The True Disciples
Who Find And Enter The Kingdom

A word is enough for the wise,
but the thoughtless ones need several explanations.

By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze


The Parable Of The Foolish Birds
         The foolish birds made each a tiny nest for itself. Then it moved into the small space, and refused to come out. Each deceived itself saying, “My nest is the best and biggest space.” So, it happened that each bird failed to explore the vast universe and the treasures therein.
         Interpretation: Truth is like the sun and its sunlight. The light is able to enter into every opening, but there is no space to contain the sun itself. So it is with the person who knows the Truth. His teachings reach the ends of the earth, entering every nook and cranny, but none can hold the Truth in his tiny space or religion.
         Whoever is ready to know the Truth, must be ready to verify his beliefs and practices, and do not allow them to hold him back from finding and knowing the Truth. The churches are like the shadows of the branches of a giant tree. They are not the tree, but its shadows in different forms. Only those who see beyond the shadows to identify and know the tree in its entirety become masters of the universe. They become one with the Truth, and none can intimidate them.

What A Contrast!
Until you begin to live in spirit and in truth,
you are like a wild dog wandering inside a terrible wasteland,
whereas the Golden City is on the Mountain Top
waiting for those who know the Truth.
This parable is an enough advice and warning to you.

See Things From The Eyes Of The Spirit
         A couple was about to wed. They invited a living saint to the occasion. By several spiritual visions and revelations, the living saint was told to pray for the couple on the wedding day. He was made to know that God intends to make the bridegroom a very rich and wealthy man. He was shown a skyscraper built by the bridegroom. On the night just before the wedding, the living saint was shown two keys to riches and wealth that shall be given to the couple during the prayer at the wedding. He made known his intention to pray for the couple on the wedding day, but the celebrants would not allow him. The couple made no chance for the prayer. To them the living saint was introducing irrelevant item in the programme. And so it happened that the couple missed the blessings.
         He directed that the song for dance shall be a praise song, but the couple choose a worldly song. The secret is that when you dance a worldly music, you have no blessing from God, and you lay a foundation in the evil spirit that inspired the song. On the other hand, when you dance in praise of God, the Almighty showers blessings on you and becomes your sure foundation. This true life story highlights the need to see things from the eyes of spirit, and not from the physical perspective. Indeed, people claim to know and worship God, whereas they do not, because they follow the imaginations of their hearts.
         Another example: I visited a rich family. The building and compound were quite rich and comfortable. Several beautiful cars were packed in various places inside the compound. But when I previewed the same compound in spirit, what I saw was horrible. Evil spirits have built a white tower inside the compound. The tower reached from the ground to thy sky. A snake was moving about in the compound. It would change into a python, and then change into an octopus. Two other very large pythons were in the middle of the compound, one of them appearing and disappearing now and then.
         A similar account is found in the Bible. The populace honoured and obeyed Herod. To them, Herod was a great king, worthy of honour. But unknown to them, Herod was an evil spirit.

31 On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, "Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You."
32 And He said to them, "Go, tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.' Luke 13:32
(A fox is a wild animal.)

Be Studious
In blessing, God will bless you.
In prospering, He will prosper your ways.
However,
     it is more desirous to Him that you know Him as He is,
     And not as your imaginations and deceptions have impressed on you.
God expects you to ascend to the heights
     To become one with Him.
You must devote time to study about the Almighty.
Do not play with the sacred texts.
No father delights in an ignorant and impotent child.
You must start from the beginning,
     To read about God.
And make that your everyday delight.
There is no other way better than this.
Above all,
     have an open mind.
Yet, be careful.

God is God of knowledge
To live without knowledge is to be half-dead.

You were not called to take a sip.
Drink deep.
Continue to drink,
     until you become the ocean of oceans.
That is the Father’s will and delight.

The Lord Himself confirms this -
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." John 7:38-39

I confirm this
     because I have seen Holy Communion pouring out,
     not only from my heart,
but also out of my body for people to eat
     and live.

Do Not Become Like The Wicked Novices
         Have you heard of the parable of the wicked novices? At school, they refused to learn from their teachers. And after many years, they conspired, killed all the teachers, took over the school and made themselves teachers. And so they kept themselves busy, misleading multitudes into the hell fire. Be warned.

Submit
         You must submit before you can see, hear, touch, know and experience God. And there is no other way. That is why Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.” It is only by submiting to the spirit that you can know the truth and experience life. Job did so and was exalted:

2 "I know that You can do everything,
And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.
3 You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?'
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
4 Listen, please, and let me speak;
You said, 'I will question you, and you shall answer Me.'

5 "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear,
But now my eye sees You.
6 Therefore I abhor myself (Therefore, I submit),
And repent in dust and ashes (and accept you will my perfect will)."
Job 42:2-6

         To submit means:
  1. To drop whatever you believe or practise, in order to know the Truth.
  2. To stop worrying of this and that.
  3. To tame your mind by stopping it from thinking of so many things - to make it as calm as the water in a glass.
  4. To drop your own will, and accept the Lord's will as your own will.
  5. To inquire from God about your plans, decisions, intentions and actions.
  6. To allow God to lead the way, by following the direction of the Holy Spirit.
  7. To delight in the Lord, and not just in His blessings and favours. Do not keep on moving from one church to another seeking for messages or breakthrough. Settle down in one church to serve the Lord in spirit and in truth.
  8. To understand that this world is not a permanent place. It is only a step into the eternity.
In submitting,
     you win.
In accept God's will as your own will,
     you attain perfection.
In humbling yourself,
     you become great.
In losing yourself,
     you become one with God.

Conclusions
         Such is the contrast between the illusions of the world and the reality in spirit. Nobody should count himself a true worshipper of God, until he is able to worship God in spirit and in truth. “23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." John 4:23-24