Matt.7:21 &24 “It is not everyone who merely says to me, My Lord, my Lord, who will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven… Therefore, whoever hears these words of mine, and does them, he is like a wise man who built his house upon a rock.”
Jesus Christ left us extensive instructions on how exactly to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven right here, right now. He intended each of his followers to enter into this heavenly awakening and discover how to use higher consciousness to accomplish the miracles that he demonstrated as examples.
Jesus lived in the higher realms and this earthly expression at the same time. He knew that we are sleeping sons and daughters of God, dreaming that we are only human. His mission was to awaken a sleeping humanity to the realization that we are so much more than we have believed ourselves to be. When we fully grasp that we are spiritual beings, and that this human self is but a costume we have dawned in order to participate in this particular party that we call earth life, we will function as freely in the kingdom of the heavens as he does.
In fact, we will awaken to the realization of the Christ Spirit within us. We will see that the same spirit that is in Jesus Christ is sown into our souls. And, I am only truly a disciple when I join Him there from within. But, this is a big jump for you and me. So, Jesus left a trail of bread crumbs – instructions for things that we can do (spiritual practices) that will lead us step by step into awakening.
We fall short when we treat Jesus’ teachings as list of rules for behavior. Jesus functioned freely in the higher realms of consciousness. What he had to show us is invisible to human eyes. Yet, it is real and the very cause of our existence. Jesus had at his disposal language that addressed only physical existence and he masterfully used earthly examples to describe a realm that is not physical, often with the admonition, “For those who have ears to hear, hear.” To tromp through His teachings with only physical understanding of the words is to almost entirely miss the point.
Jesus’ goal for each of us was to enter the Kingdom of Heaven realization right here and right now. To this end He described spiritual practices that we could focus upon that would lead us into an expanded state of mind, or more precisely an expanded state of heart. Combining higher mind and higher heart we arrive at higher consciousness, and begin to see the vast realm of the heavens in which Jesus functions. The overwhelming majority of life is invisible to human eyes. But as we awaken realization of the Christ Spirit within us, we begin to discover this higher vision that can see what is beyond the reach of physical perception. Only then are we truly following in Jesus’ footsteps.
A disciple is more than someone who stands on the side and cheers for the master. A true disciple does the inner work necessary to enter into the master’s consciousness. Declaring your love of Jesus Christ is a beginning, not an end. It takes real courage to reach toward something as high as Christ consciousness. But is there anything more worthy of your efforts. It’s time to quit looking at the mountain and whaling that we are not up to the task. It’s time to put our fears and inadequacies aside, and climb. It’s time to painstakingly placing one foot in front of the other. Can you hear the master’s call, “Come unto me!”? He’s beckoning to us from the higher realms right there within us.
We are beginning the journey that Jesus laid out for us – a journey that we may repeat over and over, each time at a deeper level. Step by step we will apply the spiritual practices that He said would lead us into the higher realms. Our prayer is not that our outer world be changed, but that we ourselves be transformed into what God truly intended us to be. Our commitment is to “do the will of my Father in heaven”. We will do the inner work. We will strive to follow the master all the way – one step at a time. And if we can begin to see the kingdom of the heavens, even just a little, it will be more than worth all the time and effort that we give.
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