ of the Bible, we can attain a degree of success and awesome significance far beyond what most people even begin to imagine! How, then, can we attain a certain degree of success and satisfaction in this life, as we prepare for our ultimate goal? We can do our best in building a solid, God-fearing family. We can develop talent in our chosen career, using the "fruits" of our success to help and serve others. We can follow the principles of good health and try to "glorify God" in our bodies (1 Corinthians 6:20). God certainly desires that we become reasonably happy and successful in these areas. Moreover, truly growing and productive Christians—the "overcomers"—will learn to live a life of personal development and accomplishment to prepare themselves for the coming job of assisting Christ, and straightening out the problems of this world. In doing so—in knowing our ultimate goal—true Christians’ minds should be comforted by the deep "peace of God, which surpasses all understanding" (Philippians 4:7). For Jesus said: "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). But far above and beyond all of this—if we will "catch the vision" of why God created us in the first place, and will "seek first" above all else the Kingdom of God and His righteousness—God will (through His Holy Spirit working with us) fashion and mold us through a life of spiritual growth and overcoming, and make us His full sons in His Spirit-filled family, which will soon rule this entire world! That is true success! Can you imagine the sense of exhilaration and the thrill of helping, feeding, encouraging, teaching and serving the billions of confused, diseased and starving people at Jesus’ return? Can you appreciate the opportunity to bring profound peace and joy into billions of lives by teaching them and leading them in God’s way? All this will indeed bring the final success and fulfillment for which we have been created. There is no greater calling—there is no greater "success"—than to fulfill that great purpose for which you and I were born!

What is in a name?

A remarkable example of this can be glimpsed in Genesis Chapter 5, where we have the genealogy of Adam through Noah. This is one of those chapters which we often tend to skim over quickly as we pass through Genesis it's simply a genealogy from Adam to Noah.
But God always rewards the diligent student. Let's examine this chapter more closely.
In our Bible, we read the Hebrew names. What do these names mean in English?

A Study of Original Roots.
The meaning of proper names can be a difficult pursuit since a direct translation is often not readily available. Even a conventional Hebrew lexicon can prove disappointing. A study of the original roots, however, can yield some fascinating insights.

Let's take an example.
The Flood Judgment
Methuselah comes from muth, a root that means "death"; and from shalach, which means to bring, or to send forth. The name Methuselah means, "his death shall bring".
Methuselah's father was given a prophecy of the coming Great Flood, and was apparently told that as long as his son was alive, the judgment of the flood would be withheld; but as soon as he died, the flood would be brought or sent forth.
(Can you imagine raising a kid like that? Every time the boy caught a cold, the entire neighborhood must have panicked!)
And, indeed, the year that Methuselah died, the flood came.
It is interesting that Methuselah's life, in effect, was a symbol of God's mercy in forestalling the coming judgment of the flood.
Therefore, it is fitting that his lifetime is the oldest in the Bible, speaking of the extensiveness of God's mercy.
The Other Names
If there is such significance in Methuselah's name, let's examine the other names to see what may lie behind them.
Adam's name means man. As the first man, that seems straight forward enough.
Seth
Adam's son was named Seth, which means appointed. Eve said, "For God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Enosh
Seth's son was called Enosh, which means mortal, frail, or miserable. It is from the root anash, to be incurable, used of a wound, grief, woe, sickness, or wickedness.
It was in the days of Enosh that men began to defile the name of the Living God.
Kenan.
Enosh's son was named Kenan, which can mean sorrow, dirge, or elegy. (The precise denotation is somewhat elusive; some study aids unfortunately presume that Kenan is synonymous with Cainan.)
Balaam, looking down from the heights of Moab, uses a pun upon the name of the Kenites when he prophesies their destruction.
We have no real idea as to why these names were chosen for their children. Often they may have referred to circumstances at birth, and so on.
Mahalalel
Kenan's son was Mahalalel, from Mahalal which means blessed or praise; and El, the name for God. Thus, Mahalalel means the Blessed God. Often Hebrew names include El, the name of God, as Dan-i-el, "God is my Judge", etc.
Jared
Mahalalel's son was named Jared, from the verb yaradh, meaning shall come down.7
Enoch
Jared's son was named Enoch, which means teaching, or commencement. He was the first of four generations of preachers. In fact, the earliest recorded prophecy was by Enoch, which amazingly enough deals with the Second Coming of Christ (although it is quoted in the Book of Jude in the New Testament):
Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, "Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against." Jude 14, 15
Methuselah
Enoch was the father of Methuselah, who we have already mentioned. Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah.8 Apparently, Enoch received the prophecy of the Great Flood, and was told that as long as his son was alive, the judgment of the flood would be withheld. The year that Methuselah died, the flood came.
Enoch, of course, never died: he was translated (or, if you'll excuse the expression, raptured ). That's how Methuselah can be the oldest man in the Bible, yet he died before his father!
Lamech
Methuselah's son was named Lamech, a root still evident today in our own English word, lament or lamentation. Lamech suggests despairing.
(This name is also linked to the Lamech in Cain's line who inadvertently killed his son Tubal-Cain in a hunting incident.)
Noah
Lamech, of course, is the father of Noah, which is derived from nacham, to bring relief or comfort, as Lamech himself explains in Genesis 5:29.

The Composite list now let's put it all together:
Hebrew English
Adam Man
Seth Appointed
Enosh Mortal
Kenan Sorrow
Mahalalel The Blessed God
Jared Shall come down
Enoch Teaching
Methuselah His death shall bring
Lamech The Despairing
Noah Rest, or comfort.

MAN (IS) APPOINTED MORTAL SORROW; (BUT) THE BLESSED GOD SHALL COME DOWN TEACHING (THAT) HIS DEATH SHALL BRING (THE) DESPAIRING REST.

