Life Learning Series

Now, we can rest in this:  within every something, there is a potential for something else.  That is true, even if the only thing that is in a thing is the possibility of discovery.  This is not a matter of accident, nor is it just evolution.  That there is something that can–indeed, must–come from any given something is a matter of Design.  I think about this, often, as I am reviewing the process of development of the human race.  In the Beginning, God identified this something that was placed in mankind.

And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.  Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:  Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

(Genesis 8:15-19)

Yes, to be fruitful, and multiply; this is the same something that is in all biological things.  No, it is not restricted to the successful completion of pregnancy, toward the end of having babies.  As God emplaced fruitfulness, it is more than species reproduction.  As God designed fruitfulness, it is also the way that we establish order.  When the LORD said the following, it was, too, a way for humans to be fruitful.

– Explore The Power of Something from Nothing: Part Nine –

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We have come to the point at which the thing that exists in our sparse view of reality must do something.  So, let us consider the principal that is the mandate for actions and entities that have reached this particular point:  association.  To narrow the field, somewhat; let us look at an association between something that exists at a certain time, and a nothing that has the potential to exist.  Well, actually, the nothing that has the potential to exist is actually something that exists; since, in this place in reality, potential is itself a thing that exists.  In fact, the whole of this reality, at this point, is potential, restrained.

At this point on the timeline of the existence of the kingdom of man, the potential, restrained, allows us to say that everything that is in this reality can be defined by referring to it as being, the something from which something comes.  For instance, among the, much something, that we readily recognize is the earth.  On this earth thing, there is a special something that we want to explore more.  Scripture describes a unique something that is a part of the design of the earth as being this broad and multi-faceted principle:  human occupation.

For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.  I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

(Isaiah 45:18-19)

To many people, this may seem to be a trivial matter; however, many scientists–among which are the ecologists–are working vigorously and constantly to remind us of that particular design feature of the earth.  There is much study about the quality of the new things that can be provided from the things that are here now.  We are rapidly learning that the earth itself is subject to this often quoted principle of quality control; “Garbage in; garbage out”.  Though, we must add that; in our past, from time to time, God has overridden this principle, as we see here.

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– Explore The Power of Something from Nothing: Part Eight –

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There is another kind of appearance that we needed to have with God:  we needed to be able to match an action to an authorization.  We do this by obtaining an association.  It is commonly thought that mankind makes associations, but that is not correct in our relationship with God.  As pertains to our associations in God, we are limited to this kind of behavior.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:  Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

(Matthew 13:45-46)

This is the standard operating method of basic science.  For instance, mankind did not make the association between the behavior of the universe, and the laws of thermodynamics.  Mankind did discover that association.  Thereby, mankind discovered the power source that drives the behavior of the universe, on the lower, non-Spirit, level.  We needed this insight because we needed something that would show us the appearance of the association of God, with the behavior of . . . well . . . of everything.

Particularly, we needed something that would show us the association of God with the Power of Something from Nothing.  To give us this, God released the appearance of, His Word (Son).  We refer to it as, (Son), because, though it is an independent operative, it is, inseparably, a member of the Family of God.  The inseparability of the (Son) also gives it the authorization to operate as a fully powered origination from God.  The concept was introduced here.

– Explore The Power of Something from Nothing: Part Seven –

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Intercession is a way of communicating with someone, from whom we want something, and that we have some authority to convince them that we should have that something.  The authority may be as peaceful as a recognized power of persuasion.  Alternatively, the authority may be as robust as the ability to control life, death, or both.  We want to explore the commonalities that are in each of these poles of persuasion, as expressed in intercession.

Our first example, of a local intercession that had a somewhat positive outcome and that was recognized by both parties, is this one.

And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.  And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

(Exodus 20:18-20)

That is an, our human sized space, intercession.  Of course; in the way of being participants, we are not limited to, our human-sized-space intercessions.  Sometimes, we are not limited to the resources of mankind; for, our human space might be “invaded” by an intercession that comes from an outside our recognized space in reality.  How can that happen?  To answer the above question, let us go to a much Higher Level.  Oh, let us just go to the top level of earth-directed intercession.

– Explore The Power of Something from Nothing: Part Six –

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Appearance is an interesting creation of God because it is more than a word.  Appearance is a concept.  A substantial amount of time can be used in managing the appearance of a thing.  Careers have been made, and lives have been lost, as based on appearances.  This is a key part of the Bible’s lesson in developing civilizations.  For instance, consider the following life example that is in Scripture, as you think about the part that appearance played in the decision making process of the king.  It is presented here in stages.

Warning:

Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.  The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:  The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:  Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:

Let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him: and let seven times pass over him.  This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

(Daniel 4:10-17)

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– Explore The Power of Something from Nothing: Part Five –