5306 God’s word incomprehensible?.... precondition....

January 30, 1952: Book 59

Anyone who listens to Me will not lack understanding either, for I speak to those who are receptive and choose the words so that they can understand everything, otherwise My word would remain ineffective in their hearts. And thus My word has always gone out to people, it was never offered to them such that it remained incomprehensible to them, it was always directed to people who needed it and always in the form which was of use to them. And yet, it was always the same word which will endure for all eternity. I give good and digestible food to My children on earth, food which ensures the prosperity of My living creations and which therefore can be accepted by everyone who desires it. I only give good gifts.... My word which makes My will known to them so that they will become blissfully happy by fulfilling My will.

For this reason My language can always be understood, irrespective of who offers it, if only the offerer makes use of My word, which I spoke directly or through prophets, which I made the content of My teaching when I lived on earth.... if he, so to speak, lets Me speak through himself, if he speaks for Me and wants to win his fellow human beings for My kingdom. Then his language will be the same as I once spoke and it will also be understandable for everyone. For I will truly not require the human being to listen to something incomprehensible if he desires to hear Me or My word. I always take the individual's comprehension into account, and My word can be understood by everyone if he has the serious will to do so.

This, therefore, is a prerequisite, otherwise even My clearly spoken word remains incomprehensible, because this corresponds to My eternal order that the core of truth remains veiled to the one who does not strive for the truth.... And so I summarize once more: My word will never be incomprehensible to the one who seriously desires it, yet it will appear like foolishness to the one who does not want to fathom its meaning....

The gift of teaching in My name, filled by My spirit, is an obvious sign of this, for the preacher will speak the same words with convincing force, because it is I Who now speaks through him.... His words will give light to those who want to hear Me, he will, as it were, radiate the light from Me into the hearts of willing listeners. Yet even if they speak with angelic tongues the words remain without impression on those who are hostile to Me, for they do not understand them. Nevertheless, My word is not incomprehensible but their hearts are unsuitable to receive it and therefore their intellect cannot grasp it either, which, however, is easily understandable. When My spirit expresses itself in a person it always means that a light is given to you, and that in many ways.... that you accomplish something for which the working of My spirit, thus My strength of love, is required. Thus an unusual ability appears which therefore has a faith-strengthening effect on fellow human beings because it testifies to divine strength. But fellow human beings would never acknowledge divine strength if My spirit expressed itself in a way which gives the human being no light but darkness, thus something completely incomprehensible. What comes from above must be bright, thus full of light....

This should give you food for thought when you judge the gifts of the spirit or confirm or deny the working of the spirit. Where confusion arises, there is no light, but will-o'-the-wisps flash, which are the works of satan. And he likes to instigate confusion, even amongst those who believe, as long as these believers themselves have not yet recognized the truth, as long as their fire of love is still too weak to spread a bright glow of light in which no shadow can then exist. Satan’s power is great but no human being can be forced by him into his domain of darkness if he seeks light and strives towards the light. I also want to protect him from seeing a false light as a ray of light from above, for a false light does not emit any light, it remains dark, and where there is darkness there is ignorance and consequently also never My word....

Amen

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