We must look where we would walk, and we must act as possessing all power from Him in whom we have our being.
~ Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 264
That’s a powerful statement to ponder, “…we must act as possessing all power from Him in whom we have our being.”
To possess all power from God is to possess a great amount of power. It’s not the status of a weakling or a coward. It’s the status of dominion and authority.
Mrs. Eddy is not talking about the use of human willpower or brute force, but of wisdom, intelligence and understanding.
Understanding God as having all power gives us power over human circumstances. It gives us dominion and authority to act on inspired ideas that produce good outcomes.
Be sure to claim possession of the immense power you have coming from God today. And exercise it abundantly!
The material picture for me at this time seems very dark. So, rightly or wrongly when praying about a belief I’ve found myself thinking…I’ve got such a lot of work ( prayer ) to do to unsee the error. It came to me yesterday that whatever the seeming challenge , the truths and intelligence I rely on are infinite and therefore ALWAYS the victor. So, how grateful I am to read these truths you set before us today Evan…thank you so much. ❣️
Dear Barbara, I am knowing that the ever-present Christ is shining the light
of Truth and Love into your heart and mind right now, and lifting you right out of the
illusion of darkness into His glorious light. All is well, for thus saith the Lord
that is caring for you. love, Maggie
Dear Maggie, Thank you for your loving thoughts and reply. Indeed it is truly felt . I love the thought of’ ‘’ His glorious light ‘’ it will stay with me all day .Love is all around cherishing us all. B.x
Dear, Dear BarbaraUK,
The dark material picture you Seem to be experiencing can be likened to
the sun coming up like on a new morning. When turning to God, we can
see this beautiful light and warmth of divine Truth washing upon us like
the sun is shining and enlightening a snowy scenery right now. It was
so cold and dark during the night, but this breath of God’s reflection
has warmed the soul, the Truth of our being, as reflected in this Love.
I see your perfection as a child of God .. not in a mortal being struggling
with this or that seeming problem, but as God has created you … not in
a limited, mortal body, but in the vast infinity, like of the snowflakes that
are blanketing the entire vision, as it were a spiritual view of eternity.
Hugs to you and so much love. Your inspiration you have always shared
here is shining back at you with such an abundance of peace and Love.
❤️❤️
Dear Carol. What a wonderful uplift I’ve had today from your so truthful and loving comment.
I’ve had so much help here today on SV , it definitely has given me needed spiritual encouragement.
Sending Love and expecting good.B.x
Awww … so glad, Barbara! We all are here to help each
other let our light shine. Thank you to Evan for providing
this wonderful platform in uplifting us all!! : )
The 1st commandment, “Thou shalt have no other Gods before me” coincides with this statement, “We must act as possessing all power from Him in whom we have our being.”
Or are we making gods out of MY sickness (fill in the blank)? Or MY sin (fill in the blank)? as having a power apart from God? By acting (knowing, expressing, acknowledging, affirming, avowing, God’s allness) we are obeying the 1st commandment.
Bebe thank you for your comment just what I needed today. Made me realize what I was doing with my beliefs
Dear All,
I absolutely love the embrace of this community of Life and Love. God’s blessings abound!
Thank you, Evan. We are all God’s perfect creation. We cannont be less.
Thanks, Josef, for
“ We can’t be less”
Creation is more and more good available
God’s reservoirs can’t get empty for a moment, so let His
Her angels welcome us!
And always so important to remember that domination is human, but dominion is divine and that we are all “subject to the divine powers that be” —-and not to domination of evil people, actions or intent.
I am grateful for the clear separation between the words you contributed, “domination is human, but dominion is divine. . .”subject to the divine powers that be”. Learning that definition applies here, where ‘spots’ of domination have appeared suddenly, but the DIVINE DOMINION goes unacknowledged. Each incident lifts me up, realizing that I express DIVINE DOMINION, Rising up by acknowledging that “DIVINE DOMINION”, results in peace and harmony. Thank you Diane W for pointing the way.
Thank you Diane for this. I love the distinction you made between domination and dominion. Very helpful as is SV and all comments.
Sorry I meant thanks to chilesands.
wow, thank you, Evan and thank you, Diane. I have shared these quotes and comments with friends and family today. very much appreciated
Such a powerful idea from Mary Baker Eddy. Barb starts a new job today so this is so helpful to remember! Thank you Evan!
Your wonderful statement on God’s power sent me to Concord to look up a favorite hymn:
Hymn. 10:1
All power is given unto our Lord, / On Him we place reliance; / With truth from out His sacred word / We bid our foes defiance. / With Him we shall prevail, / Whatever may assail; / He is our shield and tower, / Almighty is His power; / His kingdom is forever.
We take a stance against mortal mind because it’s based on the nothingness of error. The Word of God is what we follow as our Master Jesus Christ demonstrated and Mary Baker Eddy discovered and shared with every receptive person.
Thank you all for your words of wisdom. Diane, I appreciated your distinction between domination and dominion. And Josef’s thought of not being less than God’s perfect idea. I’ve liked the thought that the divine will impels right action whereas human will seems to compel action. much love to all.
Thank you Evan and all. Not having dominion is having something else in control. I found the testimony below to be very insightful and powerful. Instead of looking at a difficulty as formidable and daunting, it was viewed as a suggestion:
“No more knee trouble” by Nancy Bachmann:
https://csmetrochicago.org/no-more-knee-trouble/
That’s a really helpful testimony J. Thank you. L X
“Symptoms and suggestions” by Harriet Barry Schupp, from the April 4, 1994 issue of The Christian Science Sentinel:
https://sentinel.christianscience.com/shared/view/1jux8bbm7qw?s=w
Excellent article J. So helpful! Thank you. And I also got a lot out of Mark Swinney’s new Sentinel Watch last night.
Dear J …thank you for this link. I’ve read this before but this time what has been so helpful is understanding that the serpent has no influence until mortal mind gave it credit . Always learning.Bx
Dear BarbaraUK, I’m so glad you found it helpful. We are all on this spiritual path together. Much love to you!
(I just listened to this weeks’ Sentinel Watch by Mark Swinney, which has really helpful thoughts and ideas.)
https://sentinel.christianscience.com/shared/view/161nu0il27g?s=copylink
Dear J ..yes I’ve just listened to this and especially liked the ‘’small steps’’ advice when expectantly reaching out to God. Made me think of the bible verse
ISAIAH 55:11
so shall My word be that goeth forth out of My mouth: It shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.. Love to you .B.x
I found this article last week when pondering the sentence from page 516 in S&H. “Man,made in His likeness, possesses and reflects God’s dominion over all the earth.”
“Man’s Heritage of Dominion” Margaret Morrison. JCS Journal May 1946
Thank you Sew! I don’t have a copy=link version, but maybe someone does and could attach it please…
https://journal.christianscience.com/issues/1946/5/64-5/man-s-heritage-of-dominion
Is this helpful?
https://journal.christianscience.com/shared/view/24vpfk0pp3u?s=copylink
Thank you so much Cheryl! Very much appreciated. xo
Thank you Sew and Cheryl for the Margaret Morrison article….”the dominion of absolute good which knows no evil.. the knowledge of good & evil…closed the eyes of mortals to man’s dominion over the earth…Rather is dominion given to man in the likeness of God, knowing no evil.”
Excellent article. So helpful!
Dear Barbara UK Carol. and others – comments appreciated – I also feeling less that good today. Thanks Evan too for all the Spiritviews
Dear Richard…sending you Love . Beautiful messages today ..
Hymn 49
Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from us now the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of Thy peace. —‘’ B.x
So happy to share, Richard … and BarbaraUK , Hymn 49 is great.
I particularly love “Speak through the earthquake, wind and fire,
O still small voice of calm”. If I might add, “cold”, too, that so
many also seem to be affected with in parts of the US and
wherever… a very calming hymn.
I love this. Thank you so much!