Solutions Through Prayer

Prayer is the way to solve all problems. You have heard it time and time again that whatever problems you face, take it to the Lord in prayer. Cast all your cares upon the Lord for he cares for you. Prayer is our relationship with the divine. The One that is above all is like a father and mother to all creation. The Source whom all things flow and the providence for all needs in the universe. We are all aspects of the Source and individuations of the One. Prayer is a means of communicating with our Higher Self of all.
Ask and it is given. You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive because you ask not in alignment with the intents of your Higher Self. No matter what you ask, your higher self will always answer according to its own intents. Every supposedly evil thing you ask of will only be granted if it’s part of your spiritual path of learning and enlightenment. If something you ask doesn’t ultimately serve you in the best way, it will not be given. Therefore don’t fear about asking for whatever you wish.
You can only ask for something good according to your level of awareness of divine will and intelligence. We gain awareness through revelation or learning from mistakes. No one is required to pray and ask perfectly. We all learn to pray better prayers as we develop in spiritual intelligence. The best way to learn is to keep praying. Each time we pray, we get feedback from the universe which allows us to know the effectiveness of our prayers as well as the will of the divine. God answers all prayers in perfection.
Deal with the inner world and the outer world will start to change. When you can’t seem to do much physically in the external world to change things, that’s the time to not do but to pray. When you pray, God works. Even if nothing seems to be happening, something is happening in ways that are unseen. Events are being arranged and when you least expect it, what you desire can be manifested in the right time and the right way. Stop trying to work on the outer world when you cannot, but go within and pray.
When you pray, you will feel as though your problems have been resolved somehow. It is the peace of God that passes all understanding. Prayer connects your spirit with the spirit of God. There’s subtle communication that takes place at the unconscious level of mind. Your spirit has received an answer and even though you may not know it consciously, it will be revealed to you in divine order and divine timing. Unresolved problems can cause us worry and anxiety. Resolve it through prayer and be at peace.
The first thing you need to believe is in the power of God. Enlisting the help of divinity is the whole basis of prayer. When you pray, you must be conscious of the power of God, otherwise you are speaking empty words to empty space. The secret of power is consciousness of power. One who prays with consciousness of God’s power, prays a powerful prayer indeed. The second thing you need to believe is that you have received what you pray for. What you ask is given but you can only receive it by your faith.
You also need to believe that nothing is impossible. You can pray for anything but you can only have the faith to receive what you believe is possible. You’re also only able to receive it in ways that you believe is possible. When you have a mindset that all things are possible, then you open yourself to unlimited possibilities by which what you pray for can be brought to pass for you. Your belief in what’s possible will also influence what you might ask. Believe in all possibility to ask and receive without limitation.
One final thing you need to believe is that even if nothing seems to be happening after you pray, God is still working things out for you. The primary and end all purpose of prayer is to be at rest. When your heart is at rest, that is when God is able to move in your world. But when you are restless in spirit because of worry and anxiety, God will be at rest instead. The pilot and autopilot cannot operate at the same time. Be still and know that God is God. Prayer sets God in motion and faith keeps him moving.
The best way to pray is to be inspired to pray. You do not have to pray all the time. You should pray when you have the urge to, because that’s the time when the divine is seeking expression through you in spiritual communion. When you pray at those times, that’s when it’s more natural and a flow. Forcing yourself to pray when you aren’t inspired to only makes prayer unenjoyable. Each time you pray when there is a need to be fulfilled and problem to be resolved is a chance to experience the grace of God.
You must pray fervently if you want to move things in the supernatural realm more powerfully. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous person has great power. Prayer is intention. The intensity of intention determines the energy that is put forth into its manifestation. Think of your prayer as feeding energy to angelic entities that carry out the manifestation of your prayer. Some things only happen when one prays long and hard enough. There needs to be enough energy to break through all resisting oppositions.
Pray continually for continuous results. Pray unceasingly. Never give up on prayer when things don’t seem to be happening, because things do happen and takes time for more of the answer to start appearing in reality. Even when things are happening for you after you’ve prayed, continue to pray in order to generate more and better things. Remember that if you want to manifest the best every time, you have to keep intending for it. What you create through prayer should be sustained and improved by prayer.

Solutions Through Prayer

Prayer is the way to solve all problems. You have heard it time and time again that whatever problems you face, take it to the Lord in prayer. Cast all your cares upon the Lord for he cares for you. Prayer is our relationship with the divine. The One that is above all is like a father and mother to all creation. The Source whom all things flow and the providence for all needs in the universe. We are all aspects of the Source and individuations of the One. Prayer is a means of communicating with our Higher Self of all.
Ask and it is given. You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive because you ask not in alignment with the intents of your Higher Self. No matter what you ask, your higher self will always answer according to its own intents. Every supposedly evil thing you ask of will only be granted if it’s part of your spiritual path of learning and enlightenment. If something you ask doesn’t ultimately serve you in the best way, it will not be given. Therefore don’t fear about asking for whatever you wish.
You can only ask for something good according to your level of awareness of divine will and intelligence. We gain awareness through revelation or learning from mistakes. No one is required to pray and ask perfectly. We all learn to pray better prayers as we develop in spiritual intelligence. The best way to learn is to keep praying. Each time we pray, we get feedback from the universe which allows us to know the effectiveness of our prayers as well as the will of the divine. God answers all prayers in perfection.
Deal with the inner world and the outer world will start to change. When you can’t seem to do much physically in the external world to change things, that’s the time to not do but to pray. When you pray, God works. Even if nothing seems to be happening, something is happening in ways that are unseen. Events are being arranged and when you least expect it, what you desire can be manifested in the right time and the right way. Stop trying to work on the outer world when you cannot, but go within and pray.
When you pray, you will feel as though your problems have been resolved somehow. It is the peace of God that passes all understanding. Prayer connects your spirit with the spirit of God. There’s subtle communication that takes place at the unconscious level of mind. Your spirit has received an answer and even though you may not know it consciously, it will be revealed to you in divine order and divine timing. Unresolved problems can cause us worry and anxiety. Resolve it through prayer and be at peace.
The first thing you need to believe is in the power of God. Enlisting the help of divinity is the whole basis of prayer. When you pray, you must be conscious of the power of God, otherwise you are speaking empty words to empty space. The secret of power is consciousness of power. One who prays with consciousness of God’s power, prays a powerful prayer indeed. The second thing you need to believe is that you have received what you pray for. What you ask is given but you can only receive it by your faith.
You also need to believe that nothing is impossible. You can pray for anything but you can only have the faith to receive what you believe is possible. You’re also only able to receive it in ways that you believe is possible. When you have a mindset that all things are possible, then you open yourself to unlimited possibilities by which what you pray for can be brought to pass for you. Your belief in what’s possible will also influence what you might ask. Believe in all possibility to ask and receive without limitation.
One final thing you need to believe is that even if nothing seems to be happening after you pray, God is still working things out for you. The primary and end all purpose of prayer is to be at rest. When your heart is at rest, that is when God is able to move in your world. But when you are restless in spirit because of worry and anxiety, God will be at rest instead. The pilot and autopilot cannot operate at the same time. Be still and know that God is God. Prayer sets God in motion and faith keeps him moving.
The best way to pray is to be inspired to pray. You do not have to pray all the time. You should pray when you have the urge to, because that’s the time when the divine is seeking expression through you in spiritual communion. When you pray at those times, that’s when it’s more natural and a flow. Forcing yourself to pray when you aren’t inspired to only makes prayer unenjoyable. Each time you pray when there is a need to be fulfilled and problem to be resolved is a chance to experience the grace of God.
You must pray fervently if you want to move things in the supernatural realm more powerfully. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous person has great power. Prayer is intention. The intensity of intention determines the energy that is put forth into its manifestation. Think of your prayer as feeding energy to angelic entities that carry out the manifestation of your prayer. Some things only happen when one prays long and hard enough. There needs to be enough energy to break through all resisting oppositions.
Pray continually for continuous results. Pray unceasingly. Never give up on prayer when things don’t seem to be happening, because things do happen and takes time for more of the answer to start appearing in reality. Even when things are happening for you after you’ve prayed, continue to pray in order to generate more and better things. Remember that if you want to manifest the best every time, you have to keep intending for it. What you create through prayer should be sustained and improved by prayer.

Eight Words That Will Improve Your Life

There are eight little words, used in four simple phrases, that can help solve most of the interpersonal problems we encounter every day They can end arguments, settle disputes and even bring peace Sadly, most people are too proud to use them as often as they should, so they continue to suffer from needless strife and turmoil
Two of the four phrases contain two words; two have three words Two words are repeated Before we read on, see if we can put these eight words together into four short phrases that can help bring an end to our conflicts with other people: I, me, you, am, forgive, love, sorry, thankyou. Did we come up with the four phrases that can help bring peace? What are they?
"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also we were called in one body; and be thankful" (Colossians 3:15) People with independent or self-reliant attitudes can find it hard to express gratitude They do not like to acknowledge their need for help, and sometimes even resent others’ kindness toward them Parents have often seen their little children exhibit the immature attitude, "I wanted to do it myself!" As adults, we should understand that people need each other, and we should express appreciation for others’ kindnesses We ought to be grateful, even when people care enough to correct us (Proverbs 15:5) The first phrase we should always be ready to use is: "Thank you"
"If we really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself,’ we do well" (James 2:8) In our Western society, it can seem a little weird or uncomfortable to tell someone other than a close family member that he or she is loved Satan has so distorted our view of natural affection and friendship that even in many marriages today, these words are rarely expressed Yet God commands us even to love those who may hate us "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use we and persecute you" (Matthew 5:44) When we show through our actions that we care about another’s welfare, even if we do not speak the words, we are in effect saying: "I love you"
Pride often stops us from expressing remorse People do not like to admit that they are wrong But if we stubbornly deny our mistakes—and fail to apologize to those we have hurt—we will only fortify their resentment "A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, and contentions are like the bars of a castle" (Proverbs 18:19) One of the best ways to "pour oil on troubled waters" is to say, sincerely: "I am sorry"
We know we are supposed to forgive others, but how often does our pride stop us from realizing our own need for forgiveness? "All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits" (Proverbs 16:2) When we think of ourselves as righteous, we are not considering our need to be forgiven "For we all stumble in many things If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body" (James 3:2) When we stumble, it takes humility to go to those we have hurt, and to ask them: "Forgive me"
Using these words, when appropriate, is a symptom of Christ living in us "Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace" (James 3:18) We will improve our relationships when we string together—and use whenever we can—the words that form these phrases: "Thank you," "I love you," "I am sorry," and "Forgive me"
Are we an “if only” person?
For most, failure has become a way of life, a hard habit to break; fueled by our social clime that has given us high expectations, but our social conditioning has given us low morale. It’s a vicious cycle. To be successful, we have to understand that success is basically no more difficult than failure. Simply put it is a different kind of mental programming, to which the subconscious mind is not inherently opposed.
Every failure involves intricate combinations of circumstances? Else why do we miss perfect opportunities, misfire every time we attempt something, avoid meeting the people who can help us on our path of success, dismiss our ideas as useless when they could lead to something worthwhile, and to continually repeat the motions that lead to defeat.
The main reason for failure is that we have already failed, or believe they were unsuccessful in the past. With each new setback the feeling is reinforced and it undermines our self-confidence.
Why have we failed until now? Maybe we wanted to fail — at least on some level, possibly subconsciously. If the success we are entitled to always slips through our fingers, then we need to ask ourselves why we have condemned ourselves to mediocrity. We need to reassure ourselves that even the strongest, most powerful negative programming can be changed quickly and completely.
I have a list of inexhaustible excuses I have heard that thwart our success.
If only it was the good old days.
Every single day this lame excuse is proven wrong. The negativists harp and drone about unemployment, downsizing, and out sourcing, whereas scores of small businesses start and flourish every year. The world is opening to free trade! Give a thought to the movies produced, the books published, and the new opportunities in computers, science and Internet media! Becoming successful is not only possible today; it’s actually easier than it used to be. The entire world is ours to offer our new ideas, products, services, whatever gift we have to give. Success depends far less on outside circumstances than on our mental attitude, our beliefs about us and the world. Worldwide millions become millionaires each year!
If only I was not so young.
There is an old saying: “A youth with a single aim in life arrives early at the harvest.” Youth is more often than not an asset. Lack of experience can be compensated for by boldness, daring, instinct, and originality. History shows that most successful people started out completely inexperienced and learned as they went along. What about Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computers, who made his first million when he was twenty-three, his first ten million at twenty-four, and his first hundred million at the age of 25.
If only I was not so old.
Age is irrelevant. Our years of experience, even if we have failed, are priceless to us. Work does not kill. Idleness, on the other hand, is often deadly; people who take early retirement often die younger than those who keep working. Napoleon Hill’s survey of the wealthy showed that many successful people don’t reach their goals until midlife and beyond. It could be that this is the time of reaping the benefits of a series of earlier efforts. The fact remains that many people begin a second or third career, sometimes the most successful of all, late in life.
If only I had the capital.
Capital is not necessarily essential when we start out. A good creative idea or business idea and a positive mental outlook are essential. Each one of us has been blessed with at least one talent, one passion, one hobby that can become profitable if applied correctly. Contrary to popular belief, there is no shortage of money in the world. The money for launching ideas and furthering good in our world is always available. Poverty as a tradition is a way of life for far too many, like an inherited trait, passed down from generation to generation. The thought that one day they can become rich is unimaginable. The image we get of ourselves and of life in general is often tinged with hopelessness and pessimism, and the role models that surround us are not always very inspiring. There are exceptions though like Charles Chaplin, one of history’s wealthiest actors who spent his youth in poverty. The humiliations of poverty and early contact with life’s harsh realities have in many cases spurred people on to great achievement.
If only I was educated.
Ah well, don’t we have many an example of High School dropouts? Thomas Edison left school before the age of sixteen. Microsoft’s Bill Gates is a college dropout. Even though many successful people weren’t educated in the formal sense, they did acquire an in-depth knowledge of the industry in which they made their fortunes.
If only I had any special talent.
We talk ourselves into believing that we lack an inborn talent or what it takes to change our lives. We go to great lengths to justify our lack of success. But in reality, everyone in the world has some talent, some kind of gift. Once we discover our own unique gift, it becomes our purpose to develop it, and doing so leads to our success.
If only I have the energy it takes.
Every action we take requires some level of energy, especially mental or psychic energy. Low vitality inevitably breeds low motivation, another inescapable vicious cycle. All it takes is a tiny spark to ignite the resources of energy that lie dormant within us. The potential energy we all have is enormous. In many people, it is dormant, waiting to be activated. Reflect on the energy we have and how time flies when we are involved in our favorite project. When we do what truly interests and motivates us, the energy flows easily and effortlessly.
If only I was not afraid of failure.
We take birth with the fear of falling and loud noises. All other fears are acquired. But rather unfortunately the fear of failure is powerful and widespread. Often paralyzing and deeply embedded within us, as resultant of our past failures, from lack of confidence, and general negative, short-sighted thinking.
If only my boss would notice me.
If only I could come up with a good idea.
If only I had had more talent, ability, time, money, or luck.
If only I had been born in different circumstances, or under another astrological sign. Sounds familiar?
If we have never tried anything, chances are we will never fail. But then, we are not likely to succeed either. Success is not a miracle. It is always the result of concrete action and a positive mental attitude. I am not advocating failure, but I know through experience that every personal defeat can be an education in itself, at least if it is accepted with an open mind.

