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5423 Return according to law....

June 28, 1952: Book 60

Earth walk....

The path through earthly life for the purpose of the spiritual being's higher development is the only possibility for it to return to its original state, which it once voluntarily gave up. This is why every being has to cover this path because a sudden return to God is not possible, but everything has to reach God again in order to be able to fulfil its original purpose of working with Him in power and light as a God-like being. The will of the being once robbed it of its power and its light, and it stepped out of the divine order, which was based on the perfection of the being. This divine order has to be recognised again by the being, and that is why it first has to reintegrate itself into the order in bound and finally in free will in order to regain the lost perfection and to use the power in divine will which is now again at its disposal. The course through earthly life is therefore a return to order, which also takes place in bound will but can fail in the state of free will.... that the being then again consciously perishes against divine order, thus falls back where it should ascend. Hence, earthly life as a human being is extremely significant, for it will decide whether the former perfection will be achieved again or whether the being will lose the degree of maturity achieved in the bound state.... As a human the being itself decides its fate in eternity, or rather, it postpones the state of perfection, the divinisation of its soul, for eternities and will therefore still be wretched for eternities because there is no bliss without perfection. Hence earthly life is the last opportunity for an infinitely long time, for although God will not abandon this soul either and it, too, will be granted happiness in the end.... the being will have to spend eternities in a state of torment, of lack of light and power, because God cannot act against the law of eternal order and therefore cannot provide light and strength to the being which does not integrate itself into His divine order.... If you humans look at your earthly life from this perspective then you will also realise the great responsibility you bear for your soul, for the spiritual substance which should strive towards perfection.... All possibilities are at your disposal, you can reach the goal on earth.... yet not without your own will, for it was this will which distanced itself from God and therefore also has to strive towards God again in order to restore the order which the being once overturned, which understandably also affected itself as an unfortunate state which is by no means God's will and therefore has to be cancelled. The fact that you humans lack all realisation of this is the result that unfortunate state, for realisation is light and you gave this up voluntarily. Yet you can attain the light again if you strive for it. The mere desire to gain knowledge of the meaning and purpose of your earthly life will also lead you to this knowledge. But then you should also do everything you recognise as God-willed, which corresponds to His eternal order. Then you will consciously strive towards perfection, then your earthly progress will be successfully covered, then you will join the divine order of your own free will and approach the original state.... You voluntarily strive towards God and thus return to the One from Whom you once originated.... You return to the Father's house where you are awaited and received full of love in order to never again leave the One Who loves you and wants to provide you with endless bliss....

Amen

Translated by Sven Immecke