Пятница

“My Spirit will not forever be despised by men; because they are flesh” (Gen. 6:3). There are two opposites in a person, but one consciousness - the human personality. The character of this person is determined by which side he leans towards. If it is on the side of the spirit, the person will be spiritual; if she is on the side of the flesh, the man will be fleshly. The spirit does not disappear in the flesh, but it is enslaved and has no voice. Here he becomes a slave and serves the flesh, like a slave to his mistress, inventing all kinds of pleasures for her. And in the spiritual, the flesh does not disappear, but submits to the spirit and works for it, losing its natural rights to food through fasting, to sleep through vigil, to rest through continuous work and fatigue, to the delight of the senses through solitude and silence. God does not dwell where the flesh reigns, for the organ of his communication with man is the spirit, which is not in its rank here. For the first time, God's approach is felt when the spirit begins to lay claim to its rights in movements of the fear of God and conscience. When consciousness and freedom come to this side, then God communicates with man and begins to dwell in him. From that moment on, the spiritualization of soul and flesh, of the entire internal and external person, will begin, until God becomes all in everything in that person, and the person, having become spiritualized, is deified. What a marvelous advantage and how little it is remembered, appreciated and sought after! You might be interested in: