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0670 Prayer for God's help in instructing the erring....

November 15, 1938: Book 14

You will be given a ministry on earth which you should endeavour to administer properly. And as you impart the word of God to people, do not neglect to ask the lord for His blessing so that every word you speak will fall on fertile ground and the seed will sprout. For you shall begin nothing without the lord.... in His name you will succeed, and His grace will sustain you effectively. And again, you must be careful to take care of your fellow human beings who go astray in all love. You are blessed to know about God's love and His working, yet they still lack realization and thus still resist God's word, but love will soon teach them otherwise. Earthly pleasures will also soon disappoint such human children, a deceptive happiness and an often unsatisfactory existence will mature their realization, they will realize the worthlessness of everything earthly and deal with the questions which they still reject for fear of having to forfeit the beauties of life. From this often fearful rejection, a tiny seed sometimes grows into a tender little plant that takes in more and more nourishment until it has finally become viable and resilient and defies all storms, and such a seed, planted in a person's heart, can sprout and develop and flourish under the blessing of God and bear good fruit.... All opinions have to be confronted and every wrong opinion refuted, and if you are not yet able to do this in your own strength, you must call upon the lord for help, and He will immediately put the words into your mouth so that you speak powerfully and convincingly according to God's wisdom. For the lord will not forsake you who call upon Him, and wherever you fight for His name, His strength will constantly come to you with every word that applies to the winning of erring souls. How often do people find themselves in situations which make them serious and thoughtful and the question of the purpose of their earthly existence is forced upon them. In such situations they then remember the word imparted to them and thus find the connection to eternity. And therefore commend such erring ones to the grace of the lord before you try to awaken them and before you want to bring light to those who are still in darkness of spirit. With the help of the heavenly father every success will be easier to achieve, they will listen to your speeches and they will be moved in their hearts, even if no obvious agreement is recognizable at first. For the word of God Himself is power, and those who hear it without resistance are already imbued with this power.... A slight resistance, however, can be overcome with God's help, and only those who reject it with their full will cannot visibly feel the power of God.... However, their hour will also come if they have only once had the opportunity to have God's will pointed out to them. Life itself often moulds people very quickly and has all kinds of unpleasantness in store, and no event on earth is without purpose.... And God's love and mercy is always ready to intervene where a person despairs and anxiously pleads for help.... and even if the time is still far away.... the hour comes to everyone when he remembers his better self, and blessed is he who then still grasps the father's saving hand....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers