BD.7538
March 4, 1960

SHORT OR LONG LIFESPAN

The time that is given to you to live on this Earth is not very long compared to the eternally long time of your pre-development which length of time is beyond your imagination. Your earthly life can also be shortened and you can be called prematurely into Eternity. Therefore, you must consider your soul diligently and provide for it whenever possible. You must give it nourishment so that it will not starve, should its time be short.

You must constantly provide abundant food and drink for it and never count on a very long life, because you do not know the day and hour of your life's end. Your soul can mature quickly if your will is right, and you help it along. No one can determine, or know his lifespan. Not knowing this should urge you to work more diligently with your soul. You must live life in peace, looking at each day as if it could be your last without fear of your soul's salvation. In the end-time, many people will be called away prematurely for their own salvation. There will be a great sifting on Earth, because they neglected to work on their soul so as not to fall victim to the merciless fury of GOD' s adversary, who seeks only to draw them to the abyss, if those souls had not been snatched away beforehand.

Those who do not strive spiritually do not consider the possibility of an earthly death. Although you cannot call them bad, they live irresponsibly. But GOD has mercy on them and wants to help them to mature further in the beyond, which for them is far more difficult, but not impossible. Such a soul could on Earth easily sink into the depths if they continue to live in indifference.

Enough possibilities to mature are offered to you during your earthly life. If you do not take advantage of them, you are not using your life on Earth to mature your soul, even though it was given to you for this purpose. It is the same whether you live a long or short time on this Earth. Even if you live to an old age, your earthly life can still be considered short compared to your pre-development period. However, even a short life is enough to fulfill your purpose on Earth. Your maturity does not depend upon the time of your earthly existence but rather on the way you choose to use this existence.

Again and again you will be shown the right way through the Word of GOD, in order to come to the perfection of your soul. You will be constantly reminded of the Divine commandment of Love, the fulfilling of which is the only purpose and goal of your human existence. You can always practice Love, even if your life is short. If you live your life in Love, your soul will reap the benefit. However, if you do not keep those two commandments, then your life is wasted and your responsibility even the greater the longer your earthly life is. In which case you can only be thankful if your life is shortened and you are given the possibility of a further development in the beyond. Then you will not perish entirely in the last day when everyone will be judged according to his work.

AMEN