Seattle, May 5, 2005.
58. HEAVENLY TREASURES. The treasure of heaven transmitted to vessels of earth. Common ordinary clay pots that are easily obtained at any market of store. Nothing spectacular or outstanding about them except for their contents. The Lord, who is light, commanded the light of the Word to shine into the hearts of these lowly receptacles bringing them the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as it is reflected in the face of the Lord Jesus. The Lord is consistent in revealing Himself to His people. There is no reason for there not being great advancement in the church in enlightenment and comprehension of His person. He is most desirous of making known to every member of the body of Christ the fullness of His eternal majesty and glory. 2 Cor. 4:6
A PROCESS OF REVELATION. The understanding and knowledge of who the Lord is, comes to us by disclosure, through His Word. The Word of the Lord, the Scriptures are the most amazing thing on this earth. In the Word are to be found all the hidden treasures of wisdom and knowledge. The Word must be read with an open Spirit that is ready at any moment to have its treasures disclosed. The treasures of the Lord, the hidden things are laid out in the open for all to see but not all discern what they are reading. The words they understand, but the Spirit is foreign to them. There is no other book like the Word of the Lord. Reading it with an open spirit and heart will most certainly bring illumination. The vessel receiving the treasures of glory will begin to reflect that same glory. The presence of His treasure, in us, will promote a change. As the rays of the sun affect every thing they touch, so the glory of the Lord will produce drastic changes, for good, in the vessels which contain that glory. There is even now, a process of transformation taking place in the lives of those who are basking in the glory of the Lord. The container is being altered into the likeness of the glory of the Lord which has been deposited in it. This is a work accomplished by the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Cor. 3:10
THE HIDDEN GOSPEL. There is no bond, no agreement between light and darkness. Light will always dispel darkness. Those who are afflicted with Spiritual blindness are unable to see the glory of the Lord secreted in His Word. Those who are of the light will have their eyes opened to divine truths from the Word of the Lord. Those who do not walk in the light will bypass the Word saying it is meaningless because they are blinded by the god of this world and the true light, the light of truth, is not in them. 2 Cor. 4:4 Light and knowledge illuminate and instruct. How much more the living Word of the Lord will lead and guide into all truth. Jesus is truth. The light that accompanies His truth will result in life everlasting. There is no darkness in Him. Those who walk in His light are vessels of light and are candidates to be filled with all the fullness of the Lord.