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GREATER WORLD CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST CHURCH THE ZODIAC MESSAGES 
"HEARERS AND
DOERS OF THE WORD"An address
given by the Christ messenger 'Zodiac' (the 'unnamed scribe' in the
Bible and a teacher in the Temple of Jerusalem at the time of Christ)
at Romford Christian Spiritualist Church, on October 5th, 1930
"CHILDREN OF
THE LIGHT and children of the half-light, lay aside the things of the
earth and the thoughts of the world while we commune together upon
those things that are real and bind us more closely to the One Who
loves us best. "Consider what a 'hearer' is, and what is a 'doer',
and what is the 'Word' that we are called upon to observe. When the
Master of all life walked the earth plane He saw around Him so many
hearers of the Word - the Word of the Lord God Jehovah, the law that
had been handed down from generation to generation. He saw those in
authority who observed the outward form but who neglected the simple
direction that the law demanded - the direction to sacrifice not only
in kind but to give from themselves the sacrifice of a pure heart and
an obedient mind. "The Christ, the Master of all life, saw around Him
enemies in many forms. He saw that those who were called to represent
the Lord God of all denied, by their actions, the existence of a Deity
of any kind. The only god they obeyed or recognised was the god of
self. "Can you grasp how the Beloved, the One so
sensitive, quailed under the laws of this condition of mind? Can you
understand with what joy Jesus passed into the humble homes, supped
with those who loved Him, and carried with Him as He went His daily way
the remembrance of faithfulness to duty and the desire to put God
first? "There were the few, but only a few, who were not
only hearers of the Word but who sought to put into practice that which
the Word of ancient time laid down. The Word has been altered since the
Master of all life came into the earth conditions. The law of old was:
Thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not covet that
which thy neighbour has. "But Jesus, the Christ, not only fulfilled the old
law, He brought to it fresh beauty, fresh power, revelation in a
measure that those cabined in the flesh could bear and understand. He
said: Bless those who curse you, succour those who would strike you to
the ground, give to the one who would injure you, rescue the fallen,
and safeguard those who are out to wreck that which you love the most. "How dear are the words that He used! They have come
down over the ages. They are treasured by some and they are lived by a
few who can rise out of the chains of the earth and demonstrate their
link with God. In the churches and in many places the words are
recited, the words are given forth, but so often the one who speaks
forgets that the words given forth and not put into practice bring to
the individual something that will represent a terrible obstacle in
time to come, an obstacle that - like a steep mountain - rises up
between him and his soul's desire. "So I have come, charged with Holy Spirit, to
wrestle with you and to reason with you, to call to the faithful to
have courage, not to be dismayed by that which the enemies seek to
bring into being. I come to those who have listened to the false
teachers, who have followed their own desires. I come to such as these
and say: Beware, take care! There are around you enemies and dangers in
many forms. "Life upon the earth plane was meant to represent
joy and peace. Life upon the earth plane to many represents struggle,
anxiety, trial and disappointment - not God's Will, but the will of
those who have forgotten the law that the Christ exampled in
perfection. "It is not God's Will that you find that your
so-called friends betray; not God's Will that when you come upon a hard
patch of road of life, that others turn from you; nor is it God's Will
that your children cannot find the guidance and care and sweetness that
are their right; not God's Will but the will of the enemy, and the
enemy has gained strength by the abuse of Man's free will. "Those unseen enemies have been able to penetrate
the earth conditions because those who are living upon the earth have
forgotten that God should be put first. Self has dominated their being;
they have listened to - and followed - those who have led them from
safety and the light that does not fade. "Each day, each moment, you are exemplifying the
truth of that statement that the one who thinks, the one who reads, the
one who speaks - and yet fails to act - that that one is not a child of
God by choice. Can you not see that when those with whom you work
trespass against you, the Word of God is denied? Can you not grasp that
when you have sought to build truly and others have desired to wreck,
that such as these spoke the Word but forgot to put into practice the
law that God has laid down? "Some of you are reaching the autumn of life. Some
of you have said 'goodbye' to summer and all it means - so you think.
