The Call To Deeper Understanding

Scripture Reading

“…[T]here is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.” Job 32:8 (AV)

Definitions from The Revealing Word by Charles Fillmore

Understanding - God is supreme knowing. That in man which comprehends is understanding; it knows and comprehends in wisdom. Its comparisons are not made in the realm of form, but in the realm of ideas. It knows how to accomplish things. Spiritual discernment reveals that knowledge and intelligence are auxiliary to understanding.

Spiritual Understanding - the quickening of the Spirit within… the ability of the mind to apprehend and realize the laws of thought and the relation of ideas one to another.

Introductory Remarks:

The Spirit of the Lord (Law) indwells us as it did Jesus the Christ. Jesus calls us to go deeper in our understanding so that we will release the need for hard experiences and accept in its place spiritual understanding…the understanding of God’s wisdom within and its relationship to the ideas we entertain in mind. Adapted from Mary Kupferle

Major Points of the Lesson:

1. “There are two ways of getting understanding. One is by following the guidance of Spirit that dwells within, and the other is to go blindly ahead and learn by hard experience.” Charles Fillmore. 

The grasshopper in today’s fable learns by ‘hard experience, while the ant follows the guidance within.

2. AttainingSpiritual Understanding will bless you. It will:

·  Reveal what you need to know.

·  Give you the words to speak

·  Help you to be still and hold your peace.

·  Heal your body (emotionally and physically)

Affirmation:

“I understand. In faith and willingness, I set forth to do what is mine to do.”  Sheila McKeithen

 Quote:

“There is nowhere you can go and no difficulty that is so burdensome that prevents the Spirit of the Lord from going “with you and before you to make your way. There is no one you can meet and nothing that can happen without the inspiration of the Almighty flowing through you to bless you and to bring forth good.” Mary Kupeferle