Solomon of the Odes — the name I have given to the writer of these beautiful scriptures, shares with us his love and devotion to the Lord. Some folks find these psalms difficult to comprehend. Here is my understanding of the first ode.
Ode One
- The Lord is on my head like a crown and I shall not be without Him
- They wove for me a crown of Truth and it caused Your branches to bud in me.
- For it is not like a withered crown which does not bud but You live upon my head and You have blossomed upon my head.
- Your fruits are full grown and perfect. They are full of Your salvation.
Verse One
The Lord is on my head like a crown signifies both the anointing of the Holy Spirit which is often referred to as the Baptism of the Spirit and the spiritual consciousness of the Christ.
One of the first laws of spiritual manifestation is “consciousness first then outer manifestation.” This is true for something as small as finding a parking space as it is for the ultimate manifestation of Bible Ascension in its complete demonstration… overcoming physical death.
Attaining the Christ Consciousness and consequently manifesting the fullness of Bible Ascension in your outer life is progressive. It begins with hearing the gospel story, which is the good news of what is possible through faith in the ministry work of Jesus. (The birth into Light)
Verse Two
The words of this possibility (the crown of truth) is full of life. Jesus said that His words were spirit and life. He also said that He was the Truth and the Life and that when you know the Truth the Truth will set you free.
Solomon of the Odes states in verse 2 that they wove a crown of truth for him and this crown caused the Lord’s branches to blossom in him. The crown of truth is the gospel — the good news of being birthed by faith into this new species of Divine Beings who are temples of God’s glory and able to demonstrate supernatural abilities as they step out of the mortal limitation into the Light and Life of Christ.
As these power concepts penetrate the consciousness of the listener, the new birth begins its process of manifestation. The first step is the building of the “incorruptible seed” of the Christ Consciousness. At this point it is not full grown but the possibility of this new life has started to sprout in the new believer’s consciousness.
Verse Four
The budding of the “incorruptible seed” is not different than any other sprout. It requires the right amount of watering and light to bring it into a “full grown and perfect fruit.” (verse 4) The potential for a perfect fruit is there from the beginning. Likewise, so is the potential for your full grown and perfect fruit or the manifestation of Bible Ascension. The potential is there the moment you believe but it will take time and effort to give this seed what it requires for it to spring forth into your outer reality fully developed.
When Solomon of the Odes declares that the Lord’s fruit is full of is salvation, he implies that everything included in this thing we called salvation is already developed in the unmanifested realm. The fullness of what I call Bible Ascension, some call salvation, is fully available… just waiting for our realization of this reality and the exercising of our faith and the doing of the acts of faith to pull it forth into our outer reality.
Salvation is more than heaven or hell. It is the full and complete transformation from the human condition into this new species of Light Beings who manifest the fullness of God’s glory in their physical forms. This is why I often refer to members of this new species as the Glorified Ones.
Verse Three
In verse 3, the Odist refers to this crown as one that is not withered. There are some “ideas” that are not powerful enough to cause their seed to blossom and to bring forth fruit in your consciousness and later in your outer reality.
Some “spiritual ideas” do not come from the spiritual realms but are created only out of the minds of the founders of these specific philosophies. The ideas do not carry the same power as do the words of Christ which as Jesus said are “Spirit and Life.”
I believe that one can sense the force of a powerful idea. But certainly you can judge spiritual ideas by their results. If after making the effort to water and cultivate these ideas, you see no results then you might want to re-evaluate their spiritual power and effectiveness.
Solomon of the Odes declares in Ode 18 verse 3 that “sickness was removed from my body and it stood to the Lord by His will. For His kingdom is true!” This is a demonstration of the power of the words of the Lord to manifest “full grown and perfect fruit” in the life of a believer who applies these truths in his/her life.
Apostle Paul once said that he did not come with fancy words but with power. In this, he meant that you should judge the value of the message by the miracles performed through the words spoken and not just the words. Jesus said the same thing when he said that if you did not believe what he said then at least believe the miracles he performed.
Some spiritual ideas do not promise much of anything. There is absolutely no power if there is not a promise to which you can attach your faith. Nothing in life happens without faith and faith can not come without a promise in which to believe.
Also note that in verse 3 the Odist states that “You (the Lord) live on my head and You have blossomed on my head.” The Lord is in His word. The Lord’s gospel (the message of the promise of Bible Ascension in its fullness) is empowered by the Christ and can not be separated from Him. This is the true source of the power contained in the Word of God. This is a great mystery that many have not understood.
Jesus, the Incarnation of the Cosmic Christ
Let me remind my readers and inform my new visitors that I believe Jesus is the incarnation of the Cosmic Christ. I do not separate Jesus from the Christ. I know many metaphysical students believe that Jesus is just like us only more highly evolved. I do not believe this to be true.
In my understanding, Jesus is not like me but I can become like Him. Part of the ministry work of Jesus was what is often referred to as the Great Exchange… not a bible term. In the Great Exchange, Jesus becomes like us so that we can be like Him. He becomes sin (separation from God) so that we can become the righteousness of God (right standing with God). He becomes poor so that we can be rich. He bares our sickness so that we can walk in His divine health.
Solomon of the Odes also believes that Jesus (He calls him Lord but it is obvious that he means Jesus) became like us so that we would not be afraid of His glory. (see Ode 7 verse 4). He speaks of this great exchange in Ode 3. I will cover this topic more at a later time.
One more thing I want to emphasize to you…
You have the Divine right and responsibility to choose what you will believe… the crown of truth which you will place upon your head. I hope that through this post you realize that not all truth has the same power to transform you or your life. You must choose carefully those truths in which you will place your faith. No one can tell you what to believe. It truly is your choice. However…
What you believe matters — so choose well!
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