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The word enlivened by the spirit....

It is the spirit that gives life.... The word alone is dead if the spirit does not enliven it.... And if you hear the word as a dead word you cannot draw strength from it, for the strength is God's part which only expresses itself through the spirit. Yet the word is spiritually enlivened, that is, if you not only hear it with your ear but also with your heart, which contains the divine spirit, you will feel its strength, the word will speak to you and you will be filled with divine spiritual strength. The word alone only speaks to the intellect, but the spirit in the word speaks to the heart.... the word alone only has earthly value, but the word enlivened by the spirit will last for eternity. For the spirit is from God, and thus the word enlivened by the spirit is God’s word, whereas people certainly also have the word but it is only the product of intellect which passes away as soon as the human being as such passes away on earth. Dead word is everything that only touches the body but leaves the soul unimpressed; the spiritually enlivened word, however, is felt by the soul because it speaks to the spirit in the human being. The divine spirit makes contact with the spiritual spark in the human being and expresses itself to the soul in the word which, however, as spiritually enlivened, has the deepest effect on the human being whose spiritual spark has established contact with the father-spirit. And this word gives life, it awakens to life and can never be considered a dead word because it lets the person become active who listens to this word. God’s word will never be a dead word, only the life in it can remain unrecognized by the human being as long as he makes no effort to look for the spirit in it, for it only reveals itself to the seeking human being who, without any external influence, tries to penetrate the kingdom which is the home of the spirit, thus he unconsciously looks for the divine spirit.... and this spirit reveals itself through the living word.... through the word which the spirit of God conveys to the spiritual spark in the human being with great love, and thus this word must also become effective, for everything that lives is constantly active, and only activity testifies to life. But if the word is permeated by God's spirit then it can never remain without effect, and then its life becomes evident.

The word, which is enlivened by the spirit, therefore carries strength within itself and now remains effective for eternity, but only if it touches the human being's heart when it is received, not just the ear. It can indeed also be received intellectually but then it will not yet penetrate the human being's soul, for the latter only accepts that which is conveyed to it from within, from the spirit. But the word, which reaches the heart, establishes the connection with the spiritual spark in the human being, and thus the soul can then be instructed by it, thus receive the strength which lies in the living word. As long as people don't know the difference between heart and intellect it is incomprehensible to them that the human being receives profound knowledge from within. And therefore the word of God, which is truly blessed with His strength, can be offered countless times and yet it cannot emanate its strength because the human being does not open his heart, because the life of the word, the spirit, does not find access to the spiritual spark in the human being, and then the word, although it is alive, remains without effect and fades away like a dead word in people's ears, just like a word which is spoken without thought, which is not permeated by the life of the spirit. But as soon as a word is spoken in deep love, it is also alive. For love is God's strength which always awakens the spirit in a person. If the word of God, which is pure strength and love from God, is also offered by people who love and try to radiate their love to their fellow human beings, then it must also take effect on them, for the strength of love penetrates the shell of the spirit which is still dormant in the human being and awakens it to life.... The strength of the word now also brings about the activity of the spirit in the human being, for the strength of the word is the spirit of God's spirit which makes contact with the spiritual spark in the human being and then God's emanation can touch the human being's soul unhindered and gives the human being the ability and willingness to be active in God's will. But the heart must always open first, i.e. the human will must be ready for divine activity. And this is the purpose of the word of God, that it stimulates the human being's will by first being offered to the ear and the intellect, so that it then carries the life of the spirit within itself through the human being's will, so that it comes alive and works in and on the human being, so that he shapes himself according to God's will, so that he transforms his initially oppositional nature and shapes himself according to God's image.... so that he becomes love in order to be able to join the eternal love forever....

Amen

RIJEČ OŽIVLJENA DUHOM....

Duh oživljava.... sama Riječ je mrtva, ako ju ne oživljava Duh.... i ako Riječ čujete kao mrtvu riječ, iz nje ne možete crpsti snagu, jer snaga je Božji udio, koja se izražava jedino putem Duha. No ako je Riječ duhovno oživljena, tj. ako ju ne slušate samo uhom, nego srcem, koje u sebi krije Božanski Duh, ona će postati osjetna kao snaga, Riječ će vam se obraćati, i biti ćete ispunjeni Božanskom duhovnom snagom. Sama Riječ govori samo razumu, a Duh u Riječi srcu.... Sama Riječ ima samo zemaljsku vrijednost, ali Duhom oživljena Riječ ostaje u vječnost. Jer Duh je od Boga, pa je tako i Duhom oživljena Riječ Božja Riječ, dok ljudi isto tako imaju riječ koja je međutim samo razumski proizvod, koji propada, kad čovjek kao takav nestane sa Zemlje.

