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6446 The power of the divine word....

January 7, 1956: Book 69

My word gives strength to all who are weak and powerless and desire to be strengthened by Me. For when I address them Myself they receive what they need from the source of strength, because My love for those who lie weakened on the ground fills Me. My word contains the strength which lets the sick recover, and everyone is sick who cannot work in divine fullness of strength as was his original purpose. For you humans are all weakened or you would not have to walk the earthly path. And therefore you need all the strength you can receive in abundance from My word, which I always offer to you with love. As long as you humans pass it by you will have no appreciable ascent to report unless you live in love.... But then you will also unconsciously accept My word, for it is I Myself Who is in you through love and Whose voice you follow in all thought and action.... But anyone who closes his ear to My word, who believes that he can fulfil his actual earthly task without My word, will always become weaker in strength to work with love, for his weakened state will always become more obvious and manifest itself through completely God-opposing thoughts and actions.... because strength is required to live according to My will, which you yourselves do not possess as a result of your past fall but which is abundantly available to you in earthly life in the presentation of My word, the acceptance of which, however, is left up to you.... As soon as you are addressed by Me a source of grace opens up for you which flows unstoppably but from which you have to draw yourselves in order to be able to refresh yourselves. A spring can constantly let the freshest water flow out.... if you don't bow down and open your hand and mouth you will not be able to refresh yourselves from it.... And thus you yourselves must be willing to let My word flow into you, only then will you also experience the effect of the word on yourselves.... you will feel strengthened in body and soul, because My word is strength in itself which always has its effect if it can penetrate the heart, i.e. if it is willingly listened to, considered and followed.... Then it will give you life, you will be able to rise from the ground and be active, and you will never lack strength because you can always turn to Me, Who has always assured you of My help through My word.... For I have said: Ask and it will be given to you.... but you must first hear these words of Mine, you must know that I have spoken them to you and therefore listen to them first, but then you will know what you have to do when you are in distress of body and soul.... Then you will know that you need only turn to Me, you will know that a helper is always at your side, you can now live your whole earthly life according to the knowledge which My word has imparted to you.... You will live in love if you are serious about taking My word as your guideline, and through love you will attain maturity of soul, because you will always unite with Me more if you practice love.... You must know everything before you consciously take the earthly path, and My word imparts this knowledge to you.... And because I love you, My word also simultaneously gives you the strength to carry out what I ask of you through My word.... Always let yourselves be addressed by Me and you will master every weakness, but don't reject Me if you don't want to be weak and helpless for all eternity....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers