1611b Means of grace.... Prayer and activity of love....

September 14, 1940: Book 25

And inner peace shall be the sign that God is in him. But those who lack divine grace, because they neither desired nor received it when it was offered to them, find the path to the heights so difficult that they can never travel it, for their strength is too weak and they do not ask for strength from God, even though it is at their disposal. They use none of the means of grace, and their soul is weak and unable to rise up. And yet, God lets the sun of grace shine on them, too, by giving them His Word, and through it, instructing them to consider their soul. He gives them knowledge of the measure of grace to which every human being is entitled. He wants them to pay attention, and not go through earthly life unwarned. And thus, divine grace also reaches the human being unconsciously and only wants to be seized.... And again, it is the human being's free will to grasp God's hand and to accept the divine grace which is utmost lovingly offered to him, and.... once he has been granted this grace, to request it again and again, and thereby receive strength in order to redeem himself during his earthly life. His will is therefore only necessary in order to be able to accomplish everything that will bring salvation to his soul. His will has to seek God, his will has to submit itself to Him, and his will has to consciously strive towards Him and request the strength from God to do so.... He then establishes the connection with his Father of Eternity, he wants to get to God. And this will means his redemption.... And God always and everywhere comes to meet him, He does not demand more from man than he can fulfil, He offers him all means of help which make the ascent possible for him, and only demands of the being that it does not behave dismissively but gratefully receives the favours which guarantee the ascent upwards. Yet God does not force the human being's will; and therefore, God's grace cannot be granted to him without his will either, because otherwise the soul would be pushed upwards, thus it would not desire to ascend in complete freedom of will but would compulsorily cover this path upwards. For divine grace is strength from God which demands to return to God again.... Therefore, this power can only be imparted to the being if it likewise desires God of its own free will. This is why free will is indispensable if the being wants to redeem itself from its last embodiment on earth.... Amen

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68	No one can redeem himself - Redemption only by Jesus Christ	ePub   PDF   Kindle

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