The Body of Women Must Have a Focus Point
History — Destiny
Martin Cecil June
23, 1962
It has been recognized by all of
you, I am sure, that in the cycles of restoration the way has to be led by
women. Probably some thought has been given to this matter, but it is likely
that most of you have very little idea, even yet, as to exactly what that
means. I thought I would take a few moments this morning to speak to you on
this subject, so that you may begin to move into a clearer vision of exactly
what it is that is required. Even now I can only touch it. I am reminded of the
words our Master spoke long ago: "I have yet many things to say unto you,
but ye cannot bear them now." The bearing of those things which should be
said and must be said is not simply a matter of the capacity to understand;
this depends upon the extent of trustworthiness—trustworthiness in the
vibrational sense, trustworthiness in the collective sense.
Obviously, if there is to be a
return to the divine state, there must be a moving out of something into
something. It is interesting to note how it is put, "Come out of her, my
people." This has a particular reference to women, amongst other
things. "Come out of her."
Because woman initiated the cycle of the fall, she has a very keen sense of
insecurity. That sense of insecurity has engendered what might well be called
female arrogance. The arrogance we might
say is a cover-up; but it is this pattern of female arrogance, based upon the
fact that there is this deep feeling of insecurity, that must be met. It must
be met by all those women who aspire to serve the Lord because they love the
Lord.
Sometimes this particular
pattern is more or less obvious, except probably to the one who assumes it. It
has not been obvious to many of those who have assumed it in an arbitrary
sense, where it can easily be seen by others. Sometimes it is there in a more
subtle way, hidden to some extent at least. It is there, nevertheless, in all of you, all of you without
exception, and we can recognize the basis of it in the sense of
insecurity. We can see how it works along the lines as outlined in the story of
the fall in the Book of Genesis, where the idea came that, while the Lord was
very wise, while He had an understanding of many things, He did not quite see
it all and therefore He needed a little help from a woman
to enlighten Him.
Now if we look at that simply from
the standpoint of the Lord in the invisible sense—which it was not, at that
time certainly—the Lord was manifest on earth—we are liable to lose the point.
It can be seen insofar as you ladies are concerned, and others in this ministry,
as it relates to me. The attitude may be taken that I have a certain vision, a
certain wisdom, a sense of the fitness of things by and large, but there are
those fields where perhaps I am a little naive, a little uncomprehending, where
it needs a woman to fill in the gap, so to speak. While this may not, in the
general sense, be done with consciousness of doing it, nevertheless, if you
will examine your attitudes, you will find, if you are honest, that such a
viewpoint is actually there, as revealed by what you do and what you say. This
is the female arrogance of which I speak. She has the idea that she can improve
on things somehow, and that the Lord is a little unfair and He does not really
see the picture quite as it is, and therefore she needs to slip in her two
bits' worth, as they say. Who shall emerge "out of her," out of this
female pattern of arrogance? Woman has a tremendous part to play in the divine
design, but scarcely any female has begun to see it yet. There have been many
fancies in that regard which have, generally speaking, little relationship to
the truth. But first this must be met.
Now always when there is the need
to achieve the divine purposes it is necessarily brought to focus somewhere. I
provide something in focus, representing the Lord; in this instance we are
seeing it as representing the Lord to you women and others, so that you may, if
you will, begin to find a balance which no longer feels that it is necessary to
instruct the Lord. In the return in the processes of restoration there must be
a body of women who are willing to come out of her. That body of women must
have a focus point, an absolute focus point. The one who provides that focus point
is naturally very carefully selected by the Lord because she is the one who can
do it. Her particular position would quite easily be recognized as being in many
respects extremely difficult. It is not something that the Lord has required
anyone to do alone. I would be inclined to feel that it would be impossible
alone.
Lillian, in this cycle, provides
that focus point. That which is characteristic of her, that which is present in
her nature, that which underlies and is back of the external expression, all of
these things, are exactly right for that which needs to be done. It is her
responsibility in this sense; but, as I say, she cannot do it alone. That which
she is required to do is something which other ladies are inclined to object
to. Why? Because it brings to focus those things in themselves which need to be
faced.
Now there are those who have taken
a neutral attitude, so to speak, insofar as Lillian's task is concerned. There
are those who have recognized something—probably chiefly in feeling—of what it
is that is being done and have offered support. I praise God for those. And
there are others who have done everything in their power to make it as
difficult as possible. Because that which needs to be done is as it is, and has
of course never been done by any woman anywhere thus far, since the fall, in
relationship to what is required for the restoration, and because of the
consequent tendency of women in general to try to destroy it, it has been most
necessary that there should be one who played a vital part in relationship to
this point of focus, in extending to her agreement and support, an enfolding
something, and also offering to the responding ladies something which would
provide an easy focus point to hold them steady while they were drawn into
position to share the necessities of meeting this "thing"—it is the
politest word I can think of—which is present in the fallen female nature:
Gracie plays that part.
I wonder how much of these things
you have seen. This relates to what is called place—not a fanciful, airy thing
which has no substance, but actually doing something. And that which needs to
be done can only be done as others share in it by giving their support and by
recognizing that they, individually, have to meet exactly the same thing in
relationship to which Lillian is leading the way for all. This is the way it is. It requires two to
agree on earth to permit something to be done, and that is why we have two providing
a focus in this sense. It is not supposed to be limited to two. Because of the
deep sense of insecurity in women, because there has been a fundamental
dishonesty which needs to be faced, there has been a general unwillingness to
face this thing in themselves, and therefore the tendency to rebel in
relationship to the one who provided the point of focus for doing it.
As I say, I am just touching upon
these things this morning, because in many respects you are not in position to
bear the truth in its fulness; but you need to see something, and not function
on a blind basis as has tended to be the case. Every time you rebel against
that which is working through the focus point, you rebel against the Lord. You
rebel against the one way by which the restoration may come, and women have
been adept at finding remarkable schemes by which they think to avoid this
necessity, indulging in all kinds of fanciful attitudes and ideas in order to
get around it. Of course patterns of personal like and dislike come in, but
there is very little recognition of what it is that underlies these things.
So here it is, open for you to see
in the measure that you have purity of heart, in the measure that you can be
trusted And there are those who have of
course played particular parts in support. I could mention names here, but I
would particularly emphasize those who have been willing to stand in the
limelight, so to speak, in what we have called positions of focalization in the
Unit. There have always been plenty to rebel against that and condemn that, but
all who indulge in such selfishness, self-centeredness, can have no part or
place or understanding of part or place in the fulfilment of the divine
purposes, because these things are absolute. They are not based upon human
likes or dislikes, your ideas or anyone else's, but upon that which is fitting
and right and required for the fulfilment of the divine purposes. That is all. If
you do not like it, you either need to learn to like it or depart. This is absolute.
We have come to an absolute point.
I am not interested in
maintaining a house-divided state in the pattern here—or anywhere for that
matter, but it starts here because this is where I am at this moment. There
must be agreement and support. There must be the beginnings of understanding of
what it is that we are engaged in, so that all the pattern of foolishness is
relinquished. And this morning I have spoken to you in a way that I have not
spoken before. I have pointed to something of which I have not said anything in
this direct sense before, although from the standpoint of principle it has been
there, waiting acceptance—and it is something no one can evade, no one can get
around. I praise God for each one who has been providing support in this
outworking to enable it to come this far, in spite of all that has been done to
prevent it. Perhaps you can search your own hearts to determine how much you
have participated at any time in trying to prevent it, for that is contending
with the Lord and it brings its own reward—not a very pleasant one.
What unutterable foolishness to
contend with the Lord. He cannot be defeated, and those in the female pattern
who are willing to face honestly the truth of what it means to serve, and to be
in place, must necessarily pass through some very rigorous training. None of
you have had to experience such training as Lillian and Grace have necessarily
had to experience. None of you have come anywhere near it, and here we begin to
see how the female arrogance projects itself forward on the basis of the human
pattern, never having experienced what is required. The beginning point of
that experience comes as there is the acceptance and the support of those who
have the foundation upon which to stand. Only in that way can there be a
sharing of that foundation—no other way. It cannot be done any other way. Anything
else merely projects human arrogance into the picture.
And so this is that which is
offered to you this morning, and through you to all responding women
everywhere, that there may begin to be that true, understanding willingness to
come out of her, to come out of that arrogant, fallen female—the body of
fallen women. Lillian and Grace have been chosen by the Lord, trained by the
Lord, brought into position by the Lord, actually from the moment that they
came into the world, to do a specific job; and it is obvious, in view of the
fact that this job has never been done, that the vast majority of women—all
women, to start with—will seek to prevent it from happening. There needs to be
a recognition of these things so that that which is inside may be seen for what
it is and met whenever it rears its extremely ugly head.
Woman, as God created woman to be, is perfect—wonderful, beautiful, lovable—but from my standpoint
the arrogant fallen female has absolutely no attraction or appeal to me. I do
not care how beautiful her form or features may be. She means nothing to me.
Only those who are willing to come out of her begin to mean something and begin
to become the beautiful creation of God. I recognize that that creation is
present in relationship to each one, and there have been evidences of its
emergence through you in various ways up to a certain point, but out of her you
must come if you are to be of the smallest value to the Lord—to me. You cannot
come out of her without accepting that focus point which represents the process
of coming out and clearing through, and giving it support, understanding
support, so that you recognize that, if at any moment something appears in you
which attempts to persuade you to rebel and to take away that support, you know
exactly what it is: the focus of evil in the world, what we might well call the
antichrist.
God chooses. What was it our
Master said? "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you." God does
the choosing, no one else; and He chooses right. He is not uncomprehending. He
is not naive. He is not foolish. He knows exactly what He is doing, He knows
exactly how to do it, and no fallen female does.
Trust!
Trustworthiness!
Blessed
be those who trust the Lord.
Blessed be those who acknowledge the wisdom of the
Lord.
Blessed be those who give themselves to the Lord,
for through them shall
the fulfilment of God's purposes come,
through them the way shall be
opened.
So it is established unto you
and unto all who will receive it.
Most gracious Lord, Thou hast
appointed and established that which is needful for the fulfilment of Thy
purposes, and that appointment is made manifest under Thy dominion through Thy
servant who speaks these words. Blessed are they who hear these words and
understand. Woe unto those who reject them. In Thy holy name, my Lord and King,
I welcome each divine woman who relinquishes her arrogance and receives at my
hand, that that which is extended by Thee through me may be known on earth to
Thy glory—to Thy glory, O Lord, in the fulfilment of Thy purposes, in the
Christ. Aum-en.
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