SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

God's Sovereignty

 

Can do all things     Job 42: 2     I know that thou canst do everything, and that no thought can be with-holden from thee.

Eternal dominion     Daniel 4: 35     All the  inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and no one can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

His plan alone stands     Psalms 33: 8, 9     Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done, he commandeth, and it stood fast.

King over the Earth     Psalm 47:2     For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great king over all the earth

Lord does whatever pleases Him     Psalm 135: 6     Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in Heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth, he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasures.

Most High over all the Earth    Psalm 83:18     That men may know that thou, whose name is JEHOVAH, art the Most High over all the earth

Potter rules over clay     Isaiah 45:9,10     Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioned it, What maketh thou? or thy work, he hath no hands? Woe unto him that sayeth unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, what hast thou brought forth?

Rules over all things     Deuteronomy 10:14     Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

Who can stop God?     Job 9:12     Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him Who will say unto him, What doest thou?

No one has seen or can see God     1 Timothy 6: 16     Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.

 

 

 

God said:

No longer are you to feel: "This is mine," which is the same as feeling: "This is not anyone's but mine. This is not yours. It has my name on it, not yours. It is all mine."

No longer do you possess, and no longer do you deny. What you deny is the sovereignty of Oneness. When you have to have, you affirm lack. When you don't have to have, you affirm abundance. When you affirm abundance, you also affirm love and the brotherhood of man.

This is not sacrifice, beloveds. This is not reduction. This is expansion. You do not give up anything in order to go beyond ownership. Frankly, what is ownership but hoarding? Which is greater? To hoard or to share? Of course, you can share in what is only tokenly yours in the first place, beloveds. When there is not selfishness, sharing is no longer something necessary to think about.

You are like a child who says: "These are my marbles. This is my toy horse. This is my mother's wooden spoon." A child is trying to identify himself in the world. You went through that long ago. Now you are drifting away from your identification in a demarked world. Rather, you know your True Identity now, so all the rest of this charade becomes nonsense to you now.

You own nothing. You own everything.

There is one heartbeat, and it is Mine. I gave everything to you so you may give everything. Notice I did not say I gave everything away. Nor do you give away. There is no away. Away-ness does not exist. Oneness exists.

When there is the concept of "yours and mine", division begins. We, you and I, are not here on Earth to divide anything. We are not here to sort life into piles. We are not taking from the rich to give to the poor. We are not taking from anyone. We are giving to everyone. Which one who is truly wealthy would want anyone to be poor?

You own far more than the deed of your house and the jewelry you keep in it. Ownership is too limited a view. Now you are expanding your vision, not narrowing it.

Really now, what blade of grass can you designate as yours? What grain of sand on the beach? Which ocean? They all are yours, and they are all everyone else's too. When this greater thinking is embraced in mass awareness, when hearts are great and selfishness is a thing of the past, who can be a thief? What will there be to steal? Who would want to furtively take that which belongs to him already? No longer will We speak of the rights of all. We are speaking of the blessings of all.

No new laws will be passed. Laws will not be needed. There will be high consciousness instead. No one will be unemployed. All will be employed in love. There will be no formal welfare. No one will be in need. All will be givers, and respect will be given as well.

There will be no authority but the authority of love. Love will become seamless. There will not even be your love or someone else's love. There will be love. All hearts will be understood. There will be no misunderstanding.

The world will have risen. The world cannot rise and stay the same. All will be new. You will be new. You will be newly uplifted. Ascension is not something you observe, beloveds. It is something you are. You are ascended.

 

 

God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.

Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs
And works His sovereign will.

Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.

His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.

Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.