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1085 Word of God....

September 7, 1939: Book 20

You humans are offered the strongest food and a drink of refreshment when the lord sends you His most holy word.... You hear the voice of the lord, and they are words of love that He speaks to people.... He constantly warns and admonishes the children on earth and offers them an abundance of favours in loving care, yet only little attention is paid to His kind fatherly words and therefore His voice must sound more admonishingly if it is to reach the ears of those who carelessly go through earthly life and leave their souls in dire need. People react differently to God's word.... Only a few accept it as the most precious good and refresh their souls, but the majority only take note of the word of God in a purely external way. They hear it well, but they do not grasp its meaning.... the words only reach the ear, but not the heart. And so the divine voice will sound louder and the sleepers and dreamers will be startled.... Those who walk along in a dream will suddenly be awakened by the loud audible call from on high.... And the lord will let His voice be heard so powerfully that there will be great horror, for many people will feel guilty and be aware of their lukewarmness. And to whom the realization still comes at the right time the call from above has brought salvation and the lord graciously accepts them into the flock of His sheep. And thus the lord woos His creatures.... the shepherd draws His sheep to shepherd them and lead them into the eternal kingdom. But those who do not heed His call, their path leads to the abyss.... The father in heaven is infinitely long-suffering and patient, but if His love is spurned and His creatures do not find their way back to Him, their reward will be according to their desire.... they will enter the kingdom of darkness, for they despised the voice from above that wanted to bring them salvation from eternal destruction....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers