Vol. 49 No. 43 - Beloved Archangel Michael - December 15, 2006
Defend the Faith in Everyone You Meet
The Perfection of the Flame Within
Part 2
As I am speaking to you this morning—from that beautiful star which is sometimes the star of morning and sometimes the star of evening, from the heart of Venus—there comes a mighty light ray blazing down toward this city, focusing through the divine matrix of the golden eagle of ascended master light, represented by this eagle (one of the properties of the altar).
Upon this light ray comes beloved Mighty Victory, and the radiation of Mighty Victory is being poured into the atmosphere of the Earth planet this day. Its purpose is to give the ascension unto all who desire to obtain it, to give freedom and victory to all whose hearts yearn for it and aspire to be defenders of the faith.
Who, then, will make all mankind defenders of the faith? Who dares to declare that all men cannot defend the faith? Are they not all the same manifestation of immortal substance? Are they not all the substance of things hoped for? Can they not become the evidence of that which is not seen as yet?
The evidence, beloved ones, is in the manifestation. And I expect that you who will be defenders of the faith shall manifest now, as never before, the victorious experiences which will prove to all mankind that you have chosen, and therefore you are become, the elect of God.
You may think it strange for an archangel to invade the philosophy departments of the universities, but I am doing just that now in consciousness. And I project a ray of cosmic light into the hearts of the universities of the world and into the hearts of the professors of philosophy for a specific purpose. It is an acorn of light placed within their hearts in answer to a maiden’s call. Its purpose is to manifest a mighty oak of faith within their hearts, that the branches of this great oak tree, fashioned of eternal substance, may bless the youth of the world with greater faith in Almighty God, who framed not only this earth but all of the great celestial orbs of eternity.
I am reminded now of Joan of Arc. I am reminded now, for a moment, of her faith and of how she led France to know for a moment a taste of earthly freedom and victory. How many of you, ladies and gentlemen, can accept in your feeling world and in your thinking world that you—and I am speaking directly to each one of you, and I am excluding none of you—can be a defender of the faith? How many of you can accept that?
Do you think that the angels or the archangels care about the qualifications of physical age or appearances or limitation? These are but human qualifications. We are concerned with the investments of Almighty God! The investments of Almighty God, beloved ones, are the robes of eternal power— the power that accomplishes all things and moves mountains away from your appearance world and fashions the divine image in all of its beauty and glory.
The hands of God, the hands of your own mighty I AM Presence, are gently placed now upon the clay of the individual manifestation. And as the Creator places his hands upon the clay, he does so with the full faith that the image which he is contacting shall receive the impress of his divine intention. This is an act of supreme faith by God, who invests the creation with the qualities of his intent. Do you see?
Only free will, which is a necessary ingredient to individualization, stopped the manifestation of perfection so long ago. And yet, I must bless free will also. For free will, will make of a man a willing god.
There is a note of humor in this and some of you may not easily envision an archangel smiling, but I am beaming upon you this morning with the supreme humor of the archangelic court. For some have become saints against their will. And there be some who are saints with their will. And there are many who have struggled for years, embodiment after embodiment, to attain and achieve their perfection and have not yet won their freedom.
To these all I say, one of the surest methods by which you can achieve is to defend the faith in all whom you meet. For somehow, when criticism vanishes from the screen of your mind and heart and you then gaze upon the countenances of others, you begin to perceive the hand of God molding and shaping each lifestream from within. And you perceive the pulsating flame and in full faith vest that one with his own divine perfection. Then you cannot help but be the architect of your own perfection, and this is as it should be.
To defend the faith may mean that you will suffer the criticism of others. But I call to your attention, as one who knows, the fact that down through the ages many avatars have required the angelic ministrations of our hosts of light, who have wiped the sweat from their fevered brows as they sought to serve the light.
Now, beloved ones, in this day and age (blest as it is with all the wonders of the forthcoming golden age in almost temporary manifestation), I think you ought to be so happy that you, this day, may be comfortable, may be dressed in garments that are comfortably fitting your bodies, that you may enjoy the wonders of electronic science and enjoy the air-conditioned comfort of this room, that you may ride about the cities in rolling conveyances and may fly through the air in a manner that the great birds have never flown. Mankind are able to travel almost with the speed of light. On other planets, their people surpass even your modes of transportation in some cases, according to the evolution of their people.
Ladies and gentlemen, with God all things are possible,1 and it is here upon this star that there is a great need. The laggard civilization has wrought a work here that has prevented the manifestation of divine beauty for centuries. Generations and generations and generations have been almost hopeless.
And yet to the earth there have descended beautiful souls of light. Messages of pure truth have been released countless times. Individuals have read them with happy hearts; and rejoicing in consciousness, they have said, “I will do thy will, O God.” And then when the challenges of life faced them, these words seemed hollow and empty. And the valleys of human decision were filled with the mockery of the thoughts of others, and mankind did not know how to escape.
In this day and age there came a manifestation of the violet transmuting flame from the heart of Saint Germain. And many have won freedom thereby, and many shall.
Therefore I, Archangel Michael, declare to you today that the power of the sword of blue flame, the power of the violet flame, the power of the flame of illumination, the power of the flame of purification and of all of the flames of God (of the rainbow rays of light), is yours for the taking, for the asking.
Ask and ye shall receive.2
I have breathed upon you by the power of God, and I say to you that you are coals from the altar of heaven. I am fanning the flame of life within your hearts.
I ask you now, then, to do a little exercise with me today before I leave you. Each one of you, envision yourself as no longer a small, tiny body occupying a little space within this room, but envision yourself now as though your body were larger than this solar system. Think of yourself as having giant hands that reach out and span the Milky Way and the nebulae and star clusters of space. As you think of your bodies thus extended now by the power of Almighty God, realize that within the physical form of you there are whirling galaxies, suns and stars and systems of worlds—electrons, you call them, atoms, nuclei, focuses of light.
As you envision yourself thus extended, realize that through this space of your physical form the love star of God is able to pour its rays. Just as the Great Central Sun nourishes the universes of space in the spatial world and in the cosmic world, so, then, feel the suns within the centers of all of your electrons blazing forth the light of God, and feel the great purification of the eternal essences.
Come and drink, then, of the waters of Life freely by feeling the light of God expanding within this universe that is you. And as you feel yourselves extended into space in this great largesse, try to envision the magnificence of God, the music of the spheres resounding within your bones. Let these make glad your hearts, and let them flood your worlds with joy!
In this cosmic experience, then, try to realize that there is no limitation but that this is your universe. You must dominate this universe. You must be a god in this world. And you must be a creator with God to bring forth into this universe that is you all of the full faith which God breathed into the life flame within your heart.
You call it a lifestream. I say it is a lifeline. It is a lifeline to everyone who may feel that through human discord they might be sinking beneath the waves of human appearances. This lifeline will exalt you, even as you now permit the flame of life to exalt you, until you will no longer feel the limitations of finite expression.
You will feel, in full faith, the fullness of the divine expression. And in your heart you can declare forever, through the balance of this embodiment: “It was told to me by an archangel. It was told to me by Prince Michael. It was told to me by the goodly company of heaven. And I have accepted it, and I am free. And I will remain so, and no discordant appearance shall ever again mar the beauty of my world. For I am a cosmic being flooded with the flame of God, filled with the joy of God in the temple of my eternal Be-ness.”
Come, then, beloved ones, let us ever defend the faith. Let us ever remain anchored within the veil of the holy place where God is.
Thank you, and good morning.
“The Summit Lighthouse Sheds Its Radiance o’er All the World to Manifest as Pearls of Wisdom.”
This dictation by Archangel Michael was delivered by the Messenger of the Great White Brotherhood Mark L. Prophet on Sunday, July 1, 1962, during the Freedom Class held in Washington, D.C.
1. Matt. 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27.
2. John 16:24.
Copyright © 2006 Summit Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.
Pearls of Wisdom®, the Pearls of Wisdom® masthead, Keepers of the Flame®, The Summit Lighthouse® and The Summit Lighthouse® logo are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. All rights to their use are reserved.