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The spiritual hierarchy, blessed ones, has long been aware of the fact that just as political deceit is practiced upon unsuspecting men and women, so theological deceit will also be spread abroad in the battle for the minds of men. This is why we long ago charged into the world of the students the admonishment, "Call upon your own Divine Presence and wait upon the Word of the Lord. Live closely and identify with the precepts of holy Truth which bring to the doorstep of every man the understanding of the full measure of his responsibility to his brother, made in the image of God, to whom he ought to offer the best that is within himself, owing direct allegiance to his great God being."
Where there is a dichotomy between the counsels of that great divine being and those of another individual or group of individuals, the attention should always flow first to the Divine Presence and then to the ascended masters' realm for the resolving of the difficulty. Light always begets light, to nourish and regenerate, whereas, darkness may indeed masquerade as intellectual blindness which refuses to accept the truth of that which it cannot see concretely defined.
In my last release I admonished concerning the will of man, and I tell you truly that it is to interfere with mankind's free will that the enemies of cosmic truth do practice and weave their webs of deceit. The image of God is simply not good enough for some among men who seem to feel that their own individuality is the sovereign expression of right and justice. This, in effect, denies compatibility with one's own cosmic creation that "in the beginning" framed man in the divine image.
It is not, precious ones, that in the fulfilling of the divine image there is no latitude for individual expression and free will, whether latent or active; it is rather a question as to whether or not men shall owe their highest allegiance to their original divine image or to the fabrication which we call the 'not-self'. Whereas men often choose to revere their "right" to express their own personal idiosyncrasies, God himself has respected man's right to be a cocreator. Thus the laws of the universe have returned to mankind the awesome currents of his own variegated manifestation, patterned after the human image; and a great toll of unhappiness has been brought about upon earth. If in reality men had stood by their own great God Presence as that Presence has stood by them from the foundation of all things, the world would be living in the golden age here and now; sin, sickness, and death would long ago have passed away, and all tears would have been wiped away.
The reason mankind require crutches upon which to walk and support for their own sagging ideas that cannot stand in the light of reality is because they have leaned upon the arm of flesh, and the Spirit which is within them has not been acknowledged so as to give them the support that the law would allow, blessing mankind with every divine possibility of which the mind of God could conceive. There is always a natural yearning that fills the souls of men which is not satisfied by all of the masquerading false concepts and therefore, the soul continues to hunger.
Our persuasions are not for the glory of some individual, blessed ones, or some organization. They are for the glory of the great spark of immortality which is within you, and in order that the individuality, which you term a free expression of your own will, may become closely identified with the great divine nature of Almighty God; thus mankind will become the personification of cosmic reality and the finiteness of man will be superseded by the infinite, ever unfolding nature of divine grace.
Every doctrine which is rooted in sinister strategies and seeks to cater to the mortal mind of man or to pamper his ego, leading him to believe that he is connected with some "outer source" which will keep him informed as to what is happening around the cosmic corner, is simply an activity designed to please the little self and to enlarge the boundaries of that self. Cosmic magnification, which is the fruit of divine sowing, does not seek to embellish the ego or to make the individual to feel that he is above his fellowmen - rather does it seek the identification of the individual with cosmic resources which enlarge the borders of man's perception by the light of divine Truth.
In the name of heaven, blessed ones, you cannot increase your spiritual wealth by simply adding to yourself mankind's superficial respect. The world is filled with idols, and the idolatry which men practice does not add one iota to the spiritual stature of man. Your great strength does not lie in personal popularity or in a high self-esteem, but in acts of divine grace which will always uphold the building blocks of truth by which God erects his temple of reality in the world of form and individuality.
Little do mankind dream of the vast number of individuals who are deceived by this or that philosophy, and in many cases by a religion which was not so much their choice as it was that of family, friends, and early environment. We do not seek to discourage in men divine worship or any benign quality, nor do we seek necessarily to estrange men from a faith which gives them comfort. Rather, do we seek to activate within their minds and feeling worlds such interest as shall cause them to understand just what is acting in the world around them.
It is necessary that men shall learn to penetrate their environment and to understand right motives in others, as well as themselves, in order that they might discern the Lord's body as the consummate action of divine truth, always affinitized with the mighty Word which went forth to create and does sustain the whole creation. The structure of creation is indeed magnificent, and the levels of heaven beyond compare, but as long as men are enamored by outer glamour, they may not understand the full aspects of the great fourth-dimensional world of truth. For it is these spiritual aspects which would enable them to discern reality and to provide for a reeducation of their vision from erroneous and outworn concepts and a certain ineptness of mind which makes them victims of human gullibility. Thus do the blind lead the blind and all fall into the ditch of human error.
The ascended masters desire to raise mankind out of every form of human decrepitude or servitude, into the great concept of the "cosmic stretch" wherein the soul can unfold its latent and dormant capacities, and men can become Christs through the dictates of the Holy Spirit, who speaks within themselves in response to their welcome to cosmic purity, and is evoked by the activated yearnings of their souls to know the truth that they may be free.
We speak not to condemn, but for the multitudes of the earth who hunger and thirst after righteousness and truth. That they may be filled is our prayer. We understand thoroughly the need for many laborers in the Lord's vineyard. We realize that no man can at a given moment in time express a greater degree of accuracy than that of which he is capable. Truly the reach must exceed the grasp, and yet, great is the need that men remain in one sense unsatisfied by mere platitudes, while lovingly adhering to that which they know within their own souls is acceptable unto God and man.
It is sometimes difficult for individuals to understand just how others can be so gullible about spiritual things as to pin their faith on that which is obviously fraudulent. I do not think that the world is full of frauds, as men might imagine, but rather do I know that it is full of individuals who are often manipulated by forces beyond their ken. Therefore, I urge all, who can resurrect the faith that is within their own hearts, to understand that the ascended masters are seeking to expand pure truth for mankind in all that they do. Truly, not everyone who saith, "Lord, Lord," will enter into the kingdom of God, but those who seek above all to do the will of God. This is the treasure of the ages.
There are many reasons, blessed ones, why the hierarchy have "winked" at human ignorance in spiritual matters, permitting while not approving the erroneous concepts of devoted souls yet unascended. Thus, all activities and even those we sponsor upon earth will find greater light replacing limited understanding. However, revelation of a progressive nature must strive to accentuate the important phases of truth and gradually refine the lesser understanding of men.
In the parable of the wheat and the tares, men perceive the wisdom of not doing excessive uprooting until the time of harvest. In a like manner we have overlooked the most minute correction of a few misconceptions in the names of the hierarchy which we intend one day to resolve. This we have not done previously for a number of sound reasons. When the time is ripe for a greater clarification, be not surprised but grateful, for every point of truth is helpful when the consciousness is receptive.
I remain affectionately in the bonds of cosmic revelation, which shall indeed manifest in the heart of each child-man.