Old age creeps on. The day that once seemed so fair is drawing to an
end. Sadness gathers close and many exclaim: 'Oh to be young again! Oh
to have once more the vitality of ancient days! Oh to be free to work
out those ambitions of the heart! Oh to have the strength and the will
and the understanding to build anew!' The autumn of life brings sadness
to many because they do not understand the law of God, because they do
not grasp the overwhelming love of the One who loves them best. "What is it to you if it be spring or summer or even
winter if God is recognised in your life? If you are a hearer and not a
doer, then old age represents winter-time indeed. If you are the one
who points the way to others and yet rest in the valley yourself, then
old age leads on to something denser than any condition upon the earth
plane. But for you who have the will and the strength and the desire to
be as a child of God in very truth, then the winter-time of physical
life leads on to the glorious spring, leads on to health, leads on to
powers of the mind, the spirit and the soul - that shall amaze you by
their strength. "Can you see how the wise ones pursue the path of
duty, how the wise ones - even when face to face with anxiety in many
forms - still hold on to faith? Can you see that when the storms of
physical life beat upon you, and you seem so helpless under their
violence, then God draws closer still? "Then the Pilot, the One who stems the violence of
the angry seas, the One who is strong enough to control nature in all
its forms in every condition that exists, draws to your side,
whispering to you comfort, consolation, pointing ever and ever again to
the sacred Cross that symbolises life as life was meant to be. "There are some whose heart and mind respond eagerly
to these words. Others seem to grope and find nothing tangible to
grasp. Do not forget that today is gathered up in all those hosts of
yesterdays and that tomorrow will come. Do not forget that countless
millions, free from the earth body, are continuing their existence
close to the earth plane or removed from it by that which you name
'spirit conditions'. You too in time to come must lay aside the earth
garment, and will function as beings bearing the likeness to that which
God intended - or as beings with lesser life, with blunted minds, with
the tools that once you had laid aside because you were unworthy to
hold and to have them. "The power of Holy Spirit is going to be
demonstrated upon the earth plane in a way you cannot grasp; by the
power of God there shall come into earthly conditions that which shall
force upon the consciousness of even the greatest doubters that life
goes on for ever, and the Master shall be seen seeking to save them
from their unworthy selves. "Therefore, what of the revelation vouchsafed to the
Doers, to those who strive to put into practice that which they have
heard and read for the glory of God, and for the raising up of humanity
in the earth plane and in other conditions as well? "My eyes are opened and I see so much that gladdens
my heart and I see that which brings sorrow, deep sorrow to my whole
being. For I know that even in your temples there are those who have
not yet demanded from their real selves the very best. They are content
with the second and the third. The day of reckoning with their
conscience they put off until tomorrow - and still that morrow never
comes. Yet again there are the faithful ones, the loving ones, the ones
who seek to do that which the Christ has laid down. "Such are not content with the theory of this great
truth; they are not content with explaining to others what they should
do, but they seek to train their own minds, they sweep out that which
goes against the Will of God so that they may be as emptied vessels
ready for the waters of life to be poured through them to others. Doers
of the Word - Listeners in the first instance, and then putting into
practice that which they have heard. "Alas, the busy world goes on its way unmoved. Those
bound by inherited opinion, by that set in being by the will of man and
not by the Will of God, pursue their studies, but their eyes are closed
to the reality that is all around. But one day, one time, their eyes
must be opened and then before them will appear a manifestation of
'life' in something of its real form, and then before them will appear
a manifestation of 'death' in something of its real form - the death of
pure desire, the death of effort, the death of ideals - and anguish
will hold them for they will see that that which they have set into
being must be faced, grappled with, and worked out before they can
function as God intends. "How great is your opportunity! How sweet is the
mission laid out before you all! What of the tears? What of the
heartaches? What of the unkind words of others? What of the stripes?
What of the material cares? These things are but stepping stones that
lead into the sweet liberty, the liberty of God's freedom. These things
are there not to be turned from but to be overcome. The sorrows of
today are the joys of tomorrow. "The Doer goes on. The 'hearer' listens and waits,
hesitates and considers. But the Doer goes on. Even as the Doer
stumbles, even as the darkness seems to descend upon that lonely one,
so around him or her, the angels of God gather close and the light is
entered, and once again joy dwells within. God has been manifested
through those who faint not nor fear. "So you are charged to consider today, tomorrow, and
the great and glorious life to come. What is that life to represent? Is
it to be bondage? Is it to be freedom? Will you arise out of the
tabernacle of flesh bearing resemblance to that beauty that you had
when God first set you into being? Are you to function as a child of
God - or are you to bear the likeness to human form? "These things must be faced. Some would say: 'What
is this nonsense?' Others: 'Who is your authority?' Ignorance holds
fast the mind of the body. Our authority is the Christ, our authority
is God Who said: 'Blessed are they who seek for they shall find'. "As I pass amongst you, I feel around us influences
sweet and lasting. I place once more the golden Cross of the Christ
within this temple and I bless you all, but I say in tones of warning,
charged with love: Take care for there is coming that which must be
faced by all. There is coming to the earth plane trouble and trial; yet
those who are strong in the strength that is of God will rise above the
trouble, and by their rising there shall come from the North, the
South, the East and the West others like-minded; and by the power so
built up there shall be a demonstration of the power of God that shall
open the eyes of the inly blind, and give hearing to those who now hear
only the cries of the world. God shall be heard. God shall be seen. The
Master of all life has been seen in that sweet form that is loved by so
many. But there shall be thousands who shall see a manifestation of the
Godhead that shall open to them the gates of revelation. Once inside
the gates of revelation, peace shall dwell within. "Now I come to the child (a
child was asleep in his
mother's arms). Do not forget the words of the Master:
Unless you
become as a little child, in no wise shall you enter the Kingdom. A
little child shall lead them. The Cross is placed upon this child.
Blessed are the little children, for the children who are being born at
this same stage come charged with those gifts that you name spiritual,
and they shall open the eyes of many. Blessed is the child and he shall
work for God. "I must pass from you yet I feel that many of you
are my children by choice, I feel that the love you have for me is real
and lasting, and it should not be necessary for me to declare to you the
love I have for you and for humanity at large. It streams from me. You
have been gifted to me by the Most High. I would place upon this little
one (another infant) the Cross of the Christ. "How can your children rise and be Doers of the Word
if you yourselves fail your great responsibility? Let it be God in the
home, God in the citadel of your heart, and the thoughts of God
implanted in your little ones; for great things are coming to pass and
there will be many in that time who will have to depend upon the little
children of this same time to lead them out of the darkness into light,
out of despair into security for evermore. "So I bless each one. Be a worker for your God. Be a
creator in the God-sense. Let those around, because of you, rise out of
their indolence and work for God in turn. By the power of Our Saviour,
Jesus the Christ, I mark you all upon the brow with the Cross that is
of Him. "Hold these conditions fast, for those who are holy
in every sense of the word are here, and God has gifted to us something
that no earth words can explain. Hold fast to the holiness, and it shall
go with you during the days that are to come. "
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