Zaupljiva otrokova molitev se bo dvignila do neba in Jaz jo bom slišal.... in njegova molitev bo uslišana.... Vendar je le malo ljudi, ki izkoriščjo ta privilegij, ker so navajeni na zunanje formalnosti in moči molitve v duhu in Resnici ne doživljajo več.... Samo velika težava jih lahko nažene na to, da besede izgovorijo iz svojega srca, katere pa bodo dosegle Moje uho, ker bo velika težava povzročila to, da se bodo obrnili na Mene za pomoč.... In jaz jih bom blagoslovil, kadar oni opustijo vse zunanje formalnosti in se pogovarjajo z Menoj tako, kot otrok govori svojemu Očetu.... Torej Jaz ne bom usmerjal pozornosti na nepremišljene molitve, pa čeprav so one tako pogosto izgovorjene.... kakor tudi ne bom usmerjal pozornosti na tisto, kar bi pobožna drža morala izraziti, toda čemur primanjkuje vsakršne globlje misli.... Zato sem od vas zahteval, da Me kličete v duhu in Resnici.... ker so Mi vsa pretvarjanja in zunanje formalnosti odvratni. Vi ljudje ste še kako sposobni prevarati drug drugega, čeprav pa Mene ne boste nikoli sposobni prevarati.... Vendar pa vi verjamete, da Mi izkazujete spoštovanje z izpraznjenim prikazovanjem razkošij, s ceremonijami in površinskim služenjem. Toda Jaz ne usmerjam pozornosti na to, medtem ko Mi bo enostavna in goreča molitev čudovita za poslušati in je Meni prijetna. Takšna molitev Mi je lahko namenjena od kjerkoli in kadarkoli; vedno bo sprejeta in Jaz jo bom vedno slišal. Tako Mi zlahka izkazujete časti, ko ste v svojem srcu zgradili oltar, na katerega Mi prinašate svojo Ljubezen.... ko se nemo, toda iskreno pogovarjate z Menoj, ko se Mi prepustite, ko prosite za Mojo milost in ko vedno hrepenite po Moji prisotnosti.... Potem boste molili v »duhu in Resnici....« Potem bom Jaz ravno tako z vami, ker bom vedno s svojim otrokom, ko svoje z Ljubeznijo izpolnjene misli pošlje k Očetu.... vendar pa Jaz preziram vsakršno zunanjo formalnost, ki je prepogosto samo maska za sovražno, ravnodušno stališče, kar pa bo človeka pripeljalo do propada. Poleg tega pa vi napačno ocenjujete vašega Boga in Očeta, če verjamete, da bi Jaz.... tako kot vi ljudje.... želel biti slavljen z zunanjimi razkošji in z očarljivim sijajem.... Jaz imam na razpolago celotno veličastnost (mogočnost, veličino), in Jaz vam želim dati vse to, samo če Mi v zameno ponudite vašo Ljubezen. Jaz namreč želim samo vašo Ljubezen, katere pa mi vi ne morete izkazati z zunanjimi formalnostmi; Jaz jo namesto tega želim odkriti v srcu človeškega bitja.... katero je nesebično usmerjeno k svojim bližnjim in na ta način obenem tudi dokazuje svojo Ljubezen do Mene (1 Janez 4:20, 21). Srce izpolnjeno z Ljubeznijo do Mene je največja čast; srce izpolnjeno z Ljubeznijo govori samo besede v duhu in Resnici. In Jaz bom na z Ljubeznijo izpolnjeno srce gledal kot na Mojega otroka, ki ima obenem tudi vso Mojo Ljubezen.... on potem lahko prosi od Mene vse; in zahvaljujoč svoji veri v Mene ne bo nikoli razočaran, ker Jaz ne bom dovolil, da bo njegova vera uničena.
AMEN
PrevajalciA child’s trusting prayer will rise to heaven and be heard by Me.... and his prayer will be answered.... And yet so few people take advantage of this privilege because they have become accustomed to external formalities and no longer experience the strength of prayer in spirit and in truth.... Only great hardship can persuade them to voice words from their hearts which will reach My ear, because great hardship will let them turn to Me for help.... And I will bless them when they then let go of all superficial formalities and speak to Me like a child speaks to its father.... However, I will not take notice of thoughtless prayers, and yet they are so very frequently spoken.... just as I will not take notice of what a devout attitude should express but which lacks all deeper thought....
Therefore I asked you to call upon Me in spirit and in truth.... because all pretence and external formality is abominable to Me. You humans might well be able to deceive each other but you will never be able to deceive Me.... And you believe that you pay homage to Me with empty displays of splendour, with ceremonial acts, with a superficial service. But I take no notice of it, whereas a simple, devout prayer to Me will sound lovely and is pleasing to Me. And this kind of prayer can be sent to Me anywhere and at anytime, it will always be received and heard by Me. It is so easy to honour Me when you build an altar in your heart on which you bring your love to Me.... when you enter into a silent but heartfelt dialogue with Me, when you commend yourselves to Me, ask for My mercy and always long for My presence.... Then you will be praying ‘in spirit and in truth....’ Then I will also be with you, because I will always be with My child when it sends its loving thoughts to the Father.... However, I abhor all external formality which is all too easily just a disguise for an unfriendly, indifferent attitude, that will lead a person into ruin.
Besides, you are misjudging your God and Father if you believe that I.... like you humans.... would want to be honoured with external splendour and glamour.... All splendour and glory are at My disposal and I want to give it all to you if only you offer Me your love in return. For I Am only asking for your love which, however, you cannot show Me with external formalities, instead I want to discover it in the human being’s heart.... which is selflessly turned towards his neighbour and therefore also proves your love for Me. A loving heart is the greatest honour for Me, a loving heart only speaks words in spirit and in truth, and I will look upon a loving heart as My child which has all My love too.... but then it may also ask Me for everything and never get disappointed due to its faith in Me, and I will not allow its faith to be destroyed....
Amen
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