I love the end of 1 Nephi 13. The beginning I think was a little hard for me. Overall I understand it, I don't know if I am not as interested or maybe it isn't my time or at my level to dive into what is being said, but not a ton was sticking out to me. verse 37 is a beautiful verse, "And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be." I love scriptures like this because they are a motivation to me. When you read something like this, doesn't it just make you want to do good? I feel like our rewards will be so great if we can just get through what we need to, and get through it gracefully. I struggle with the graceful part, but I do get through things.
I also love verse 40 where he is talking about the Book of Mormon, "And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last records, which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall establish the truth of the first , which are of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them; and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world; and that all men must come unto him, or they cannot be saved." I love that Nephi is told about these records that will establish the truth. I love that we can read about that and that we have it. Earlier in the chapter (vs.36) it was also said of the records, "And in them shall be written my gospel, saith the Lamb, and my rock and my salvation." I feel great power in these verses because they speak of truth and they show the love of God. He gives us His gospel, His rock, His salvation in these records...for us. We actually have this in our hands, in our homes available to us at any moment. No wonder there is such a stress on studying and pondering the scriptures. Its not just a story, its not even just history, it is the gospel, the way to salvation and everlasting happiness is recorded in this book. No wonder it is wrong to take it lightly. If I could remember this everyday as I drag my feet a little to dedicate time to study, I wouldn't drag my feet, I would run with excitement and anxiousness. I am glad I didn't' put this off like I was thinking of doing. I was thinking of doing another midnight writing, but I decided now would be better and I am glad. This was important for me to think about right now.
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