Eternal Deciept and Choice

The problem with the way many Christians think is that, they attribute many of the evil things they do or that happen to them as the fault of the Devil. But that is foolish way of thinking because by attributing the cause of events to the world without instead of the world within, they are having an irresponsible and immature mentality.

Herein lies the secret of power. Responsibility is power. When you acknowledge responsibility, you gain power. When you cast blame on some other entity, you are giving your power to that entity. The Devil obviously would love Christians to blame him for everything bad that happens. It keeps them powerless and makes him powerful.

Everything works according to the Law of Cause and Effect. The notion of chance, luck, fate or destiny is actually the result of the law at work. Nothing escape the law, everything is subjected to it. If it wasn’t so, the entire universe would collapse in an instant.

All things that exist in the world without are created from the world within. The world within is the world of thoughts, the world without is the world of conditions. Thoughts are the causes, conditions are the effects. This is according to the Law of Correspondence – as within, so without.

Every thought results in its corresponding condition. Positive thoughts create positive conditions and negative thoughts create negative conditions. When you have this awareness, you can realize the truth of every matter. That there is an absolute process of cause and effect by which it consists of.

It is equally erroneous to attribute every success as God’s grace and nothing to do with the self at all. Such a mentality would only result in the person always thinking that whether something works or not would depend whether God decides to make it work. They will not be certain of how their thoughts and actions play a definite part in making it work.

If everything depends on God and the Devil, why do we even need to have a mind of our own at all? How ridiculous it is to think like that. It is truly absurd.

So how to make sense of all these? The truth is, each of the two aforementioned beliefs are only half true. Yes the Devil does play a part to a certain extent in the evil conditions that are present in this world, but his work only has effect in our reality according to the Law of Attraction. The law states that all things are energy and like energy attracts like energy. We are all attracting into our reality those things, people and spiritual forces that are in harmony with the thoughts that we think.

Yes God’s grace is what we should give glory to for every blessing that we have, but God’s grace cannot override the free will he has given us in creating our own reality. If success has nothing to do with us, then we should not experience failure because God would always enforce success in every area of our lives.

Herein is the truth about the role of God, Man and Devil. God works, Man chooses and the Devil deceives.

The entire universe and all things in it operate according to the Grace of God and the Law of God. The Law of God is both Law of Commandments and Universal Laws. This is not to say that evil is God’s doing because God is holy, just and good.God has two aspects. The universal aspect and the personal aspect. The universal aspect of God is the universal power which is available to all. All things have their being and power through the universal aspect of God. When we say all things are the work of God, we are rightfully referring to the universal aspect of God.The work of evil that any entity operates is simply through using the universal aspect of God. When Pilate told Jesus that he had the power to crucify or release him, Jesus answered that Pilate could have no power at all against him, except if it were given to him from above. Therefore the supernatural force (Lucifer) that delivered Jesus unto him hath the greater sin. But everything that the personal aspect which is the person of God himself personally does, is perfectly righteous.The universal aspect of God which is the universal power that is available throughout the universe for any being to tap into, can also be known as The Force. There is no dark side or light side to The Force. The Force is neutral. What differentiates between light side and dark side is the intent of the user. The Force is where the Devil get his power from. He uses the universal power just like evil man use the tools of nature for evil purposes. God allows the Devil and evil man to carry out their actions, but he does frustrates their ability to use their power at times when it is his will to do so.As an expression of His perfect essence, God chose to create beings that express the nature of spirit which is self consciousness and possesing free will. He wanted his highest created beings to express themselves toward Him in a positive attitude from choice and not as a programmed robot. God’s sovereignty created spirit beings with volition but that volition is always subjected to his sovereignty.A volitional creature may only do what God permits. This does not refer to ability but right. He will never stop our thinking, but He may stop the follow through of our thinking, such as by stopping the actions. A volitional creature must bow to the consequences God establishes for deviation from His standards. God permitted volition in the angelic and earthly realms. That is why both Man and Angel are able to do what they choose to with the power they were given.Man is given the power of free will by God to choose. The only true activity of free will is in thinking. Man chooses what to think and chooses by thinking. To choose consciously is to have conscious thinking. Only when we are aware of our thoughts and our ability to choose them can we be conscious in our thinking. God is always leading, we can choose whether to follow or not according to the thoughts that we think in harmony or out of harmony with the universal mind.

Most people are unconscious about the choices they are making in life and are unaware of the role their thoughts play in creating the reality they experience. As a result, they are unconsciously creating their reality and the things that happen in it in subjection to the influence of other more conscious entities whether evil or benevolent. This is the order of life, the more intelligent will always rule over the less intelligent. By intelligence, we don’t mean intellectual function. We mean Awareness.Self knowledge is needed to discover and embrace your own destiny. Past mental conditioning can positively or negatively affect the choices that you make and the path you take in life. Destiny is God working in us and through us to fulfill our purpose, but it takes our free will to choose what we will or will not do ultimately. Destiny is in God’s hands, and it is in ours as well. The work is his, the choice is ours. Knowing self comes from knowing God.

The Devil is the enemy of God. He opposes God because God the trinity prevents him from becoming equal with God. He wants to change reality through the power of collective consciousness by making as many people as possible ignorant about the true God.The irony is that the Devil’s greatest strategy is in doing the opposite. By bringing Man the greatest amount of awareness, he is able to make them ignorant of the true God to the greatest extent. How is such a great paradox possible?Herein lies the secret of the mystery. The Devil is actually Lucifer, the Angel of Light who was once the anointed Cherub covering God’s throne. But he sinned by wanting to exalt himself to be equal with God. His wrong thinking and ignorance caused his fall from heaven and now he has made himself an enemy against God. Lucifer wants to be God in the minds of men. The name Lucifer means Bringer of Light. Lucifer brings lots of light, truth, knowledge and awareness to Man but he uses it not to lead people to the real person of God but ultimately to himself. This is how he keeps Man in ultimate ignorance of the True Person of God so that he can show himself as God instead.The ultimate deception is that there is no need to believe in Jesus Christ as the savior and Son of God who died for the sins of humanity in order to receive eternal life. This results in the ultimate suffering of eternal damnation in Hell because of the sin of unbelief. The only sin is the sin of unbelief.You role as a man or woman is to choose. Choose to belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and savior who died for your sins so that you shall not perish but have eternal life. The work of salvation is a gift from God. You have to choose to receive it. Do not let the Devil deceive you from accepting it. Choose wisely.

