Is earthly and speaks of earthly things
At 5,27-33; Ps 33; Jn 3,31-36
2 MAY
Man comes from the earth, because he has been drawn from the earth, even if he has become man because the Lord has breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. We know that at the moment of conception the soul is created directly by God and it is spiritual and immortal. Man enters into communion with God through listening to his Word. Whoever obeys the Word remains in life. Whoever disobeys it, enters death. He does not return to life in Christ Jesus, the only one who is eternal life and who gives eternal life; if he perseveres in his disobedience, he ends in the eternal death of hell. After the first sin, not only man belongs to the earth. He belongs to the earth, but with a soul without real life. God’s life is missing in it. He might never speak according to God, he will speak according to the earth. He will also speak according to the sin that is in his heart. This truth has already been announced by the Psalms. The wicked says that God does not exist. Sin utters words of falsehood, sham and deception. Who is bad says bad words. The word manifests the heart, the soul, the spirit and the desires that are in the heart.
Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised. For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord. The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.” His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them. He says to himself, “I will not be moved; Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.” His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness. He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate. He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net. He crouches, he bows down, And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones. He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it.” Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted. Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said to himself, “You will not require it” (Ps10 (9), 1-13). Transgression speaks to the ungodly within his heart; There is no fear of God before his eyes. For it flatters him in his own eyes Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and thehatred of it. The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do good. He plans wickedness upon his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not despise evil (Ps 36 (35) 1-5).
If today the words of many disciples of Jesus are words according to the earth, it is the evident and manifest sign that they have broken the relationship of faith and obedience with the Word of God, the Gospel of salvation. Whoever wants to utter words of heaven must be bound with heaven and whoever wants to speak according to the truth of Christ must become one life with him. One belongs to Christ, the words of Christ will be said. One is of the Holy Spirit and he will speak according to the Holy Spirit. One is of God the Father. The words of God the Father will always be referred to. The word is the fruit of a man’s being. If man is earth, his words will be of earth. If he is sin, his words will be of sin, if he is spirit in the Holy Spirit, his words will be spiritual, drawn into the heart of the Spirit.
The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things. But the one who comes from heaven (is above all). He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. Whoever does accept his testimony certifies that God is trustworthy. For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God. He does not ration his gift of the Spirit. The Father loves the Son and has given everything over to him. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him.
Jesus comes from Heaven, from God. He is God in his Person and divine nature. He is most obedient to the Father in everything. As a true man he lives only to fulfil the will of his Father. He is most holy, his words will be most holy. In them everything shines with the purest eternal light. It is easy to know if a man is full of sin or of the Holy Spirit. It suffices to look at the words spoken by him. Every word reveals the core of every man. Moreover, being full of eternal life and of the Holy Spirit, eternal life and Spirit overflow from his heart. We believe in Christ, we fill ourselves with eternal life.
Mother of God, Angels and Saints, bind us intimately to heaven to say words of heaven.