The Word of God in Romania 2003.02.16 - The Word of God on the Sunday of the | Page 2

2003.02.16 .
Behold , that one had only the impression that he was My chosen one , but My elected are those who cry out to Me day and night , staying within My coming with their spirit , with their soul and with their body , within the humility that was pleasant to Me , because anyone who humbles himself , that one knows how to exalt himself before God . Amen .
Oh , how shall I make the man see his wondering away ? How shall I make the Pharisee give up his haughtiness and his sleep that loses his soul ? How shall I make him know how to pray in such a way that I may be merciful to him and to be his debtor ? How shall I make the Pharisee not think of himself that he was righteous and in this way to make Me his debtor for the righteousness that asks Me in return of his works and of his fasting and of those that he gives from his earnings ? But to whom does he give ? Oh , the Pharisee does not give Me anything ? He gives to those of his kind , and because he has earnings , he does not steal , he does not do any wrong to anyone , but rather he gives to those that are like him and to those that serve at the altar , not to Me . Oh , the one who gives Me , gives otherwise . The tax collector gave Me his crying , being shy to come closer even in his crying , and standing far away he did not have the courage to lift up his eyes to heaven but instead he only beat his breast saying , « God , be merciful to me , a sinner , Lord !» The tax collector beat his breast . And in this way he was knocking at My door and not lifting his eyes up . He was beating his heart , and there he found Me and called Me to be merciful to him and to wipe out his sins because of humility of his heart , which was helping him to exalt himself to take Me as his help in his life full of temptations and perdition .
Oh , how shall I do it in order to teach the man to keep knocking at God ’ s gate and to receive the forgiveness of his many sins ? I want the man to see his sins , not his deeds . Oh , when are you going to do this , Pharisee man ? Until when are you going to call Me your debtor because of your fasting , for your tithe of what you have got , for your law , about which you say that you fulfill it ? Until when , really ? When are you going to hang your head and beating your breast in which I am supposed to dwell and not you , to be able then to say that I have mercy on you , and persevering day and night to keep asking Me this ? Do you see , man Pharisee , what does it mean to be My chosen ? It means the one who cries out day and night to Me to bring him justice against his enemy , the devil , who walks to swallow , if possible , even those that are My chosen ones , who always keep crying out to Me .
The tax collector saw his sins , and the Pharisee did not . The Pharisee acknowledged his evil works and the heaviest of his sin , the haughtiness , did not see it . The man alone cannot ; the Christian alone cannot see the sin of his haughtiness , which he covers with his works brought before Me . I have a guide before you , My people , and you should stay under its counsel with great humility when it looks after you to put you always , always , before Me , as a pleasant one . But with the man from the world , who thinks that he is Mine by his haughty works , how shall I teach him ? I teach him through My word between Me and you and I do My duty as Teacher upon all the nations of the earth before My coming when I will give each one according to his works . Amen .
Oh , children , who are guidance on My behalf for the holy and humble walk before Me of My people of today ! Give each one according to his deed . Work with each one according to his deed and not otherwise . And meet out justice to those who call Me to come and save them from their adversary , the devil , who goes about to swallow even My elect , children sons . Work like Me , for I am a merciful judge to those that are Mine who call out to Me , day and night , and for whom I am long-enduring .
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