Angel of Light

There are two paths to knowing God. One is Enlightenment and the other is Salvation. Most people are aware of only one path but not the other. Each of these paths enable us to know an aspect of God. We know the universal aspect of God through enlightenment and we know the personal aspect of God through salvation. Both enlightenment and salvation are necessary for knowing God completely. Realize that the source of enlightenment and salvation is God himself no matter the messenger. Lucifer the Light Bringer is the one who brings enlightenment to mankind. Enlightenment is transcending the Ego. It is about surrendering to a higher power, the divine intelligence that runs the cosmos and the universe. Enlightenment is letting go and letting God. A state of nonattachment to all things. To trust in God as being in control of all things. To harmonize with the flow of divinity and to let nature take its course. Enlightenment is the highest state of consciousness indeed. But what Lucifer brings is only one half of the truth. He brings people to know only the universal aspect of God but not the personal Aspect. Jesus is Lord of all creation, but he is Savior only to those who are believers. That is why many will come to him on judgment day saying “Lord we have done many wonderful things in your name. We have cast out demons, heal the sick, and prophesized in your name.” But Jesus will say “I never knew you.” That is because they only knew the universal aspect of God but not the personal aspect. The name which they know him with is Christ which means Anointed One, but not Jesus which means Savior. God cannot be fully known in Enlightenment alone but in Redemption as well. To know God is Love is to know that he became the Savior of the world. All religions know God but only Christianity knows The Lord (Yahweh) is God and Savior. Lucifer would never want the world to know God gave his life to save his creatures from sins. For that would automatically transform their soul nature into allegiance with the Most High and not with him. Lucifer knows that once a person believes in the Son of God, the effect of the Blood of the Lamb which is the eternal life of Jesus would merge with their spirit and cause them to be spiritually reborn into relational oneness with the Most High. Their soul nature will now be irreversibly aligned with the true God because of the holy spirit that permanently indwells them. Therefore once a person belongs to Jesus, he could never truly serve Lucifer. Although Lucifer is the Enlightener of the world, that does not mean we should shun the doctrine of enlightenment. Most Christians have trouble living life with effortlessness and nonresistance compared to spiritually evolved people of other religions because the Devil has hidden that portion of the truth from God’s people. To Christians, he has hidden the universal aspect of God. To the world, he has hidden the personal aspect of God. But Lucifer was created to be the enlightener as his name signifies. God lets him play the role he was created with in this world, enlightening mankind. Although Lucifer has corrupted his original responsibilities by acting according to his own agenda instead of God’s, he is still fulfilling part of God’s plan in universal unfoldment. Because the Most High God is sovereign in the workings of the universe. If Lucifer had not fallen, he would be playing his role perfectly as the enlightener of mankind according to God’s way and not his own.
Lucifer has a light side and a shadow side. The light side is where the positive exist and the shadow side is where the negative exist. But both his light side and shadow side are corrupted. Lucifer’s white is not pure white and his black is not pure black. They are impure in relation with the Most High. He knows the universal aspect of God but he has separated himself from the personal aspect of God. Good and evil are not opposites, but are different operational facets used for creational purposes within the Unity of the One Consciousness of all that exists. Evil simply means an inferior quality compared with good. Therefore a lesser good is evil compared with a greater good.
Lucifer is using his shadow side to bring people to his light side by awakening or enlightening them to the higher truth about being and consciousness. His ultimate aim is to change the cosmic order of the universe as a God that brings a higher revelation of spirituality and the nature of God so that he and everyone can be like the Most High. Lucifer is making use of good and evil in ways that are out of alignment with the thoughts of the Most High God. Therefore he is purely evil in the eyes of God. To sin is to miss the mark. Lucifer has missed God’s standard by thinking out of alignment with the personal aspect of God.
Enlightenment is to know that everything is form that manifests from formlessness. Form is emptiness and emptiness is form. One who is enlightened sees past form into essence. God also has a light side and a shadow side but both sides are good and not evil unlike the Devil’s. God’s good is more perfect, his glory is more glorious and his love is more true than the Devil’s. God’s anger is more fiery, his vengeance is more powerful and his terror is more terrifying than the Devil’s. God’s light side and shadow side are greater than the Devil’s. Jesus being God in the flesh showed the light side of God abundantly through his compassion, obedience, meekness and righteousness while he was on Earth. But he also showed the shadow side of God when he expressed anger by chasing out the money changers and merchants from the temple of God and wrecking their stalls. He also showed the shadow side by rebuking the Pharisees, Sadducees and religious but spiritual fakes by calling them vipers and belong to their father the devil. He did all these things righteously because his consciousness is in perfect alignment with the Most High. Angels are pure spirit beings that can manifest into any form they want. The appearance of a greatly terrifying beast could be a good angel that manifest into that form to scare away other terrifying spirits. That is how angels transform into devils to fight devils as one of the combat styles of angelic warfare. The spiritual battlegrounds are blazed with angelic fire, as the princes unleash all kinds of destructive power against one another with the purpose of devastating the force of the other. The appearance of a glorious, angelic being that looks almost like God, could be an evil angel seeking to deceive a person into following a path that is not truly aligned with the Most High. The world is roamed with spiritual guides and angelic teachers which seek to enlighten mankind while corrupting their understanding of salvation into a different form. Salvation is the first step to our spiritual renewal. But after salvation, a Christian has to continue being spiritually transformed from glory to glory. That is a process which takes spiritual learning which leads to evolution of consciousness and awareness. It is gaining knowledge, wisdom and understanding that makes a person more and more spiritually enlightened. All knowledge is from the Creator and can be learned from any created being that has it whether they are good or evil because knowledge is neutral. We must not be afraid to learn from evil beings but we must grow in spiritual intelligence in order to discern truth from error otherwise we will remain spiritually weak. Enlightenment is to know that all is one and everything is connected. The fundamental reason for individuality is so that the original Creator can experience itself from an infinite number of viewpoints. It would be much more realistic if the viewpoints were truly independent and creative, with their own senses of intelligence and freewill. But all consciousness is really one. Individuals of great light are here to show others of the underlying unity of all reality. Enlightenment only allows us to realize our connection with the universal aspect of God. Salvation is our reconciliation with the personal aspect of God through Jesus Christ. Lucifer wants us to receive enlightenment without salvation because to him it is the universal aspect of God that we need to realize and not the personal aspect. He wrongly reasons that the trinity being the first projection of original consciousness are not entirely awakened in their thinking. All knowledge and development of the external world is for knowing and developing the internal world. Understanding reality is for understanding the mind because we are all mind. Spiritual evolution is the ultimate work and is of eternal value. Spiritual learning takes place on Earth and continues on in heaven. The only place to choose salvation is life on Earth. If a person does not choose to believe in the Savior Jesus as the Son of God who died for sins, then their names will be blotted out of the Book of Life because of the sin of unbelief. There is no chance to receive salvation in the next world which would be hell for those who do not believe. But as for enlightenment, if a person does not become enlightened while on Earth, he will continue the spiritual learning and evolution into enlightenment in heaven. Contrary to the Light Bringer’s deception that a person has to return to Earth through reincarnation in order to learn spiritual lessons, heaven is a place where you can continue spiritual learning. After all, the angels did not have Earth as a place to undergo spiritual learning. Even Lucifer the Enlightener himself obtained the fullness of his wisdom in heaven. All experience is mental, therefore the essence of all learning can take place purely in the imagination.

Satans Agenda

Everything in the Word of God has a Dual Meaning to it. You can always perceive God’s Word from the perspective of Enlightenment or you can perceive it from the perspective of Redemption. Because God is Both a Universal God and a Personal God. The enlightenment perspective of God’s Word is true because it is the Gnosis and universal truth of God (Elohim) But the other half of the truth reveals God as Salvation. It is the personal side of the truth revealed in the Son of God Jesus Christ. Now, which heavenly being is SO ENLIGHTENED to perceive the Word of GOD from the perspective of Enlightenment? He is none other than the Enlightener of the World, LUCIFER. Lucifer whose real name is Helel (Shining Star or Morning Star) is more enlightened than all of us put together. He was created to be the highest spiritual power of heaven. But the bible says that Lucifer/Helel’s heart was lifted up because of his beauty, and he has corrupted his wisdom by reason of his brightness.
Now is Lucifer wrong about the perspective of God’s Word as enlightenment? NO! Because Lucifer knows God better than we all. But what he has done is to hide the perspective of Salvation about God’s Word from Man. Why? Because he is Satan (Adversary). He doesn’t want Man to believe in the Personal Aspect of God (The Trinity) and God’s idea of Salvation. Satan believes that the perspective of the trinity is false and that he is here to reveal a higher truth to all beings in the universe about God.
He has convinced one third of Heaven’s Angels that they can all be like the MOST HIGH, The Trinity, the Godhead, because they are all God. You are God, I am God, we are all God (Elohim). That is true because The Lord has said we are gods (Elohim) because all of us are children of the Most High. But Jesus has said that we should worship The Lord (Yahweh/Jehovah) and serve only him for he is the Godhead. For the Lord is God of gods, and Lord of lords. He is God the Highest among all the Elohim. We may all be One Consciousness, but within the One Consciousness, there are Many personalities. There is One Personality that is EL ELYON (God Most High) and He is The LORD. We are all part of the BODY of GOD (ELOHIM) but the GODHEAD is the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). These are Three Personalities in One Godhead. In the beginning, the One Consciousness differentiated into the Three divine personalities in order to express itself as Love. The Three and One are equal. One of Satan’s biggest lies is that there is no Satan, there is only God. In all other religious teachings such as Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Gnosticism, etc, there is ONLY GOD, no SATAN. Where did Satan go? Well, he simply did a disappearing act like the master magician he is. Satan has become God in his religious and esoteric teachings. Satan wants to be like the Most High God. The only place that mentions the truth about Satan is the bible because it is where the Lord reveals this reality.
Satan means Adversary. He is the adversary of the TRUE GOD of Christianity. The Bible is the ONLY place that mentions the truth of Satan, the Devil. Satan opposes Christianity so much, especially in the work of Theosophy, because he is the adversary of THE LORD (YAHWEH/JEHOVAH). Remember, Satan is greatest LIGHT BEING in heaven. His light shines so brightly that anyone who looks at him would THINK HE IS GOD because he looks like God. That is how Brilliant THE LORD created his First Angel as.
But LUCIFER/SATAN/HELEL thought that he could be like the LORD in glory and majesty. He has convinced one third of heavens Angels to believe that they are of equal glory and majesty with THE LORD. Now he is working to convince MAN of the same thing. The work of Helel is to overrule the will of The Lord. For he says that we are God therefore we should worship no other gods but ourselves. Lucifer has sinned against the Trinity, by doubting and accusing the perception of The Most High God.
The bible says that Satan/Helel/Lucifer shall do according to his will, and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods. Lucifer claims that the trinity is simply the Atzilat or the First Emanation of The One. Lucifer accuses the trinity of being a tyrant God in making all other beings worship them and for claiming sovereignty. He claims that sovereignty belongs to The All, therefore every being has the right to be like the Most High.
Lucifer is the god of this world now, and he has created his own version of the Word of God through Gnosticism by claiming that the creator God is the demiurge (tyrant god), and that the true God is the One Consciousness from which the demiurge came. The bible calls Lucifer/Satan the one who deceives the whole world with his corrupted truth about The Lord. The reference here is not to God (Elohim) because Lucifer is also part of Elohim (God The All), but the reference is to The Lord (Yahweh/Jehovah). Satan is an Enlightened being and so are all the angels on his side. The work of evil that they do is actually part of a higher purpose that Satan has in mind. Satan uses his work of evil as a means to enlighten people about the sin of ignorance being the cause of all suffering. So that people will move from the darkness to the light, which is the light that he shines unto them. Satan’s ultimate agenda is to turn everyone to God, but not the Lord (Yahweh). He turns them to the universal God which he represents. The darkest part of the world is really the brightest part. It is because it is where the light of Satan/Helel/Lucifer shines so brightly that people are deceived to think they are in the light when they are really in darkness towards the Lord. The god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. People are not blinded by darkness, but they are blinded by light which is the light of Satan/Lucifer. All the forms of terror, beastliness and unsightliness that Satan uses are only a means to scare people to his light side. Satan’s true form is a god or angel of light. EL is the term for Star or God. When it is used to mean God, the name Helel literally means God of light or light of God. The gospel is to open your eyes, and to turn you from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that you may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance for those who are sanctified by faith that is in The LORD.

