Wake Up Man!

[Florence]

184 : 6-15 Belief produces the results of belief, and the penalties it affixes last so long as the belief and are inseparable from it. The remedy consists in probing the trouble to the bottom, in finding and casting out by denial the error of belief which produces a mortal disorder, never honoring erroneous belief with the title of law nor yielding obedience to it. Truth, Life, and Love are the only legitimate and eternal demands on man, and they are spiritual lawgivers, enforcing obedience through divine statutes.

Wake up people, we have opposite laws governing and leading us into disharmony, fear and sickness, when our maker has given us spiritual laws that should govern us into health, holiness, Love. What are we doing, especially when we have caught a glimpse of this redeeming Truth?

This remedy of casting out beliefs and seeing their illusive nature, hence powerlessness and nothingness is to me a cure. I have found that every false belief I have been able to see clearly as unreal has not returned and even when a faint thought of it comes it gets NO reaction whatsoever. It is not easy to cast out some of these beliefs but the thought of dishonoring God, if I do not reject negative thoughts came, and since then does act as a deterrent for me not to make the needed effort to cast these beliefs out. Beliefs left alone will become laws that dominate us!

[amiranda1]

When I hear “Wake up” I instantly think of Mrs. Eddy’s article, “Choose Ye” (The First Church of Christ, Scientist and Miscellany). In it she says, “Wholly apart from this mortal dream, this illusion and delusion of sense, Christian Science comes to reveal man as God’s image, His idea, coexistent with Him – God giving all and man having all that God gives. Whence, then, came the creation of matter, sin, and death, mortal pride and power, prestige or privilege?” She directs us to the First Commandment and Golden Rule, “which, when realized, constitute a Christian Scientist, heal the sick, reform the sinner, and rob the grave of its victory.”

The seeming symptoms from illness, age, worldly beliefs, or any false belief can feel quite real, overwhelming, depressing, petrifying…you name it. Yet, even if they seem that way what great power and comfort it is to know they are illusions and delusions, to which we have the authority and ability to “wake up”. As Florence’s post reminds though, there is also a great duty to do this; a Commandment and a divine Rule that must be followed; an admonition to, “choose whom ye will serve.” I never focused much on the duty aspect before coming to Plainfield, or thought of how not working on this was dishonoring or being disobedient to God. This instruction has been of great help. Thank you.

[Gary]

Thank you, Florence, for this post.

As I read it, I couldn’t help but think that Hezekiah was telling all of Judah to wake up. As King, he ordered the images (idols) to be broken, the groves (more idols) to be cut down, and the brass serpent to be broken in pieces. These were all meant to wake up the people of Judah to worship the one God, instead of their false gods.

I have to believe that many people were not happy with him for doing that. I can imagine that the “establishment” of the time was very unhappy that their false little peace was being overturned. Since he was King, they may not have been able to complain in public, but I also have to believe there were many who would have liked to undermine his efforts or disregard his orders.

It often-times takes great courage to obey God and wake up. Let alone, to wake up others.

Interesting how history repeats itself.

[Rae]

Wake Up Man! were the helpful words that came to me while wrestling with mortal mind last night. I was about to give up when I remembered Florence’s post. Wake Up Man! I laughed, helping to dispel the mesmerism of a false, challenging claim. Thank you Plainfield Church for all of the pearls you plunk in my mind that surface at just the right moment bringing great relief!

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