BD.5565
December 26, 1952

SPIRITUAL DEPRAVATION - FALSE THINKING

Mankind's thinking has gone astray. What is to be understood as spiritual depravation is that they lack insight; they are far removed from truth and hence far removed from Me, since they live without love; yet it is love that would conjoin them with Me and Truth. How other could they be helped than through exhortation and animation towards love. - Yet love cannot be forced upon them, but merely presented to them as the most important commandment, which as to be aware of not being able to progress one step without love, yet it cannot be compulsory, for it would then be no love, but merely a deed feigning love. You men should not forget that love is something divine, and that I therefore gave you the commandment of love to show you the way to the deification of your being. - But in no way do I employ the least compulsion, which nevertheless amounted to a commandment, in the strict sends of the word. And so I leave it all to you for self-determination. Only through instruction can I get you to the point where you take the right way by yourselves.

And hence I constantly strive to lead mankind into thinking aright, teaching them and conveying My world to them through fully and completely surrendered servants, to clarify all the pros and cons to them, so that they would then voluntarily make the right decision and do what leads to the goal - so that they would live within love and become again what they were in the beginning.

Yet I find stiff resistance. - Men don't accept My loving instructions, - their thinking is in a state of such confusion that they are no longer capable of grasping the simple knowledge about correlations - and have indeed no will thereat. - My loving words are lost upon their ears and don't reach their hearts, preventing the power of My word from taking effect among mankind.

The spiritual depravation is enormous, since man's will is free, and they no longer have the impulsion from within. They have no desire for proper enlightenment, feeling just fine in their spiritual darkness, seeking no light. - And when light reaches them they will not allow its beams to fall upon their hearts, they turn away and toward the pseudo-lights springing up all over. And full of compassion I look upon My beings - on whom I want to bestow happiness, but who will not accept anything from My hands.

I watch them wander about, each along different tracks, yet not entering upon the way that, although uphill, nevertheless leads to Me with certainty. I watch also those who seek Me, yet will not accept advice on where I am to be found, having to walk many different ways before hitting the right one.

I want to spare them all the futile ways, I want to make the road to Me easy for them, I want to provide everyone with a guide. - Yet I can but keep calling out them with enticing words, "Come to Me, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." - I can only call out, but not force them to take the right way. - And yet they hear not My love-call, because they cannot recognise My voice so long as they are without love.

And that is what I mean by spiritual depravation, in that there is help indeed, yet you men do not wish to accept it, and hence you yourselves fix the end that you are approaching, - I am able to help you, and I also desire to help you, but you have to permit yourselves to be helped. Because your will is free, and shall determine your destiny for evermore.

AMEN