Thursday -18th Week - Ordinary Time Peter's states, Heavenly, Demonic and Selfish.
Numbers 20:1-13
11 Then, raising his hand, Moses struck the rock twice with his staff, and water came out in abundance, and the community and their livestock drank.
Psalm 18:3 LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, My God, my rock of refuge, my shield, my saving horn, my stronghold.
Deuteronomy 32:4: The Rock—how faultless are his deeds, how right all his ways. A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he.,
2 Samuel 22:3: my God, my rock of refuge.
1 Corinthians 10:4: the rock was the Christ.
The rock is Jesus Christ. Same God in old testament, water to people from rock, in Peter rock as foundation of the Church.
Matthew 16:13-23
15 “Who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
After after witnessing transfiguration Peter got ability to read celestial realm.
Peter, aligned with God the Father and Truth is aligned with Jesus, the Rock.
17 Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
18 And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
20 Then he strictly ordered his disciples to tell no one that he was the Messiah.
Same Peter, also has influence of flesh and demonic elements
21 From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.
22 Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, “God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.”
23 He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”
Peter expose three Human states, Heavenly, Demonic and Selfish. To comprehend our own state behind our attitude is very important for spiritual journey.
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober and vigilant. Matthew 7:16 By their fruits you will know them.
Luke 2: 51 His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
Luke 1 :29 Mary pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
Transfiguration is the door to access celestial realm.
Matthew 22:44: ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand until I place your enemies under your feet”’?
Psalm 110:1: The LORD says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand, while I make your enemies your footstool.”
Lord= God, my Lord= Awakened Soul and a brain able to listen its own soul.
John 10:34: Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, You are gods”?
John 10:35: If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came, and scripture cannot be set aside,
John 8:44: You belong to your father the devil and you willingly carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
John 8:47: Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not listen, because you do not belong to God.
Either people belong to God or to the devil.
"Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." (Mt 12 46-50)
4 states of people: Brother/Sister/Fool, Snake (demonic), Domestic Animal (dog), Wild Animal (pig)
There are two Fathers-the Father of Truth made the Father of Lies.
manifestation
John 4:23: True worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth;
Worship in Spirit: Awaken soul. an awaken soul will have a Spirit either from father of Truth or Father of Lies.
Worship in Truth: A comprehending brain identifies the true father manifested and does His will in actions. This results a gratitude in heart and true worship.
How & when can a person get a father?
When your soul is awakened, the god who awakens your soul becomes your father.
A person will be very much associated with the situation where their soul was awakened.
The Rock:
Why are there different Protestant churches?
You are the satellite of whoever awakens you. If the sun awakens you, you will orbit around the sun. If any other stars awaken you, you will orbit around that star.
If celebrities awaken you, we will spend a lot of time reading about them and worship them.
How can celebrities awaken people?
If you are awakened, you are a star, and you will attract people.
John 4:23: True worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.
Worship the Father in truth.
Soul awakened = worship in spirit
Comprehend inspiration to find the truth.
Execute.
If the Father is truth, you will feel gratitude. -> adoration to the Father
If the Father is lie, you will search for recognition.