Peter, One of "The Twelve"  

Part III by Rev. Pat

We would be wise never to judge even the Biblical characters unless we have researched everything possible from the many Bibles that are written. That includes The Lost Books of The Garden of Eden and the Lost Books of the Bible, The Apocryphal, The Book of Enoch, those who have written about the Bible and then our questions to The Father and our meditations.

To continue our study of FAITH and Peter who represents the FAITH of God, Our Father it may be wise to understand what Paul had to do with this. I heard a Pastor say that only Paul gave knowledge that even Peter did not know. I wonder if that Pastor understood that Peter, James and John were taught many mysteries that were secret and if they were secret, that is where they belonged. Thus, I fail to see or think that we can say that Peter did not know the secrets that Paul may have presented. They simply obeyed their Master Teacher, Jesus.

In addition, we must understand that even though Paul, a Jewish man of Tarsus and a Servant of Our Father, was also a Roman citizen. Thus, Paul as a Roman Citizen could present and do things that Peter, James, John and the remaining Disciples could not do. Romans could not be whipped or crucified because that was a law for Romans. Thus, he could get away with (for the lack of a better description) doing many things that The Twelve could never do.

Let us continue now with Peter. We already know that Peter denied his loving friend Jesus and Jesus told him that he would do this 3 times, but the Scriptures do not tell us the reason this had to happen.

It is now time that we become aware of the meaning of the denying by Peter and become aware of how to use the FAITH that Peter represents.

We constantly affirm many things and those affirmations go directly into the subconscious mind. At one time, the subconscious mind was pure. It had only the thoughts of Our Father, but after Our Father gave each of us authority over our own life, we failed to think like Our Father.

As a result, many negative thoughts began to rest there also. If we listen to ourselves think, we can hear the subconscious say when an affirmation that sounds like The Father, "What do you want me to do with this. You have never said this to me before?"

Can you understand now that what the subconscious wants is for us to refute, deny or release the negative so that the affirmative will present only Truth. Otherwise, we cause conflict in the subconscious. The subconscious must accept everything that we give it. If there is nothing there that it can match it with, then it simply holds it until we release the negative and replace it with the affirmative or as some say, the positive.

When three statements come in, the subconscious makes a file so that it will know where to place all statements and affirmations of its kind. That is where the action of denying comes in. When Jesus asked Peter, do you love me three times, he was awakening the conscious mind, the subconscious mind and the Superconscious mind of Peter. Jesus knew that Peter's faith had to grow to that of The Father and that he was not fully awake to TRUTH.

In the three years that they walked together and Jesus stayed in Peter's home, he knew there was still something lacking in his faith. He knew there were still negative thoughts lingering. Since Jesus and God are One, he had to awakened Peter deeply and allowing himself to do what Peter knew a Messiah would never do, would awaken him even though it was harsh. This was the reason he said, "I don't know him." If you recall, Jesus said after the resurrection, "I prayed for you (meaning he prayed for Peter)".

If we leave the negative without releasing it back to the nothingness from whence it has come, it causes confusion. The negative or confusion also comes forth at the most inopportune time.

Is it possible then, to develop a strong FAITH in Truth so that we relieve ourselves from confusion? Think on this for a while.

In the study of the life of Peter, we know that he denied his dear beloved friend three times. It takes three affirmations to make an affirmative file (or a negative file for that matter). Was Jesus teaching us a very valuable lesson?

There is one thing that we must understand about FAITH. It requires wisdom and it requires love, pure love that is Divine. What is in the head where wisdom resides is different from what is in the heart where love lives if you have not developed a strong FAITH. However, to use FAITH, the FAITH of Our Father, we must use wisdom and love. We back these three are with strength.

Strength we will discuss in May, but for now let us just understand that it backs our thoughts, affirmations and beliefs with power, force, vigor and potency. Along with that is intensity, which you may know as concentration. Some like to call it passion, but passion caries a few negatives. Thus, let us stick with power, force, vigor and potency and leave passion to itself.

We already have a good faith to work with, but it may be an unfocused faith. We sit in chairs without thinking if it will hold us. That is faith. We walk down the street free from the thought that a car may run on the sidewalk and harm us. That is faith.

We are told that faith moves mountains, but that FAITH has to be well developed. Thus, it is safer to realize that there are two kinds of faith. The FAITH of Our Father and a faith that "hopes" things will be as we state, "if it is God's will".

When we use this kind of faith, it almost, always fail, because the individual really does not know Our Father. His will (explained in October) is always for our highest good. That is the FAITH of which we speak here at Universal Wisdom Fellowship.

To develop the FAITH of which we speak takes practice. It is wise to begin with small things. The method would be to ask questions about the thing you want to demonstrate. Know what it is and what it requires to bring it into fruition.

The next thing we must know that we are children of a Divine King and Queen. Thus, it is wise to become aware of how to live that kind of life and in doing so we want to gain only the good spiritual qualities.

The King we want to know is Our Father. Each of us know Him, but it may be on a deep unaware, subconscious level. The Queen we want to know is the Divine Queen, that subconscious part of each of us. Once we know Her, she will become a magnificent nourisher.

It is impossible to live without FAITH, just as it is impossible to live without Our Father. Therefore, it would be intelligent to introduce ourselves to The King and Queen that lives inside and let FAITH live freely and comfortably with us.

In Divine Love and Delight,

Rev. Pat

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Living Happily

Do the words of another sometimes anger you? Do their words trigger something within?   We could call that person a friend. They, no doubt, have awakened something that could or is keeping you from living a happy and successful life.

When this happens, it is wise to pause, examine what has gone wrong and make the correction in consciousness immediately. This is what the Proverbs help us with. This is what the Life of Yeshua (this name is not in the King James Bible) is all about and I use "is" for he still lives in our hearts, minds and in our souls. He is the one the world calls Jesus the Christ.  

When he walked on earth, many were angered because they did not understand him. The spiritual growth was not there even though each person was a spiritual being. Those who stopped to listen and let his words pull at their heart strings were able to understand him and love him.

Generally, the thing we misunderstand, we want to deny or sometimes go to the extreme and destroy. It would be wise to mature and simply check our own thinking and always know that there is a Higher Power greater than we are. There is a Power that loves us dearly.

We are meant to enjoy this life, to learn, to grow and to expand in consciousness. However, if we run from everything that angers us we will never know the deep that cries out to us, "Come and live with me little one. Come and let us play together, grow together and let nothing disturb you. I take care of you. Just hold me in your heart and love me." The voice is so calm, so sweet, sometimes we stop and then we hear, "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye ask any thing in my name, I will do it." John 14:13-14

This settles it! This Christ is of love and is love. If love is what you desire, then learn of Jesus. Understand him. Read Matthew, Chapters 5 and 6 and John Chapter 14. Whatever you may not understand, ask The Father and the wisdom will come. Our Father never lies and neither does Jesus. If you choose, let this month of April be the best month of your life by resurrecting the greater Power within yourself.

In Divine Love and Delight,

Rev. Pat