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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