1368 "And lead us not into temptation...." our father....

April 2, 1940: Book 23

And lead us within {not into} temptation.... You must fear sin at all times, for it is always and constantly lurking around you. And therefore you should be vigilant and not forget to pray, you should call upon God often so that He may protect you from every danger to your soul. The enemy's cunning and deceitfulness is to be feared, he sneaks up on the earthly child in every form in order to exert his influence. And he will always organize sin in such a way that it irritates the person and he forgets all good intentions. And therefore you should watch and pray.... vigilantly so that he does not outwit you and pray for the strength to resist him. And if you take refuge in God Himself He will reward your trust and declare Himself willing to protect you, and He will prevent the adversary from continuing his scheming against you.... And if the human being's will is strong he will lose, and this will cause him to try again under a different flag. And that is why the lord says: "Ask Me for help, I will grant it to you." The very thought you send up in prayer will erect a wall around you which the enemy cannot tear down, for God certainly leaves the adversary free to use his power in order to thereby also incite the human being's will to resist, but if the divine saviour is likewise called upon to save a human child and if you therefore raise your hands in spirit and in truth you can always be assured of His help, for He Himself has told you how you should pray.... He will strengthen you and give you strength to resist, but He will also turn away the enemy's temptations from you, for it is the father's will that you use the prayer which He Himself has taught you. It includes all petitions that are almost exclusively for the salvation of your soul. If you sincerely present these requests to the father in heaven, He will consider you according to your worthiness.... And thus endeavour to become worthy of divine grace so that it may overflow upon you and you may thus receive strength from God. And the lord promises you His help, therefore make use of it and thank the creator of heaven and earth for His infinite love and kindness which cares for every human being. And the adversary's influence will become less and less, he will tire of the constant battle and, if he does not notice any success, will let go of you.... So you will be "delivered from all evil...."

Amen

This proclamation is used in the following themebook:

Themebook	Title	Download
71/3	Jesus Says.... "Watch And Pray!“	ePub   PDF   Kindle

---

Downloads

Offered downloads for book _book
 ePub  
 Kindle  
  More downloads

This proclamation

 download as MP3  
Print view
 Handwritings