“No man has ever seen God at any time; the only unique Son, or the only begotten God, Who is in the bosom {in the intimate presence} of the Father, He has declared Him {He has revealed Him and brought Him out where He can be seen; He has interpreted Him and He has made Him known}.” (John 1:18 AMP)

This is such an interesting verse, and on the surface it sounds pretty cut and dry; however, if we engage our imagination, we begin to see the real meaning behind these words..

“These people are always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” (2nd Timothy 3:7)

This is a very profound statement from the Apostle Paul.

When we see Jesus as anything other than ourselves, it doesn’t matter how smart we are or how much we know about the bible, we can never arrive at the truth. This statement makes a lot of sense coming from Paul

“Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.” - Nina Simone, 1964

Growing up, I absolutely loved stand-up comedians, and I especially loved it when they would do impressions. In the 80’s, Saturday Night Live was the highlight of my week, my family and I would order pizza, grab some throw blankets and plant ourselves on the couch excitedly awaiting those infamous words “Live from New York It’s Saturday Night.”

“Jesus answered her, if you had only known and had recognized God’s gift and Who this is that is saying to you, Give Me a drink, you would have asked Him {instead} and He would have given you living water. She said to Him, Sir, You have nothing to draw {no drawing bucket} and the well is deep; how then can you provide living water? {Where do you get your living water?} (John 4:10-11 AMP)

And we also read…

“He came into the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him (did not know Him). He came to that which belonged to Him {to His own, His domain, creation, things, world} and they who were His own did not receive Him and did not welcome Him.” (John 1:10-11 AMP)

This is exactly what is going on in the world today. We simply don’t recognize who we truly are.

“The next day Jesus desired and decided to go into Galilee: and He found Phillip and said to him, Join Me as My attendant and follow me.” (John 1:43)

Desired and Decided. The double d’s of manifesting. The Texas two-step or whatever you want to call it to help you remember them. These two things are absolutely crucial for you as a creator. So many people today are living unfulfilled lives simply because they are skipping these steps.

“So Jesus said again, most solemnly I tell you; that I Myself am the Door for the sheep. All others who came {as such} before Me are thieves and robbers, but the true sheep did not listen to and obey them. I am the Door; anyone who enters in through Me will be saved (will live). He will come in and he will go out {freely}, and will find pasture. The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). (John 10: 7-10 AMP)

“And He said unto them, To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to those who are outside, all things come in parables.” (Mark 4:11)

Now, we know that the kingdom of God is within us. (Luke 17:21)

So, we could read it like this “To you it has been given to know the mystery of yourself.” This is one of the most profound spiritual truths that one can ever learn.

“And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.” (Isaiah 30:21)

Manifesting doesn’t have to be hard, “For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:30)

Jesus is your own wonderful human imagination where everything in your reality is created, and the two verses above describe how this works. Manifesting is simply bringing your inner desires into your physical world.

Two words: I AM.

These two simple words contain the entire meaning of life, and if we understand the Hermetic principle of “as above, so below” it all becomes abundantly clear. When you say the words I AM, you are proclaiming the name of God above (your higher, spiritual self) and at the same time you are describing your physical (lower, carnal self).

We are God wearing a human garment, and we are here to experience our creation to the fullest in every way possible.

Blessed (happy, to be envied) is anyone who reads aloud the word of this prophecy, and blessed (happy, to be envied) are those who hear it, and who keep themselves true to the things which are written it (heeding them and laying them to heart), for the time for them to be fulfilled is near.” (Revelation 1:3)

Since time immemorial the book of Revelation has been interpreted as a book of doom, and it has been weaponized to scare people into joining the organized church; but, let me ask you a question, does the above introduction to this book sound like you’re about to read something terrible and horrifying?

Jesus Christ never changes, he is the same yesterday, today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8)

We don’t see Jesus Christ walking around as a human man today.

So…….

“For many imposters (seducers, deceivers, and false leaders) have gone out into the world, men who will not acknowledge (confess, admit) the coming of Jesus Christ (the Messiah) in bodily form. Such a one is the imposter (the seducer, the deceiver, the false leader, the antagonist of Christ) and the antichrist. Look to yourselves…” (2nd John:7-8 AMP)

2nd John is a tiny little book in the New Testament, but it’s message is big! It’s addressing people who refuse to accept that Jesus Christ is humanity itself. These people teach that Jesus is something separate from you, a secular deity that resides somewhere else. They simply can’t acknowledge the fact that we are the I AM.

“Beloved, I implore you as aliens and strangers and exiles in this world to abstain from the sensual urges, your lower nature, that wage war against the soul.” (1st Peter 2:11)

The definition of “implore” according to the Oxford dictionary is: To beg someone earnestly, or desperately to do something.

So it’s safe to say that Peter is pretty serious about what he’s telling us here, he’s literally begging us to abstain from sensual urges. He also addresses us “aliens” and “strangers.” Fascinating stuff.

“By this you may know (perceive and recognize) the Spirit of God: every spirit which acknowledges and confesses {the fact} that Jesus Christ (the Messiah) {actually} has become man and has come in the flesh is of God {has God as its source}; And every spirit which does not acknowledge and confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh {but would annul, destroy, sever, disunite Him} is not of God {does not proceed from Him}. This {nonconfession} is the {spirit} of the antichrist, {of} which you heard that it was coming, and now it is already in the world.” (1st John 4:2-3 - AMP)

Notice it doesn’t say “has become a man” but “has become man.” Actually, we could say “has become mankind or humankind.”

“So be subject to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7)

We’d do well to remember that the bible was written by desert dwelling mystics from the East, and they saw reality quite different from those of us in the West. For instance, the Hindus believe that life itself is a divine play which they call “Lila.” It’s a concept that describes the universe as a manifestation of God’s playful energy, rather than being created out of necessity. Lila suggests that creation is a joyous, spontaneous activity of the divine, where the universe is seen as a stage for this divine play.

“For as the human body apart from the spirit is lifeless, so faith apart from its works of obedience is also dead.” (James 2:26)

Neville Goddard often spoke of the importance of remaining loyal to your imaginal creations, and this is precisely what this verse if talking about. You are the animating power of your world, you are the light, you are the salt, you are what is giving your reality its flavor; and if you pull the rug out from under your imaginal creations by not being obedient to them, they die.

“Making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.” (Mark 7:13)

Plainly speaking, religious traditions make the word of God useless. You know, I spent 25+ years in the mainstream church; and one thing I noticed, was that the churchgoers’ (myself included) lives were no better than anyone else; and in some cases, dare I say the majority, they were even worse than the non-churchgoers, or “heathen” as we liked to call them.

Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in good time for every need {appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it}.” (Hebrews 4:16)

This is a pretty amazing scripture, basically we’re being told to walk right up to the throne of Jesus Christ with a confident swagger and a spring in our step. No fear, bold. Sounds kind of daunting doesn’t it? But if we understand who we are, it all makes perfect sense.

“Thank God in everything, no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks, for this is the will of God for you who are in Christ Jesus, the Revealer and Mediator of that will.” (1st Thessalonians 5:18 - AMP)

Since we know that Jesus Christ is our own creative human imagination, and since we know that God the Father is universal formless consciousness itself, out of which everything comes into existence, let’s re-examine the above verse in that light.