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3141 Confessing to the world....

May 31, 1944: Book 41

It is God's will that all those who profess Him in their hearts should also do so before the world, that they should not be afraid to openly present themselves as His followers, that they should not allow themselves to be intimidated by threats but remain faithful to Him. For an open decision will be demanded and the believers are to draw strength from their faith to stand firm. And that is why God gives them His promises beforehand, He directs His word to earth in order to strengthen the faith of those who accept His word as a mission from above. He assures them of His protection when the world will turn against the believers, and He points them to the coming time in order to prepare the people who listen to His voice. But He demands of them that they do not betray and deny Him when the hour of decision has come, when the unbelievers use their power to take action against the believers, when they demand the surrender of everything that is people's spiritual property.... the surrender of faith in Jesus Christ, the divine redeemer. Then people should resist this demand, they should loudly and fearlessly confess whose side they are on, they should fight for their faith by speaking fearlessly as soon as the decision is demanded of them. They will indeed meet with incomprehension from the worldly people and their statements will be ridiculed and mocked, but this should not make the believers waver, it should rather increase their courage of conviction so that they test the strength of faith where the opportunity presents itself. For the unbelievers will, as it were, challenge them to prove the effectiveness of their faith, and for the sake of the souls which can still be won, the believers should not hesitate to prove it to them. For as long as they themselves are deep believers, they will not lack strength. They will accomplish things which clearly prove God's working because He Himself will now express Himself through the believers. And thus He wants people to stand up for Him and His name, for only in this way is it possible to convince the unbelievers who are not yet completely turned away from God. It is a special grace that God still comes to their aid in their inability to believe, but it requires people's cooperation so that the unbelievers are not forced to believe but can decide completely freely. And this is why God requires people to confess before the world, so that the strength of faith can visibly manifest itself and people can be offered the final opportunity to recognize God and His strength and power....

amen

Translated by Doris Boekers