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5300 Reason for lack of realization.... will.... truth....

January 20, 1952: Book 59

Humanity's guilt of sin of its past apostasy from Me, of its resistance to My love and of the creature's arrogance against its creator is the reason for the spiritual darkness, the lack of realization in which most people find themselves. The darkness of spirit also imprisons the will which is therefore always directed downwards and rarely turns towards the light. The light comes from above, but below is and remains darkness. Now everything must be clear and full of understanding to a person who stands in the light, he must possess knowledge which enables him to always provide information, and this knowledge must always allow the love, wisdom and omnipotence of Him to be recognized, Who stands at the centre of all knowledge.... Who is the eternal light.... Where My love, wisdom and omnipotence appear questionable, where ambiguity or gaps are recognizable, where I am portrayed as a distorted image, there is still darkness that My image does not shine through clearly and radiantly and therefore I am not recognized as the God of love, wisdom and omnipotence. As long as a person is still occupied by doubts, questions or unclear concepts he is not yet in truth, in light, for this reveals everything to him, truth chases away all doubt, truth answers all questions and enlightens the person so that he is also able to recognize it as truth. But therefore the will for truth is also a prerequisite, and this will will always arise when the human being strives to be good of his own free will, when he ignites the spark of love within himself, which will then always point the will in the right direction. Anyone who strives downwards of his own accord, who inclines towards evil and is therefore held under the spell of lower forces, neither seeks the light nor has the ability to recognize the truth, for his will keeps him bound in darkness, he feels comfortable in wrong concepts, lies and error please him and he does not seek to escape from them.... But anyone who strives towards the light soon enters spheres where it is bright and he can recognize everything, his desire for light increases because the urge for loving activity also increases.... It is only the will which can be held responsible for the human being's spiritual state. The fact that the human being is initially in darkness is the result of his past sin.... but he can rise from the abyss if he wants to.... But the will is free and will never ever be determined by Me, yet people will be helped in every way, which is why anyone who desires it can reach the light....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers