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0565 Word of God.... grace through it....

September 2, 1938: Book 12

So always turn your gaze upwards full of devotion and let all hymns of thanksgiving resound in you to the glory of God. For His love is infinite and only ever watches over His earthly children so that they do not suffer harm to their souls. And so begin: worlds will arise and pass away again, but God's love, which expresses itself through His word, will never pass away in eternity. But you must keep to this word in order to also partake of the lord's great love. For remember that the lord makes all His laws known through His word.... remember that He instructs you and admonishes you to follow all His teachings.... remember that through this word you come into the full possession of God's grace and that all the promises of this word will be completely fulfilled in you if you live and act according to His words. And then you will also know what an immeasurable blessing lies upon the divine word and how little you receive God's blessing if you do not hear His word and thus cannot draw any real vitality from it. The overwhelming awareness of an unutilized gift of grace will always trigger an inhibiting feeling, a remorse which is difficult to make up for.... For anyone who considers that the time on earth is only of such short duration and that the spirit must be on a very high level if the earthly child wants to become a true child of God will realise that every opportunity which can lead to the soul's perfection must also be used, and thus the blessings are first and foremost indispensable for the human being, and these blessings are offered to the human being in so many different ways and should by no means be regarded as dispensable.... For they are always loving favours from the heavenly father Who wants to make His children's task on earth easier by providing all kinds of aids which all serve to further the soul. Only with the help of such favours does the human being have the opportunity to ascend from level to level, and thus countless proofs of God's love have been provided, all of which should enlighten earthly people as to the lord's concern for His living creations so that they can all come close to Him.... for His love is boundless.

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers