God's View:
Gen. 1:1 , 31 ;
Rom. 8:31 , 32 , 39 ;
2 Cor. 5:18-21 ;
Eph. 2:4-5 ;
Eph. 3:18-21 ;
Titus 3:4-5 ;
1 John 3:13 , 16 , 19 ;
Rev. 3:12 :The
virtue of God's love is the principle of all principles; its power
supports the heavens and upholds the earth. Love being the highest
principle is the virtue of all virtues, it is the holy root from
which all things flow, the Holy power from whence all the wonders
of God have been wrought by the hands of His elect servants. Whoever
finds this love finds all things.
Hope:
Gen. 1:26-31 ;
Zech. 7:9 ;
Acts 1:8 ;
Acts 2:1-4 ;
Rom. 12:1-2 ;
Eph. 1:17-33 ;
Phil. 3:10 :
When you go forth from the creature and that which is visible,
and have become nothing to all that is natural and creaturely,
then you are in that Eternal One which is God Himself. Herein
you will perceive within and feel with the highest virtue of love.
God's love , its power, is in and through all things and as you
perceive the power in your soul and body, the fire will burn away
all the dross and enlarge the soul as wide as the whole creation
of God for God's love abides in all of His creation. To realize
this is to set the Throne of love in our hearts.
Deut. 3:24 ; Job 9:4-10 ; Ps. 84:8 , 9 , 13 ; Prov. 21:30 ; Isa. 40:12 ; 1 Cor. 13:7 ; Eph. 3:17-19 ; 1John 4:16-19 :This virtue which is love is the very life and energy of all the Principles of Nature. It reaches to all worlds, to all manner of beings. The workmanship of Divine love is the first mover, both in heaven above and on the earth beneath and in the water under the earth. Love's power supports the Heavens and upholds the earth. Should this love fail or recede the world would disperse as loose dust before the winds.
God's love is higher than the highest heavens. The Throne of God is higher than the highest so must love also be which fills all things and comprehends them all. Thus, this love when permitted to manifest to the soul , the Light of Godhead, darkness is broken through and the wonders of the new creation will be successfully manifested.
Love is indeed the virtue of all virtues, worker of all things, a powerful vital energy that passes through all power, natural and supernatural, through the whole creation of God, inspecting and governing all things.
Change:
Deut. 30:19-20 ;
Josh. 24:15 ;
Matt. 26:29 ;
John 6:38-40 ;
John 14:23 ;
1 Cor. 10:3-5 ;
Phil. 2:12-13 :Two
wills exist: the false self of flesh and appetites, the other
the true self, human spirit in union with the Holy Spirit. The
will is the partition wall that exist in the soul which divides
between the two principles or states of heaven and hell. The creaturely
will can be broken by nothing but by the Grace of self-denial
which is the entrance into the true fellowship of Christ and totally
removed by nothing but a perfect conformity with the Divine Will.
Not by self-effort but by the Light and Grace of God received into the soul will the darkness be broken and melt down one's own will, and bring it into the obedience of Christ. Then the creaturely will is removed between you and God and the true self. All we need to do is to be obedient and passive to the Light of God shining through the darkness of the creaturely being.
Ps. 84:1-2 , 10 , 12 ; Prov. 14:12 ; John 6:63 ; Gal. 5:16-18 ; Heb. 5:13-14 :We are not to resist the Sun of Righteousness, the Light of the Grace of God , to be received in our souls. To receive or not is our decision to choose or not. Therefore, by our choice we seek the Fountain of Light, the Sun of Righteousness which illuminates the properties of our natural life and leads the sensual and rational life into the most perfect order and harmony. This is done by ceasing of our own activity and concentrating our eye on one point---the promised Grace of God. Gather all your thoughts and by faith press into the Center, laying hold upon the word of God. Be silent before the Lord, sit alone with Him, your mind being centrally united in itself and attending His will in the patience of hope.
Matt. 6:22-24 ;
2 Cor. 5:7 :How
you see determines light or darkness. There are two wills within:
one that sees through the false self of flesh and appetites, the
left eye; the other, the true self in union with the Holy Spirit,
seeking holy things, the right eye. The left eye, the eye of Time
competes with the right eye, the eye of Eternity. The soul of
man determines which eye he will follow. The left eye always seeks
to satisfy the self nature, and must be controlled. You must permit
your right eye to command the left eye to desist and to follow
godly standards . The left eye will be trained to follow the right
eye, and in time both can exist together and be of mutual service
to each other. This unity can be accomplished only by entering
fully into the will of Our Saviour Christ, and thereby bringing
the eye of Time into the eye of Eternity and then descending by
means of this unity through the Light of God into the Light of
Nature.