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2190 Pure word of God....

December 19, 1941: Book 31

The working of the spirit in the human being is not recognized even though the human being is a believer because it is inconceivable to him that God expresses Himself in an obvious way. He certainly believes in His omnipotence and His love.... he believes that God can do anything He wants.... but he does not believe that He will.... he does not believe that God wants to establish a connection with people and that He wants to communicate with them. If he allowed this belief to come alive in him, then he would also be able to understand His work. Furthermore, he does not believe that God makes use of a human being who is uninitiated into the divine teaching, and he claims the right to receive His revelations for himself. But he can only be given divine revelations when he believes that God reveals Himself to man. For only faith makes the working of the spirit in man possible. The fact that God works in a person who believes in Him is only understandable to a few people.... This is a doctrine that is very little heeded and therefore eliminates the working of the spirit in man. Rarely will a person listen to hear the voice of God within him.... And since he does not listen, God will not speak either, and therefore His spiritual work cannot be revealed. Even if a person is informed of this, he does not make the attempt because he does not believe, and therefore he cannot hear the voice of God, even though his way of life is before God.... even though his worthiness cannot be denied.... If he does not listen inwardly, the spirit from God does not make itself known. And he will only listen when he fully believes that God is speaking to him. God is the word.... but the word wants to be heard, and it can only be effective when it is heard. But in order to be able to hear it, the will must declare itself ready to listen. But where this will fails, God cannot express Himself if He does not want to jeopardize the free decision of man. It is therefore dependent on the human being's will whether the spirit from God can become effective in him, but the active will is only the result of faith.... God can do anything He wants and He wants everything that serves man for the salvation of his soul. If the spirit of God now works in the human being, He makes the divine will known to him and the fulfilment of this will will always bring salvation to the soul. Consequently, the work of the spirit is based on God's infinite love. This love will do everything to help the human being so that his soul matures. God will always want this and will also carry out His will by virtue of His omnipotence. But the human being is only a full believer when he recognizes God's infinite love and His omnipotence and wisdom, and then it will be easy for him to acknowledge the working of the spirit in the human being in the form of divine revelations. And only when he can believe this will he himself be able to receive such revelations, both mentally and audibly.... For then the spirit from God also works in him because he is a believer....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers