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5910 God’s word is power.... letters without life....

March 21, 1954: Book 64

With My word you also always accept the strength to accomplish your soul's work as soon as you desire this word of Mine yourselves. For it can also be offered to you without your desire, and then it will only radiate strength if you willingly accept it. My word contains the strength within itself.... Yet you humans do not use it, you do not make use of the strength of My word.... you often hear it and remain indifferent towards it, it only echoes in your ears and thus cannot convey the strength to you which has to be received with the heart. But how easy your ascent on earth would be if you acquired strength and abundance by accepting My word and.... if you are serious.... by following My will, which is expressed in My word.... You need only ever fulfil My commandments, you need only live according to My will and you would receive unmeasured strength and your soul's spiritual ascent would be assured. For the word is the connection between you and Me through which you can receive what you lack: strength and light. But as long as My word is only letters for you, as long as it is not yet alive in your heart, it has no strength, for as long as you cannot speak of My word but only of letters without meaning and life.... You yourselves must give life to these letters.... you yourselves must try to fathom the spiritual meaning and you will be surprised at the abundance of divine spirit hidden in it.... My word shall awaken you to life.... but this is only possible when you desire to live and then also grasp the significance of My word and then withdraw the strength from it with which I have blessed My word. My word is the emanation of Myself, My word is a ray of light which shall touch you and which now also has life-awakening strength. The infinitely long distance from you to Me is bridged by My word, a connection between you and Me is created through My word, and every connection with Me is a blessing, every connection with Me signifies revival to life for the dead, because nothing can remain lifeless as soon as it is permeated by My flow of strength.... and every connection with Me proves itself through an influx of strength which has a revitalizing effect on the hitherto lifeless. But the being's will is part of it, because I don't let My strength work against its will; and the will becomes active in you humans as soon as you consciously expose yourselves to the effect of My word.... As soon as you accept My word without resistance you must also feel the strength of My word and mature spiritually. And therefore I constantly approach you in the word, I try to encourage you to establish contact with Me, to desire My word and live it out, because then you will become aware of My strength which facilitates your path of ascent, which only gives you the right life.... the life of the spirit.... so that you now walk consciously through earthly life.... conscious of your task and the aim which you will also reach, because you are now never without strength, because My word now sounds to you whenever you desire it....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers