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5736 Power of the divine word.... soul maturity....

August 2, 1953: Book 62

You should increase the spiritual knowledge and thus also the strength which fills you. With every word conveyed to you from above you receive strength which you can therefore use for constant work on yourselves and your fellow human beings. For the word from above imparts spiritual knowledge to you and is therefore an everlasting treasure, it is a constant source of strength so that you need never feel weak and powerless again, because you can acquire it again at any time by receiving My word.... But consider that I speak to you when I let you hear My word, consider that you make contact with the source of strength yourselves through your will to hear Me.... how should you then go empty-handed if you request and constantly receive from Me? For what I give to you must also take effect as strength, otherwise it would not be of divine origin. The strength shares itself with your soul, and this has an incomparable benefit from it.... It grows and matures for the spiritual kingdom. And therefore you should constantly make this supply of strength possible, you should constantly increase it, you should remain aware of the fact that you cause Me Myself to release My strength as soon as you are willing to hear Me in the word. Your soul matures.... and that is the purpose of your earthly life, thus you also fulfil your earthly task, for if you want to listen to Me, if you desire My address, My word, you will also fulfil what I demand of you through My word.... You will want to fulfil My commandments of love and also receive the strength to be able to fulfil them. With the will to accept My word you profess Me, and thus I profess Myself to you. I give what you demand of Me, strength, light and love in abundance. Don't let yourselves be oppressed by the fact that your body is sometimes weak, that your physical shell does not obviously feel the strength from Me.... I know why this is necessary for you, and I also know if and when I flow through the body with My strength.... I also let the body receive what it needs, but I recognize better than you what it needs. It concerns your soul, and the body often has to help the soul and therefore take upon itself illness and suffering in order to relieve the soul of these, yet if you come to Me full of trust and present your requests to Me My strength will also flow to you physically, and you will also be able to draw this strength from My word, which the body only feels if you have attained a strength of faith which allows for such. Believe Me, I will give you what you desire, yet you must also take from Me the unlimited influx of My strength.... You should increase the strength within you so that the body will also come into its possession, which can only be considered when it no longer happens at the expense of the soul.... But you may take in abundance.... Therefore request, constantly come to Me and let Me speak to you, accept My word and let the strength of the word become effective, and you will be able to create and work, you will be able to use the strength flowing to you spiritually and earthly for your own and your fellow human beings' salvation....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers