By Banji Ayoola
There is no arbitrariness in His Work. No suddenness, shock-waves, or imposition. He does not impose His gift on a structure that is not mature for it. Neither does He plant on a bush, forest, or weeds.
Imagine a farmer wanting to sow seeds. Where does he sow his seeds such that they germinate and blossom into delicious fruits? On a wild forest, bush, or weeds? No. For if he sows his precious seeds on a soil overgrown with wild bush, forest, or weeds, these would divert the food and sunlight meant to nourish the seeds, to themselves. They would thereby deprive and starve the seeds of the nutrients and sunlight to germinate or thrive. Thus the wild bush, forest, or weeds would choke, and kill the seeds.
To avoid this, the farmer does everything possible to help his precious seeds germinate, blossom, and ripen into delicious fruits to his Joy, to his satisfaction. He takes certain preliminary steps to ensure the healthy germination, blossoming, and ripening of the seeds he plans to sow. He prepares the soil to sow into. This soil must be rich enough to sustain the seeds he wishes to sow. He chooses from either the loamy, humus, clay, or sandy soils, and preferably from the first two types, which are the best choices.
Not only does he clear the bush, forest, or weeds, he clears off anything likely to hinder the proper development of his precious seeds to delicious fruits, such as obstructing trees, roots, and stones; and he evades rocky, swampy, or waterlogged area. In some cases, he burns off obstacles. He softens and prepares the soil. He makes heaps and ridges, tries all he can to scare destructive pests and animals off his seeds when sown; and regularly, weeds the farm to nurture the seeds after sowing.
If we take the seeds to symbololise Paradise, the New which the Father in His Almighty Wisdom, is planting on the soil of this earth, we should fall on our knees in awe of His unimaginable Patience and Love, All-knowing Wisdom. Which, for many millions of years, starting with the first appearance of human beings on earth, have been preparing the soil of this earth, and especially the spirit of the earthly human beings, for this great epoch.
A long long time ago, He the Almighty Father started the preparation of the soil on earth, that is the spirit of the earthly human beings, to ensure our development to a point where we will be able to appreciate, grasp, and flow with the all-embracing Laws of His Kingdom, the New that He is sowing now.
As part of this long-term preparation for the planting of Paradise on earth, the Father has repeatedly over time, sent Created ones, Forerunners, Called and Blessed ones as teachers, helpers, guides, leaders, prophets, and other specially gifted human beings, to various parts of the earth as His helpers for humanity. Patiently over many generations, He has allowed these Called ones, who He has appropriately prepared and empowered, to guide humanity on earth, gradually on their path to new recognition, to new knowledge step-by-step, as if on baby walkers.
Even long before Christ Came, the Father had successively sent extraordinary help from Himself three times to this earth, in furtherance of His long-term preparation of the earthly human beings for the most outstanding event of the present time – the planting of His radiant Kingdom on the earth.
In continuation of His patient preparation of the earthly human spiritual for this most glorious time on earth, which He has prepared over millions of years, He also, after Christ, again lovingly resolved to send extraordinary help from Himself.
For the inner life, the spirit of the human beings on earth has been overgrown with wild forests, bushes, and weeds. These need to be cleared off, and the soil appropriately prepared on which to sow His luminous Kingdom.
To help in accomplishing this task as helpers of the Light, these Called ones, already prepared and blessed by Him, He appoints, assigns, and permits to join in sharing the enriching gemstones drawn from His Holy Word, to all the humanity on earth, in the various earthly languages, and in different styles, and forms – in writing, speech, or picture, in deeds. As part of His step-by-step preparation of the soil on earth, – that is the spirit of the human beings – into which the Holy Word, the Foundation, and the Law of His Kingdom, could be sown.
Such that the earthly human spiritual will harmonise and flow with the New, the only Law that gives birth to, that will rule and reign henceforth in a new world through which will flourish Joy, Happiness, Justice, and Love. And in which, human beings will jubilantly, in gratitude to their Creator for His New Provision, joyfully endlessly share the new goodness and riches of their inner being with their neighbours, who will similarly do the same.
And thereby assuring earthly mankind of a new earth swinging radiantly in a confluence of Joy, never ever experienced on earth.
Gratitude!