Conflict Of The Ages

There are only two beings of higher consciousness in the universe. Man and Angel. Both are Sons of God. Jesus Christ the bright and morning star is the brightest among the angels and the head of them all. Angels are pure spirit beings that are able to take on any form and manifestation. Angels are created beings and Jesus is the creator himself. Every being is pure spirit but the form it exist in the heavenly plane is angelic form.
The difference between Man and Angel is not very much. Man is considered Man because God created him in the physical plane. His form is human but his essence is Spirit. Angels can manifest into the physical plane by taking human form. In the time of Noah, fallen angels took human form and mate with the daughters of men. Because the act of mixing the seed of Adam with that of angels was not God’s design for nature, the offspring that resulted were giants and other impure humans that had the corrupted genetic code. Their minds were continually imagining evil and their nature was wicked.
The promise of a coming savior was given to Adam and Eve when God spoke to them and said that He will put enmity between Satan and the woman, and between his seed and her seed. Satan’s seed shall crush the woman’s seed but her seed shall crush his head The seed of the woman is a designation for the true humanity of the Messiah. Satan’s first two attempts to prevent the fulfillment of the promise were directed at individuals. Firstly by personally indwelling the heir Cain and secondly by killing the next in line Abel.
Satan then realized that the fulfillment was to be some time in the future and not to be realized in the woman’s immediate seed. So being aware that the promised savior must be true humanity, he devised a plan to destroy the physical purity of the human race and prevent the arrival of the Messiah. Which resulted in the Angelic Infiltration. Satan enlisted several of his angels to procreate with human females and produce a physically mixed offspring of human and angelic genes. These were called the nephilim and provide the history for the mythological tales of the gods producing offspring from humans. Half devil and half human is a corrupted race of superhuman beings. If this pollution of the human race was allowed to become complete, it would be impossible for the true humanity savior to be born. God’s promise would go unfulfilled and his character would be declared imperfect and flawed. This then would make God’s indictment on Satan imperfect and flawed and Satan would claim a reprieve and escape from judgment.
Therefore when the pollution of the human race became too extensive, God took action to counteract the attack by destroying all of them with the Great Flood except for Noah whom God found was perfect in his generations. Noah was perfect physically as he and his family were the remaining untainted human species. God chose a family of believers who were still physically pure in their genealogy and prepared them to begin a new human civilization. That’s why God preserved them so that the human race could continue existing and eventually lead to the birth of the Messiah.
All the rest of humanity was destroyed in the flood which removed the impurity. After the flood, Noah and family began a new civilization with totally pure human genes. The angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, God has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
The bible also calls Lucifer a man. God says he shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. They that see him shall narrowly look upon him, and consider him, saying, “Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms, that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, that opened not the house of his prisoners?” A son of God when residing on the physical plane is considered man, when residing on the spiritual plane is considered angel. Lucifer can transverse both the physical and spiritual dimensions.
Jesus himself appeared to Abraham in preincarnate angelic-human form. When the Angel of the Lord wrestled with Jacob, it was also actually Jesus the Lord himself in preincarnate angelic-human form. When man dies, he passes from the physical plane into the nonphysical plane of life. He becomes as the angels in heaven but that does not mean he becomes an angel. He simply exist in angelic form being able to do things in that form that defies all physical limits and boundaries. He is still Mankind.
Man before his fallen state was equal with the angels in glory. But when man sin, he forfeited the glory of God. Therefore he became lower than the angels. Angels now have the higher manifestation of the glory of God compared to man. God sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to die for us as man in order to condemn sin in the flesh. Jesus did no sin, knew no sin and in him was no sin but he came in the likeness of sinful flesh so that he could be our substitute for sins.
Jesus was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. Man is lower than the angels because angels cannot experience physical death of the physical body but man can. Jesus was sinless, that’s why he was crowned with glory and honor. Jesus died in the likeness of sinful flesh so that he could condemn sin in the flesh. Now sin in the flesh no longer has power to condemn us before God because the old man has died and we now live as a new creation.
When we receive the new body at the second coming of Christ, that’s when we will be totally rid of sin in the flesh once and for all. We will no longer be prone to sin or think sinful thoughts because it is the physical-etheric body that we are in right now which is also our subconscious mind that has the nature of sin in it. When we are redeemed from this body, we will have a completely renewed subconscious mind. We cannot sin in that condition of mind. Right now we are redeemed spiritually. We still have sin in the flesh, or the sin nature which is an energy system within us inclined to sinful activity. But we are no longer condemned by it. There is now no more condemnation for those who are in Christ, because his blood has removed our condemnation.
Jesus being sinless was not subject to spiritual death therefore he could not physically die either. He was immortal and he could not be killed on the cross but could only suffer extreme agony and pain. Jesus willingly gave up the ghost and commit his spirit into the hands of the Father. At that moment the thick veil of cloth that separated the holy of holies in the temple where God’s holiness dwells, from the rest of the world was torn in half from top to bottom. God himself had torn the barrier with his hands and could now step out and have personal and total relationship with Man once again because the blood of his Son has made us fully righteous.
The reason why mankind exists is because of the Angelic Conflict. In the beginning, God existed with his sons the angels in heaven. Everything was perfect and harmonious. Until Lucifer, God’s highest, most beautiful, intelligent, and powerful angel sinned and rebelled against God by wanting to be like the Most High. So great was his power of persuasion that took a third of the angels with him. A conflict arose between God and His angels when Lucifer attempted to ascend to the mount of heaven and wrest God’s rulership away from Him. Lucifer became known as Satan, the adversary of God. The resulting battle left the surface of the earth in ruins and packed in ice. God being the judge of heaven, conducted a trial and found Lucifer and his angels guilty, and sentenced them to the Lake of Fire.
But Lucifer appealed his sentence with an accusation against God’s character by saying how can a loving God cast His creatures into hell. This was an attack on divine righteousness and justice, thinking that love supersedes them. To answer this appeal, God created man, a lower being, and set him into the great stadium of earth, an open theater for all the angels to observe. God allowed Lucifer to tempt man into sinning and hence had to judge man as condemned to eternal death as well.
Then He would so something that was an incredible shock to all of the angelic creation. The Creator Himself took on the form of this lower being and allowed these sinful, stupid, gullible men to abuse Him and mock Him and finally nail Him to a Roman Cross in an attempt to destroy Him. Only to turn it around and bear the penalty for the sins of those same sinful, stupid, vicious people as well as the rest of us. Thus fulfilling the claims His justice had against us because our sins have been paid for, and so we can live with Him and fellowship with Him forever. Satan thought that the messiah had come to rule as king on the earth but he did not know his real plan was to pay for the sins of humanity, which none of the angels, the princes of this world knew. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Now we are seated together with Christ in the heavenly places, far above all principalities and powers. Man in Christ is above the angels and all creation. As Christ is, so are we in this world. Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. Jesus said he has given us authority to trample on snakes, scorpions and over all the power of the enemy. The redeemed state of Man is more glorious than his created state. Because what Man had lost, Christ has purchased with his own blood more than what Man ever possessed before in the beginning. We once had a condemnation that we could never lift, and now we have a justification that we could never forfeit if we believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.
There is no greater demonstration of love than this. Hence, God has shown that he is a just and loving God that he says he is. It clearly demonstrates that God is indeed fair and just and right, and that the fallen angels do deserve the sentence they have received. We as humans are to serve as witnesses of God’s love for the prosecution in the greatest trial of the universe involving God, Mankind and the Angels. Know ye not that we shall judge angels? How much more the things that pertain to this life. The holy spirit is come to reprove the world of judgment, not judgment of humanity but of angels, for the Prince of this world is judged.