Mrtva riječ je sve što dotiče samo tijelo, bez da ostavlja utisak na dušu; ali duhovno oživljena Riječ biva percipirana od duše, jer se Ona obraća duhu u čovjeku. Božanski Duh stupa u kontakt sa duhovnom iskrom u čovjeku i izražava se naspram duše u Riječi, Koja je međutim, duhovno oživljena, od najdubljeg djelovanja za čovjeka, čija je duhovna iskra uspostavila vezu sa Duhom Oca. I, ta Riječ daje život, Ona budi u život i nikada više ne može važiti za mrtvu riječ, pošto aktivira čovjeka koji pokloni svoju pažnju toj Riječi.

E sad, Božja Riječ nikada neće biti mrtva riječ, jedino što život u njoj od čovjeka može biti ne-prepoznat (skriven), dok god se on ne trudi da u njoj traga za Duhom, jer On se objavljuje (dâ se naći) onome čovjeku koji traži, koji se bez ikakvog utjecaja izvani trudi prodrijeti u ono kraljevstvo koje je domovina Duha, nesvjesno dakle tražeći Božanski Duh.... a On se i objavljuje baš putem žive Riječi.... putem Riječi koju Duh Božji u velikoj Ljubavi dostavlja duhovnoj iskri u čovjeku, tako da Ta riječ sad mora i postati aktivna, jer sve što god živi, u neprestanoj je aktivnosti, i tek aktivnost svjedoči o životu. No ako je Riječ prožeta Duhom Božjim, onda ona nikad više ne može biti bez djelovanja, i onda će Njen život postati očigledan.

Riječ, Koja je oživljena Duhom, u sebi dakle nosi Snagu i ostaje djelotvorna vječno, no uvijek samo onda, kad prilikom prihvaćanja dotiče srce, a ne samo uho. Ona doduše može biti primljena i razumski, no onda ne prodire do duše čovjeka, pošto ova prima samo ono što joj je dostavljeno iznutra, iz Duha. A ona Riječ, Koja prodire do srca, uspostavlja vezu sa duhovnom iskrom u čovjeku, i duša od strane nje onda može biti podučena, može dakle primiti Snagu koja se nalazi u živoj Riječi.

Dokle god ljudi ne znaju razliku između razmišljanja (iz) srca i razmišljanja (iz) razuma, neshvatljivo im je to da čovjek duboko znanje prima iznutra. I stoga Riječ Božja, Koja je uistinu blagoslovljena Njegovom Snagom, može biti ponuđena bezbroj puta, pa i pored toga ne izraziti svoju Silu, pošto čovjek ne otvara svoje srce, pošto život Riječi, Duh, ne nalazi prilaz duhovnoj iskri u čovjeku, i onda Riječ, i pored toga što je živa, ostaje neučinkovita i kao mrtva riječ odzvanja u ušima ljudi, poput riječi koja je izgovorena bez razmišljanja, koja nije provjetrena životom Duha. No ako je Riječ izgovorena u dubokoj Ljubavi, onda je i živa. Jer Ljubav je Snaga Božja, koja u čovjeku neprestano budi Duh.

E sad, ako je Božja Riječ, Koja je čista Snaga i Ljubav iz Boga, ponuđena od ljudi koji su u Ljubavi i svojom Ljubavlju pokušavaju ozračiti svoje bližnje, onda ona mora postati učinkovita na njima, jer Sila Ljubavi prožima omotač Duha, koji još drijema u čovjeku, i On se budi u život.... Snaga Riječi tada postiže i aktivnost Duha u čovjeku, jer Snaga Riječi je Duh od Duha Božjeg, Koji stupa u vezu sa duhovnom iskrom u čovjeku i onda zračenje Boga dušu čovjeka može nesmetano doticati i čovjeku dati sposobnost i voljnost da bude aktivan u volji Boga.

Ali uvijek se prethodno mora otvoriti srce, tj. ljudska volja mora biti spremna za Božansko djelovanje. A to postiže Riječ Božja koja potiče volju čovjeka, tako što je prvo ponuđena uhu i razumu, da bi onda putem volje čovjeka unijela život Duha, kako bi zaživjela i djelovala na i u čovjeku, da bi se on oblikovao u skladu s Voljom Božjom, da bi svoje početno nasuprotno biće promijenio, te se oblikovao na sliku Božju.... da bi se pretvorio u Ljubav, kako bi se Vječnoj Ljubavi mogao priključiti za vječno....

AMEN