Not everyone agrees about the nature of God, but scriptures from all over the world testify to the existence of One Omnipresent Power. Different names have been given to this One Omnipresent Power with different explanations and people often vehemently disagree about the concepts. Clearly though there tends to be a unity of spirit in some scriptures from all over the world about One Omnipresent Power.
The Bible says that we were created in the image and likeness of God. Jesus Christ told us that the Kingdom of God is within us. As the universe was created by this One Omnipresent Power, so were we.
But scripture is full of contradictions, just like life. Reading scripture can be confusing and create as many questions as it answers some times. Daniel refused to defile himself with wine and ate only vegetables. Paul says that we should eat whatever is set before us and to take a little wine to settle the stomach.
Scripture study is a good thing for spiritual growth. We should study with wisdom and discernment looking for answers from within. We are told to walk by the spirit rather than walk by sight. A wise and discerning spirit is available within each of us. Our mind, body and spirit are connected. Jesus Christ said that he was the gate and that no one comes to the Father except through him. What does that mean?
We can all have the body, mind and spirit of Jesus Christ in us. We can go unto the Father through Jesus Christ. It is possible to live life without the body, mind and spirit of Jesus Christ. We all have free will and we can choose to do as we please. We can live without the guidance of the One Omnipresent Power. God does not force himself on us and even Jesus could not heal those who did not believe.
As experiences in life begin to show us where we need to adjust, we grow. As we grow, we begin to understand our own ego and the contradictions our ego can bring into the experiences of our life. The appetites of the flesh make us less receptive to the guidance of the One Omnipresent Power within us. If our ego is the master of our body, mind and spirit, we miss the guidance of the still, small voice calling to us from the secret place of the most high.
If we live by the spirit and consciously cultivate a relationship with the guidance of the One Omnipresent Power within, we let go of ego. The Father within us does the work. When we go unto the Father and live by faith and not by sight we are no longer directed by the appetites of the flesh. Seek first the Kingdom of God... and all these things will be added. The One Omnipresent Power will light the way.
I only want the One Omnipresent Power to guide me. Jesus Christ showed me the way - how to go directly to the Father. The spiritual ether can hold an assortment of distorted and spooky ideas for people who don't put the body, mind and spirit under the control of the Christ mind and go directly to the Father. Each of us must learn how to let go of our flesh ego and we shouldn't want to give control to some lost spirit who clings to ego, as some folks seem to want to do, either in this world or from the spiritual ether beyond.
How do we let go of our flesh ego and live by the spirit? We can go to the scriptures and learn from them. I read and then meditate on what I read, sorting through the contradictions I find. I ask God to show me through His Spirit what the meaning of the scriptures are for me this day. I ask God to speak to me through the scriptures and through His Spirit knowing that He is the One Omnipresent Power. After I ask for His guidance, I become still and wait upon Him in meditative silence. I go unto the Father in prayer and devotion and I make an effort to practice the presence of God throughout my day as I live my life. God is guiding me as I learn to hear His voice in every thing I do and live by the spirit of the One Omnipresent Power.
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