The Fallen Angel

The greatest mystery of the universe is the mystery of Lucifer. Lucifer is the highest angel in heaven who wanted to ascend into the level equal with the Most High God. The mystery of mysteries is an angelic being who knew all the knowledge of the universe and understood all the mysteries of existence, and yet chooses to sin against God.The question is how could he being a created being even conceive and believe in such an idea that he could become the creator himself? The answer to the greatest mystery of all is found in understanding the universal aspect of God. Lucifer knew that all power in the universe resides in the universal aspect of God which is the universal subconscious mind of God. The same power that God has is available to all beings. God’s power is available to all his creatures. Therefore it is the personal aspect of God that Lucifer sought to usurp sovereign rulership from. The only way Lucifer seeks to usurp God’s sovereign authority and rulership of the universe is by using God’s power against God. Lucifer knows the way to win against a more powerful opponent is by using his power against himself. Therefore Lucifer is attempting that towards God by using the universal power of God against the Personal Aspect of God. Lucifer was the firstborn of the angels in heaven. The angels were the sons of God and the princes of the cosmos. Lucifer was more powerful than any other prince except for one. He may have been the firstborn of the angels but he was not the firstborn of God. The one greater than Lucifer was the only begotten Son of God. He is also known as the Angel of The Lord. His name is Jesus, the one who is coeternal and coequal with The Father. Although the personal aspect of God consists of three personalities which forms the trinity, it is Jesus who represents the personal aspect of God most of all. He that has seen the Son has seen the Father. The entire bible is the sum of the word of God revealed as a person. The bible is the only holy book that is a revelation of the Person of God in Christ Jesus. Lucifer wanted to become the fourth person of the Godhead. Lucifer believes he can evolve into being God. He believed that since created beings are divine aspects of God, they possess the potential to ascend to the level of the Most High personality if they could conceive and believe in such a possibility. But to do that would be to defy God because he did not have permission to do so. Lucifer felt that he did not need permission from God to do so anyway since to be like the Most High means he answered to no one but himself. He felt that the highest authority isn’t given but is to be taken. Lucifer has corrupted his wisdom by reason of his brightness. He has ascended beyond the level of genius into insanity. So he decided to rise above his rightful position as the guardian of God’s throne to become as one who sits upon the throne instead. There was an outbreak in heaven as the angels wondered whether or not to recognize Lucifer’s newfound self declared sovereignty. As a result, Jesus allowed all the hosts of heaven to decide among themselves whom they shall serve and pledge allegiance to. With his great powers of persuasion, Lucifer convinced a third of the angelic powers to aid him on his quest to be sovereign like the Most High. If Lucifer succeeded, it would prove that the rest of them could also be like the Most High. The rest of the angelic powers remained faithful and true to the Lord. Hence there was a great battle among the sons of God that caused the powers of the heavens to be shaken and the fate of the universe to hang in suspense as prince clashed against prince and angel fought against angel. Prince Michael commandeered the angelic army that battled against Lucifer and his angels. It seemed that Lucifer would win the fight because he was the stronger one. But in the end Michael received power from The Father and was able to defeat Lucifer and cast him and his angels out of heaven. After being defeated, why does Lucifer still continue to fight against God? Shouldn’t he realize that God is supreme and repent from his mistake? The reason is because he believes that he can still win the war against God one day. He just needs more power. He gains power by the collective consciousness that worship another God other than the true God of Christianity. Lucifer originally wanted to ascend to equal level with the trinity and be like the Most High God. He acted on the bold assumption that The Creator having a mindset of no limitations, would allow a created being to ascend to the level of The Creator if he had the same mindset of no limitations as well. But the trinity opposed his choice. Since the Godhead has to be of one mind in order for the universe to exist in stability, Lucifer now seeks to overthrow the trinity instead. He has changed the doctrine of the trinity as three persons to being three states of the same person so that he can establish himself as the new trinity. He seeks to overthrow the personal aspect of God and take over the universal aspect of God to become the new Godhead. He is now using the time allowed to him by the heavenly trial he was placed under to build his power. He has been staging his master plan of taking over the universe throughout all the ages of humanity. Time and time again, he has almost taken over the world with a kingdom whose king was under his influence. But each and every time, God countered his move and prevented that from happening. This is the game that the Devil continue to play against God until the end where there will be another great battle that will take place in the heavens once again. Lucifer will rally his forces for a final launch upon the city of heaven and attempt to conquer it. The great heavenly battle at the end would be similar to the one that took place in the beginning. Except that this time Lucifer will apparently win and overthrow the city of Heavenly Jerusalem. It appears that he would have grown strong enough in power to overcome Prince Michael this time. Lucifer will sit in the temple of God and declare himself as God. He will reign for a certain period of time during his short lived victory. But all is not lost because eventually Jesus Christ himself will come with the saints of heaven to wipe out the evil angelic powers and reclaim the city of Heavenly Jerusalem. The final victory of Christ will be fully manifested as Lucifer and his angels are cast into the lake of fire at last. All this has been prophesied in the bible. But why does Lucifer still try to carry out his plan even though God predicted that he would fail? It is because Lucifer believes that he can change destiny. He believes that he can rewrite the Word because he sees himself as the Word. He believe that he can alter reality and rearrange the timeline. He believes that he can create a new universe where he is God. All of history is a fight between good and evil as Lucifer vie against Jesus for supremacy. The Future exists first in the imagination, then in the will, then in reality. All things are possible but whether something will happen or not is a another story. What you can conceive and believe, you can achieve. Can is not the same as Will. That is why Lucifer uses the Will to manifest the reality he intends by saying “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds” and “I will be like the Most High.” The divine war is a battle of will against will. To prove sovereignty of will between El Elyon (God Most High) and Lucifer. Although every major prophesy of the bible to date has been fulfilled, thereby proving God’s supremacy so far, Lucifer still believes that he can turn the tables around when he has accumulated enough power in the end. How shall the end be is yet to be unfolded. We can choose to believe whether the word of God is true and absolute or not. Jesus is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. In Christ, we are far above all principalities and powers. We have been seated together with him on his throne. Jesus died to give us what even Lucifer fought for but couldn’t attain. Can you believe how great a position and an honor that is? He has given us the highest Sonship with God the Father through himself. As Christ is, so are we in this world. In Christ, we are like the Most High.